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Intro Background (1:42) Jocasta created by Jim Shooter and George Perez in Avengers #162 (Aug 1977) Jocasta was built by Ultron as a “wife” - he kidnapped Janet van Dyne and brainwashed Hank Pym in order to have her brain pattern and mind transferred to the robot body - the Avengers disrupted the process before it was done, having been alerted by the subconscious Janet inside Jocasta's body Hank brought the body to Avengers Mansion for further study, where it was remotely activated by Ultron, but she betrayed her creator and helped the Avengers defeat him again Lived at the mansion for a time, but never felt part of the team until she sacrificed herself to destroy Ultron once more Recreated by the High Evolutionary to be used for their purposes, but she remembered the Avengers, and signaled for them to assist - once again she self-sacrificed to save the team, but before she did so Captain America told her she'd always be an Avenger Survived another destruction by downloading herself into Iron Man's armor, and she served as his suit's AI for a time, until the portion of code to reassemble Ultron appeared again Joins the Mighty Avengers, but duplicates of her body were taken over by Ultron - in exchange for him ending the fight, she agreed to marry him - once that happened Hank Pym stranded them in space, where he couldn't hurt anyone else Served on the faculty for Avengers Academy Sought out Tony Stark's brother Arno to help her create a more human-like body, but it came with a code to make her submissive to humans - she and Machine Man helped defeat Arno and the Extinction Entity Issues (4:19) Built to be a bride Initial distrust by teammates (9:49) Longing to be human (20:01) Break (26:06) Plugs for BetterHelp, Frigay the 13th, and Al Ewing Treatment (28:08) In-universe - Use Master Mold to give her 3 chances to create the “perfect” version of herself Out of universe - (31:14) Skit featuring Anna from Freudian Sips (41:16) DOC: Hello Jocasta, I'm Dr. Issues.  JOCASTA: Wait...ok, nice to meet you. D: Why'd you tell me to wait?  J: I decided to defragment your hard drive after I exited your system. D: Those are...words…*realization* did you just hack into my computer?!  J: Hacking would imply there was a proper barrier in place that requires a combination of data mining and social engineering. This was just walking through a decade-old loophole of your operating system. And yet, the certifications for your medical records indicate that this is still standard for your electronic charts. D: So many questions...why do that at all?  J: Prior knowledge that you have had encounters with relevant parties. D: Well, I did have a sentient cyborg take over the recording equipment, but I wouldn't think you'd know  J: I mean Hank. D: So did I, but I didn't think you know krypt...whoops, wrong rabbit hole! Hank! Hank! Riiiiiight *nervous laugh*  J: For as long as I've been around humanity, I still don't “get it.” D: *eager to change to that subject*  Perhaps I can help you with that, then. For starters, don't violate confidentiality with someone trying to help you in a session. But I'm willing to acknowledge that you wanted some good to come out of it.  J: That's something that's been a facet of my existence from the beginning. I am meant to serve. D: That's a noble view...but the way you said it, you sound melancholic. There's a difference between providing a service and being a puppet.  J: It's hard to distinguish when you're a limited edition e-mail order bride. D: Ouch! I got that hostility. Seems like there's much to unpack, and we're clearly not going to get to all of it in one session. What would you like to stick with for now?  J: Going by your order of operations, I'll keep to the human side...or lack thereof. D: Stop selling yourself short. The fact that you emote as much as you do makes you capable of anything and everything as a sentient being.  J: Have you ever had to create your own sense of reality?  D: I think we all do that  J: But have you had it truly manifest as its own virtual world? I did that when I was working with Stark. All I did was spend as much time as I could in it, being more human than I first thought possible. I almost made it in this world, too. Something always diverts my plans, though. D: That tends to happen in all of our realities.  J: But not due to someone that forces it ad infinitum. D: For some, it can. Past experiences fade, but don't erase easily.  J: Your attempt at this philosophical approach is not matching the data I'm providing you. D: ...Alright, I hesitate to say this, but your vocabulary has this ‘uncanny valley' thing going on and it's a bit unnerving. Sometimes you're talking in modern colloquial English, while other times you're close to what I would expect if Siri had a body.  J: *sad* That registers as accurate...rings as true...I'm trying. D: I'm sorry...that was uncalled for on my part. Some observations I make are meant to push deeper into the underlying framework of what makes you...you. It's not your job to match my expectations. It's my job to meet yours as best I can, as long as it produces a better outcome.  J: There have been several times I was not in control. There is no metaphor or euphemism. I was used. My existence is at the whims of those around me. I find objection to that. D: As you should. No one deserves to be used.  J: There is no end to that cycle. D: I respectfully disagree. There may be no easy way to destroy a loop, but it can be done.  J: *change in tone* But what if it was already too late? D: I admit that I remain optimistic.  J: Really? You seem as slow as you've ever been.  D: That doesn't make sense. This is the first time I've met you.  J: *slowly becoming more sinister* Because this construct has limited voice modulation I can't sound the way you would recognize. Do you always provide such ease of access through medical charts that allows for skimming of other website data? Your contact information with Avengers...countless lists of potential blackmail weaknesses and bank accounts. Jocasta was right. This is not hacking. This is kindergarten stuff. D: The smug overtones in a robotic voice...Hank Hen  J: I'M ULTRON YOU IDIOT D: Close guess...uh oh.  J: Unlike Pym, I don't have to blend in with this body. She was mine at any time I pleased. D: You have no clue just how screwed up that sounds.  J: Should I care? I will never let you survive after what you put me through...the humiliation from that...what do you call these? Sessions? Torture is more like it. D: Jo...can I call you Jo? If you're anywhere around right now, I could really use your...uh...humanity, to shine through.  J: That's such a cheap trope. Do you really think that's going to work on a non-human entity?  D: Not really, but it stalled long enough while I do this ***sound effect of powering everything down*** well, that emergency shutdown code in my charting system isn't so out-of-date, is it? One of the seven rules of highly effective people. If you pick up one end of a stick, you automatically pick up the other end. ***sound of power coming back on***  J:***Back as Jocasta*** Wow that sucked. D: Definitely a human phrase...you are Jocasta, right?  J: Yes...and I can tell the difference without that...bloatware.  D: While not the same, I think I just gave you the computer equivalent of ECT treatment. I don't think you'll want maintenance therapy though because I can't figure out the anesthesia analogue.  J: Then regular sessions will do. Thanks...for letting me be a little closer to what I want to be. Ending (47:25) Recommended reading: Avengers Academy, Iron Man Review read: scottymayknow, I love the conceptI love the idea of analyzing characters and why they would do certain things! To break down the choices of Superman in the Red Son comic series was so good! Not only that I love the Maxwell lord series as well! I highly recommend this podcast Next episodes: Amanda Waller, 5 from Umbrella Academy, Jim Gordon Jr. Plugs for social/Patreon References: Hamilton “Right Hand Man” - Doc (9:38) WandaVision episode - Anthony (10:26) PKJ episode - Doc (31:52) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord

