From Proxy: Mic Chooses the Wrong Life

It's the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey everybody, as many of you know, I've been deeply interested in recent years by the practice of self-compassion. which sounds a little trickly, but actually in my experience is life-changing. There's a ton of scientific research to back this up.

And one of the principal practices of self-compassion developed by the great Kristen Neff, the researcher who pioneered the concept of self-compassion and then led much of the research into it. One of the primary practices is called the mindful self-compassion break. And the first step is to just wake up to the fact that you're suffering in some way or kicking your own ass. So the first step is mindfulness.

The second step I'm going to hold for a second because it relates to everything else I'm going to say. The third step is to talk to yourself the way you would talk to a good friend, which is incredibly impactful. But back to the second step. The second step is something called common humanity. Just bringing to mind that whatever you're dealing with right now, no matter how bespoke or

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