Rick Hanson: The Neuroscience of Happiness and How Mindfulness Improves Brain Health | Mental Health | YAPClassic
About this episode
Dr. Rick Hanson discusses the power of positive neuroplasticity and how mindfulness can improve brain health and resilience for entrepreneurs.
Dr. Rick Hanson proves the power of positive neuroplasticity in his own journey from a teenager with an anxious mindset and deep unhappiness to an expert on positive brain change and resilience. Wanting to understand why people suffer needlessly led him to study psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist wisdom, where he discovered that the brain can be trained through small daily practices. In this episode, Rick shares how entrepreneurs can use mindfulness and neuroplasticity to quiet mental noise, reduce unnecessary suffering, build resilience, and stay grounded when business and life get intense. In this episode, Hala and Rick will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (01:00) Rick’s Childhood Struggles and Mindset Shift (05:08) Why We Struggle With Needless Unhappiness (07:36) Buddhism, Psychology, and Modern Neuroscience (14:16) How to Build a Steady, Calm Mindset (18:38) Awakening and Reaching Your Human Potential (24:21) Escaping Monkey Mind and Mental Noise (27:22) How the Brain Shapes Your Reality (33:11) How Meditation Changes Brain Health (39:36) The Hidden Cost of Add-On Suffering (47:09) The Seven Ways of Being for Happiness (56:10) Rick’s Five-Minute Brain Training…
People in this episode
Host: Hala Taha
Guest: Rick Hanson
Topics covered
- neuroscience
- mindfulness
- mental health
- positive neuroplasticity
- resilience
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- positive neuroplasticity
- mindfulness
- mental noise
- resilience
- brain health
- entrepreneurship
- Buddhism
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center
Books & works: Neurodharma, Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness
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