A Meditation for Overthinking and Perfectionism | Jeff Warren

This is the 10% Happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, everybody. I have said this before, and I will say it again, and I'm sure I'll say it many more times in the future. But, here's the deal. One of the hardest parts of being alive is that we desperately crave certainty about our health, about our loved ones, about the state of the world, on and on. We want certainty, but reality does not cooperate. So today, we've got a guided meditation that comes from my dear friend and frequent collaborator, Jeff Warren, on something called don't know mind. This is a classic Zen move. Instead of grasping after answers, you practice loosening your death grip on needing to know anything at all. This may sound esoteric or lofty, but it's in fact wildly practical. If you struggle with overthinking, perfectionism, worry, or the constant background of what if, this is a meditation for you. I should say before we dive in that, this and many other meditations can be found over on my new app, which is called 10% with Dan Harris. If you sign up, you'll get access to all of our guided meditations plus weekly live guided meditation and q and a sessions, access to this podcast without any ads, and much more. You can sign up over at danharris.com. There's a free thirty day trial if you wanna try before you buy. Go check it out. We'll get started with Jeff Warren right after this. Hey. I wanna tell you about some new running shoes I've been wearing recently, Altra running shoes. They were super comfortable. And we all know that building new habits requires a strong foundation, and that starts from the brain and goes all the way down to your toes. That's why I love Altra running because they actually have reliable, intentionally designed shoes that make every step feel supported. It's not just for hiking or crazy long distance runs, although they do work great, for those things. The Ultrafit is designed to let your toes spread out naturally which provides comfort, balance, and strength wherever you are. When you're not bothered by cramped feet, you can get back to what matters, building new healthy routines. Free your mind and your feet with Ultra Running and the Ultra Fit experience. Check them out now by visiting ultrarunning.com. That's altrarunning.com. And remember to stay out there. It's getting cold. And you know what I like to wear when it's getting cold? I like those sweaters that are also kinda like button up shirts. You know what I'm talking about? I don't know what they're called. Sweaters, shirts, or something like that. Anyway, I just went on coins.com and ordered one of those bad boys for myself. I'm anxiously awaiting its arrival. I'm getting texts about how close it is. So I'm excited to see how that fits. Everything else I've ordered from Quince fits really well. I've got a bunch of these Mongolian …