Seth Meyers On: Handling Performance Anxiety, Managing the Inner Critic, Hacks for Better Conversation, and Staying Joyful in Dark Times

This is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hey, hey, everybody, how are we doing? One of the quirks of the Trump era is that hosting a late night television show, which used to be a rather apolitical position, is now very much about drinking out of the fire hose of news and then commenting on it, hopefully in a way that makes everybody laugh instead of cry and also gives us a dose of joy that can then produce some resiliency.

That very much is the way my guest today, Seth Myers, sees his job, and you're going to hear him discuss all of that in this interview. You'll also hear him talk about his techniques for staying sane. In the middle of uh today's news uh environment, how he handles his inner critic when he receives tough feedback, how he's learned to find humor in his imperfections as a parent, the value of mild stage fright, and much more. I think all of you know who Seth is, but just in case you don't, Seth is the host of Late Night with Seth Myers. Before that, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live for 13 seasons.

In recent years, he's released two stand-up specials. Lobby Baby on Netflix and Dad Man Walking on HBO Max. He also wrote a children's book called I'm Not Scared, You're Scared, and he co-hosts two podcasts, Family Trips with the Myers brothers and the Lonely Island and Seth Myers podcast. Before we dive in, a quick plug for my new app. 10% with Dan Harris.

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