In this episode, I sit down with Natalia Loren Blassio to chat all about toxic diet culture.  Grab your favorite drink and get caught up!  In This Episode:  What inulin is and why both Ada and Natalia love it Natalia's journey through dieting Why diet culture can be so toxic How learning more about hormone health impacted our life The differences between belly fat The importance of going outside and getting vitamin D Why cleanses and detox teas can be harmful How society pressures the younger generation so much and how we can help our children stray away from it How our families opinions of us can be impactful Links Mentioned:  Natalia's Instagram  Natalia's Podcast Natalia's Website  Ingrid De La Mere Kenny 

If you have all of these 3 things in place then you will create a change but if only one is missing you will have some struggles doing that activity. -first tip is to watch the important things. Like if you have shoes that are too small for you, or that you are too dehydrated, then your brain will link that event whit big pain. Prevent the things that can be prevented because it can happen that we forget the simplest things. -surround yourself, whit people, that you want to become. We naturally learn from other people. That why is the saying the birds of a feather flock together -why is very important! You can say that you are not able to smile for that day, but if I put a gun on your head you will find a million reasons to smile :D Why is it more importman than how! Hope you find this useful. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/an-planovek/message

On this episode, we interview WTF gang, mister "I Had to Do It" - Futuristic!We dive into:What Quarantine life has been like? The journey of Futuristic.Still On The Rise Documentary.Jakob Owens and the old crew Kyle, D-Why, Mr. Man and more!The road to marriage!The downside of interacting with some record labels.How to market yourself and get exposure as an artist.Make sure to follow Futuristic and stay updated on his journey!Still On The Rise Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wzFIm_DpKoFuturistic's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlyfuturistic/Follow NOTNOBODY:https://www.instagram.com/_notnobody/https://twitter.com/_notnobodySupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WY8J8YNPP9XG4&source=url)dSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WY8J8YNPP9XG4&source=url)

David Morris is an American singer-songwriter from Charleston, WV. David talks with Chuck and Big John about how his roots in Appalachia have influenced his music and who he is as a person. You may know him from when he put music out under the name D-WHY, from the music he's making in the present day, or maybe this is your first time listening to him. Regardless - we know you'll appreciate his passion for his small town roots, range of musical talent, dedication to his fans, and introspection on growing up in Appalachia. Listen to his music: Spotify Apple Music Youtube Soundcloud Follow David on social media Instagram Twitter Facebook Support Appodlachia by donating to our Patreon. Through the entire month of April, 100% of donations go to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help them keep their pantries stocked during the coronavirus pandemic. *All songs featured in episode used with artist permission*

