Dr. Rick Hanson

I could say more about that. I'll say one more thing if I could. What's super cool is like, if we want to get good at something, study people who are good at it. So more and more, we're able with different forms of brain scanning, MRIs, EEGs, and even invasive experiments that are ethically challenged on non-human animals still. We're starting to reverse engineer.

I could say more about that. I'll say one more thing if I could. What's super cool is like, if we want to get good at something, study people who are good at it. So more and more, we're able with different forms of brain scanning, MRIs, EEGs, and even invasive experiments that are ethically challenged on non-human animals still. We're starting to reverse engineer.

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

What's going on in the brains of people who are resilient in the face of challenge, who are in combat situations side by side with somebody else, but they don't develop post-traumatic stress disorder? What's happening there? What's happening in the brains of super meditators, Tibetan monks with 60,000 years lifetime practice, let's say, of meditation? What's going on there?

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

And we can study more and more what changes in the brain over time with long-term meditation. You've been a meditator for a number of years. I can tell you probably, if you're like other people who've meditated for a while, significant changes that have occurred in your own brain that then map to changes in your mind. So maybe we could talk about that too.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

So five things we're hardwired to do that were really good for survival back in Jurassic Park, the Stone Age. One, continually scan for bad news outside and also inside. Look for the bad. Two, when you identify it, over-focus upon it. So that's one reason why Barbara Fredrickson's work on positive emotions is called Broaden and Build.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.

The broaden part is that while we're having emotionally positive experiences, our perceptual field is wider, which also promotes greater creativity and productivity at work. When that one light on the inner dashboard, mosaic, 10 by 10, 100 little lights starts flashing red, we ignore all the other green lights and the gray ones, the neutral ones, to focus on that one thing.

Third, we overreact to it. People react more to loss than to gain. That's Kahneman's work on prospect theory and all the rest of that. Just think about the emotion. Somebody gives you $100. Oh, that's nice. On the other hand, what happens when you realize someone has stolen $100 from you? You know, the intensity is great. So overreact. And then fourth, really important, overlearning.

Third, we overreact to it. People react more to loss than to gain. That's Kahneman's work on prospect theory and all the rest of that. Just think about the emotion. Somebody gives you $100. Oh, that's nice. On the other hand, what happens when you realize someone has stolen $100 from you? You know, the intensity is great. So overreact. And then fourth, really important, overlearning.

Third, we overreact to it. People react more to loss than to gain. That's Kahneman's work on prospect theory and all the rest of that. Just think about the emotion. Somebody gives you $100. Oh, that's nice. On the other hand, what happens when you realize someone has stolen $100 from you? You know, the intensity is great. So overreact. And then fourth, really important, overlearning.

We're much more impacted typically by negative interactions with a friend or a lover or family member than we are by positive interactions. That's why positive interactions need to outnumber significantly by people debate the number, the factor, but by three to one, five to one or more. you know, in a long-term relationship.

We're much more impacted typically by negative interactions with a friend or a lover or family member than we are by positive interactions. That's why positive interactions need to outnumber significantly by people debate the number, the factor, but by three to one, five to one or more. you know, in a long-term relationship.

We're much more impacted typically by negative interactions with a friend or a lover or family member than we are by positive interactions. That's why positive interactions need to outnumber significantly by people debate the number, the factor, but by three to one, five to one or more. you know, in a long-term relationship.