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Finding Your Minimum Effective Dose for Meditation
20:02 - 30:04 (10:02)
Bestselling author and podcast host Tim Ferriss speaks with meditation teacher Jack Kornfield about the minimum effective dose for meditation and developing self-compassion while meditating.
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This episode discusses how to overcome challenges that people face when meditating, particularly the belief that meditation needs to produce instant results, and the difficulty of calming the mind.
20:02 - 22:13 (02:11)
Summary
This episode discusses how to overcome challenges that people face when meditating, particularly the belief that meditation needs to produce instant results, and the difficulty of calming the mind.
ChapterFinding Your Minimum Effective Dose for Meditation
Episode#277: Sharon Salzberg, World-Renowned Meditation Teacher
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Jack Kornfield explains the importance of mindfulness and how it can bring forth balance and compassion in one's life, and emphasizes that the true question when practicing mindfulness is how one is relating to what's happening in the present moment.
22:13 - 25:09 (02:55)
Summary
Jack Kornfield explains the importance of mindfulness and how it can bring forth balance and compassion in one's life, and emphasizes that the true question when practicing mindfulness is how one is relating to what's happening in the present moment.
ChapterFinding Your Minimum Effective Dose for Meditation
Episode#277: Sharon Salzberg, World-Renowned Meditation Teacher
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Practicing self-compassion is the key to successful meditation, according to a meditation teacher.
25:09 - 28:27 (03:17)
Summary
Practicing self-compassion is the key to successful meditation, according to a meditation teacher. Rather than judging or castigating oneself for distractions or mistakes, acknowledging them with kindness and returning to the focus of meditation is more effective in creating resilience and restoring balance.
ChapterFinding Your Minimum Effective Dose for Meditation
Episode#277: Sharon Salzberg, World-Renowned Meditation Teacher
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The minimum effective dose for physical training, diet, or drugs can vary from person to person.
28:27 - 30:04 (01:37)
Summary
The minimum effective dose for physical training, diet, or drugs can vary from person to person. Personal experimentation is required to find the right frequency, duration, and intensity to elicit the desired effect with the least inconvenience.