Brain Won't Stop? Here's How to Calm Down | Dan Harris

Dan Harris

On short-circuiting anxiety, breaking thought loops, and learning how to talk to yourself.

In this live Q&A, Dan covers:

  • Why action is the best antidote to AI anxiety — and what's actually in your control

  • How to use your meditation practice inside an MRI (and when it's okay to just get sedated)

  • Joseph Goldstein's "dead end" technique for breaking out of repetitive thought loops

  • Why certainty is not an indicator of truth — and how open-mindedness works in a polarized world

  • The Buddhist take on alcohol, and Dan's surprisingly candid answer about his own relationship with substances

  • How to stop feeding the need for external approval — without toxic positivity

  • Why mindfulness in Pali literally means "remembering" — and why you'll always need to hear this stuff again

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Join Dan, Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren for Meditation Party, a 3-day immersive retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, October 16–18, 2026. Register here.

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On short-circuiting anxiety, breaking thought loops, and learning how to talk to yourself.

In this live Q&A, Dan covers:

  • Why action is the best antidote to AI anxiety — and what's actually in your control

  • How to use your meditation practice inside an MRI (and when it's okay to just get sedated)

  • Joseph Goldstein's "dead end" technique for breaking out of repetitive thought loops

  • Why certainty is not an indicator of truth — and how open-mindedness works in a polarized world

  • The Buddhist take on alcohol, and Dan's surprisingly candid answer about his own relationship with substances

  • How to stop feeding the need for external approval — without toxic positivity

  • Why mindfulness in Pali literally means "remembering" — and why you'll always need to hear this stuff again

Get the 10% with Dan Harris app here

Sign up for Dan's free newsletter here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Join Dan, Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren for Meditation Party, a 3-day immersive retreat at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, October 16–18, 2026. Register here.

To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris

2026-05-22 32 min
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