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Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 33 languages and include Making Great Relationship, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha's Brain, and Mother Nurture - with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast - which has been downloaded over 9 million times. His free newsletters have 260,000 subscribers, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. He's lectured at NASA, ...more

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Being Well Podcast: Harnessing Your Generativity: The Secret to Productivity, Creativity, and Consistency

Harnessing Your Generativity - Creativity, Flow, and Finding Agency

Dr. Rick joins Forrest on this episode of the for a deep dive into harnessing our natural generativity. How can we become more productive and creative, experience greater satisfaction, and lean into our biological drives to get more of what we want out of life?

They explore what a drive is, our natural drive states, and what we can learn from models of motivat

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	Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson (欧宝娱乐 Author), Richard Mendius, Daniel J. Siegel (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Foreword by) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,608 ratings — published 2009 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence 3.65 avg rating — 5,204 ratings — published 2013 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness 3.80 avg rating — 3,165 ratings — published 2018 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time 4.07 avg rating — 1,876 ratings — published 2007 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness 3.87 avg rating — 644 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meditations to Change Your Brain: Rewire Your Neural Pathways to Transform Your Life by Rick Hanson (欧宝娱乐 Author), Richard Mendius 3.76 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Great Relationships: Simple Practices for Solving Conflicts, Building Connection, and Fostering Love 3.69 avg rating — 253 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anxiety First Aid Kit: Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times by Rick Hanson (欧宝娱乐 Author), Matthew McKay (欧宝娱乐 Author), Martha Davis 3.76 avg rating — 242 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meditations for Happiness: Rewire Your Brain for Lasting Contentment and Peace 3.74 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stress-Proof Your Brain: Meditations to Rewire Neural Pathways for Stress Relief and Unconditional Happiness 3.98 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Nurturing your own development isn鈥檛 selfish. It鈥檚 actually a great gift to other people.”
― Rick Hanson, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

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“The remedy is not to suppress negative experiences; when they happen, they happen. Rather, it is to foster positive experiences鈥攁nd in particular, to take them in so they become a permanent part of you.”
― Rick Hanson, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

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“All joy in this world comes from wanting others to be happy, and all suffering in this world comes from wanting only oneself to be happy. 鈥擲hantideva”
― Rick Hanson, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

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