405: How to Be Happy in Life & Work: Stop Trying So Hard with Edward Slingerland

Today’s Guest

Ted Slingerland

Ted Slingerland is a Distinguished University Scholar, Professor of Asian Studies, Depts. of Philosophy and Psychology Director, and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University. His research specialties and teaching interests include Warring States (5th-3rd c. B.C.E.) Chinese thought, religious studies (comparative religion, cognitive science and evolution of religion), cognitive linguistics (blending and conceptual metaphor theory), ethics (virtue ethics, moral psychology), evolutionary psychology, the relationship between the humanities and the natural sciences, and the classical Chinese language.

You’ll Learn

• The neuroscience of high performance [07:56-14:35]
• How to be genuinely likable, and charismatic [10:53-11:19]
• Cognitive Task vs Lateral Thinking Task [11:20-12:35]
• The Paradox of Trying Not to Try [12:35-14:35]
• How to Stop Putting Pressure & Self-Sabotaging During This Crisis [16:19-26:35]
• What is the Biggest Barrier to Success [20:58-21:49]
• You Can’t Force Things  [23:10-26:35]
• How to End Trying Too Hard [26:35-27:55]
• Hot and Cold Cognition [30:40-36:28]
• When to engage and disengage your cold cognition [37:33-44:21]
• Ted’s strategies to relax his body [47:40-54:23]
• And much more…

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Links Mentioned:

• Legendary Life Podcast Review
• Legendary Life Program
• Organifi  (Use Code TED20 to save 20%)
• The 7-Day Challenge
• The Rise of Superman book by Steven Kotler
• Peak Performance book by Brad Stulberg, & Steve Magness

Connect with Ted Slingerland:

• Twitter
• FacebookTrying Not To Try book by Ted Slingerland
• Trying Not To Try – Audiobook
• Confucius Analects book by Ted Slingerland
• Effortless Action book by Ted Slingerland