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How To Find Calm in a World on Fire | Pico Iyer

8 October - 1 hour 9 mins
Podcast Series 10% Happier with Dan Harris

The antidote to a noisy, chaotic world.

Pico Iyer is the acclaimed and bestselling author of more than a dozen books translated into twenty-three languages, most recently the nationally bestselling Aflame: Learning from Silence. 

In this episode we talk about:

Why and how Pico found himself spending a lot of time at a silent monastery What he’s learned about the power and potency of silence  Why so many of us fear silence When silence is a tonic, and when it’s a weapon or shield  Why taking time out of your life is deeply beneficial — both for you and the people around you  How Pico takes what he learns at the monastery into his daily life  A wise approach to the news  Travel as a to...

1 hour 9 mins

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