Is the News Making You Hate Everybody? Here's a Radical Antidote.

It's the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey everybody, is the news making you hate people, maybe even your friends, your family, your neighbors? If that's true, I have a radical antidote for you. Here it is.

Hang out with somebody with whom you disagree. I know, I know, I know, I can hear you grumbling already. You might be thinking, I don't know anybody who I disagree with because I'm only friends with people who share my tribal affinities, or you might be thinking, I can't do this because everybody I know who disagrees with me is too fucking annoying. I get it. The point of this episode really is not to guilt or shame you into building these kinds of bridges.

It's to model for you how it can be done and to show you the many benefits that proximity can breed understanding and take you out of a state of blind rage, which is an uncomfortable place to live, and many of us are living there. What you're about to hear is a conversation between me and my former co-anchor on the weekend editions of Good Morning America, Paula Ferris. When we worked together, which we did for many years, we used to have heated debates behind the scenes about everything from politics to religion, all the stuff you're not supposed to talk about in mixed company. But these debates actually brought us closer together. Done right, hanging out with people who do not share your worldview can not only breed compassion, but it can also be thrilling and fun.

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