Dr. Rick Hanson

And by issues, I mean having stable experiences of feeling safe enough or connected enough in the present. But no, my issues really have been around contentment, have been around feeling satisfied enough in the present, because I'm very goal-directed, I want to accomplish things, and I'm hedonistic, you know, I'm

on the Enneagram on the 7, if that's relevant to you in terms of that system of modeling. So it's been really startling to appreciate how much automaticity there is in my fairly well-trained brain at this point to look for the next thing to want. It's like endlessly foraging, even though my belly's already full, looking for the next new thing to want. And

on the Enneagram on the 7, if that's relevant to you in terms of that system of modeling. So it's been really startling to appreciate how much automaticity there is in my fairly well-trained brain at this point to look for the next thing to want. It's like endlessly foraging, even though my belly's already full, looking for the next new thing to want. And

on the Enneagram on the 7, if that's relevant to you in terms of that system of modeling. So it's been really startling to appreciate how much automaticity there is in my fairly well-trained brain at this point to look for the next thing to want. It's like endlessly foraging, even though my belly's already full, looking for the next new thing to want. And

it's really quite profound for people to explore. Can you actually feel like there's enough right now, even as you pursue wholesome goals to feel already content, even as you pursue important ambitions, um, It's pretty challenging. And probably because it's challenging, it's been really interesting. I've really wanted to do that.

it's really quite profound for people to explore. Can you actually feel like there's enough right now, even as you pursue wholesome goals to feel already content, even as you pursue important ambitions, um, It's pretty challenging. And probably because it's challenging, it's been really interesting. I've really wanted to do that.

it's really quite profound for people to explore. Can you actually feel like there's enough right now, even as you pursue wholesome goals to feel already content, even as you pursue important ambitions, um, It's pretty challenging. And probably because it's challenging, it's been really interesting. I've really wanted to do that.

And to me, that's the name of the game, to feel content already, enoughness already. You know, I have a meditation thing online and I did a talk just on the word already, like the profound wisdom in the word already. You're already safe. You're already enough. You are already enough.

And to me, that's the name of the game, to feel content already, enoughness already. You know, I have a meditation thing online and I did a talk just on the word already, like the profound wisdom in the word already. You're already safe. You're already enough. You are already enough.

And to me, that's the name of the game, to feel content already, enoughness already. You know, I have a meditation thing online and I did a talk just on the word already, like the profound wisdom in the word already. You're already safe. You're already enough. You are already enough.

And on the basis of that, yeah, accumulate more knowledge, become more skillful, become more able to help more people, good stuff. But to feel already enough, it's just hard for people, and yet it's really important.

And on the basis of that, yeah, accumulate more knowledge, become more skillful, become more able to help more people, good stuff. But to feel already enough, it's just hard for people, and yet it's really important.

And on the basis of that, yeah, accumulate more knowledge, become more skillful, become more able to help more people, good stuff. But to feel already enough, it's just hard for people, and yet it's really important.

What's it feel like to be motivated by a sense of something missing?

What's it feel like to be motivated by a sense of something missing?

What's it feel like to be motivated by a sense of something missing?

I mean, Maslow got to that with this, as you know, hierarchy and so forth. And self-actualization, the lower needs are called D needs, deficiency needs, something's missing, there's a lack. But self-actualization is a B need, B in need. You know, there's a fullness already. And I think a lot of people, and in their culture,

I mean, Maslow got to that with this, as you know, hierarchy and so forth. And self-actualization, the lower needs are called D needs, deficiency needs, something's missing, there's a lack. But self-actualization is a B need, B in need. You know, there's a fullness already. And I think a lot of people, and in their culture,

I mean, Maslow got to that with this, as you know, hierarchy and so forth. And self-actualization, the lower needs are called D needs, deficiency needs, something's missing, there's a lack. But self-actualization is a B need, B in need. You know, there's a fullness already. And I think a lot of people, and in their culture,

Dare I say, as a generalization, maybe a lot of men have a fear that they'll lose their edge. You know, the great ads, I don't know if you saw the beer ads for Dos Equis, this like really manly man, stay thirsty, my friends. You know, that if we don't stay thirsty, if we don't stay hungry, then we're going to lose our edge and not pursue.