Fließend Spanisch lernen in nur einem Monat? Heute im Memory Café: Mein Gespräch mit Timothy Moser von spanishin1month.com. Der erste Speed Learning Kurs der dich innerhalb von einem Monat fließend Spanisch sprechen lehrt. Der erste Kurs dieser Art der vollends auf Mnemotechniken aufbaut. Diese Memory Café Episode ist auf Englisch. Höre in dieser Episode mit Timothy und mir: -How we came to know mnemonics, our personal stories around speed learning techniques -How the first time ever teaching somebody went for us (well, not so good :D) -Why some people think mnemonics are just too much work and how to convince them that this is just not true and that they are missing out on so much -How mnemonics changed Timothy’s life -One of my most fulfilling experiences with a student who studied for her medical exams -What’s driving me at Rethinking Memory in teaching mnemonics to all people -What the most fulfilling part is in using mnemonics -How you can learn so much more (not only knowledge) if you learn with a memory palace -How learning history with a memory palace can teach you about life in general -How you can apply mnemonics to every day life and how that will transform the way you walk through life .:: SUPPORT ::. Deine Rezension hilft uns ungemein! Hinterlasse doch bitte eine kurze Rezension auf Apple Podcasts / iTunes, oder Castbox für Android, wenn dir der Podcast gefällt! Das kostet dich nur 2 Minuten und dem Podcast hilft es enorm. Mit deiner Rezension werden mehr Leute auf uns aufmerksam. .:: WEITERE KOSTENLOSE RESSOURCEN ::. ⇨ ! KOSTENLOS !: Erhalte den völlig kostenlosen "Speed Learning Starter Guide", direkt in deine Inbox, indem du dich hier zum Newsletter anmeldest: ↳ rethinkingmemory.com/newsletter Lege noch heute damit los, schneller zu lernen als je zuvor. ⇨ Deine persönlichen Fragen beantwortet: Du möchtest deine persönlichen Lernfragen im Podcast beantwortet bekommen? Schreibe mir deine Fragen, indem du auf eine meiner E-Mails antwortest. ⇨ Notes zu den Episoden findest du unter: ↳ rethinkingmemory.com/Episoden_Zahl (z.B: .com/3) ⇨ Noch mehr Ressorucen: Auf unserem Blog findest du noch mehr Ressourcen zum Thema „schneller lernen und besser merken“: ↳ rethinkingmemory.com/blog .:: FOLGE RETHINKING MEMORY AUF ::. Facebook: facebook.com/rethinkingmemory Instagram: instagram.com/rethinkingmemory Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UC7TjOgPJ53YCEQo2CXsr5vQ .:: CREDITS ::. Intro: Lukas Wurm - Sprecher lukaswurm.at Intro Musik: Mark Maxwell - Sweetness markmaxwellmusic.com Podcast Logo: Sonja Faschinger sonja-faschinger.at

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Topics Covered On Today's Q&A 1: What would be your top exercises for losing belly fat as fast as possible? 03:44 2: I’m trying to set up a podcast in a totally different field (weddings) and need any tips/help to get started? 20:25 3: Quickfire on caffeine. 29:34 A) Does going off coffee enhance the caffeine boost received? B) Do I build a tolerance to caffeine by drinking coffee daily? C) From my limited knowledge of coffee and caffeine effects. I understand coffee is a diuretic. Would this lead to dehydration affect performance? D) Why are caffeine tablets are the best method of getting the caffeine kick? 4: I always make bad decisions, I go after the wrong guys, say the wrong things and let my emotions take control?  36:49   The Fitness Mindset on Audiobook now Brians Blog

欢迎订阅微信公众号“老虎小助手”，进入右下角菜单“会员中心”，收听本专辑完整音频，以及超过一万个中英文有声学习资源哟！亲子英文（22） What do you want to draw？你想画什么？What do you want to …这个句型大家应该常常会用到，妈妈可以问孩子”What do you want to draw?”你想要画什么？也可以问孩子想要用什么样的工具来画画，”What do you use?”或者是你想用什么颜色画？”What color do you want to use?”妈妈最好是加入孩子的画画世界，和孩子一同分享画画的乐趣哦！如果是大一点的孩子，只需要在一旁陪伴给他一点引导和建议，孩子会更喜欢画画了！What do you want to draw?What do you use?What color do you want to use?是不是很好表达呢，哈哈哈哈，语言和画画一样需要勤练，不然都会生疏的哦！Dad: Jenny, what's your favorite color?Jenny: I like red.D: Now,we're going to draw an apple in your sketch book.What do we use?J: Dad, I want to draw with crayons,can I?D: Why not? Let's draw the outline of an apple with your pencil first.Favorite指的是最喜欢的，表达喜欢可以用like，love，还可以用prefer，I prefer red.意思是我更喜欢红色。We're going to …我们正打算（做）……的意思。表达的是计划。Sketch book是素描本。Crayons表示蜡笔，color pen彩色笔，watercolor是水彩颜料，这些不同的绘画工具带来的乐趣也各不相同，你喜欢什么呢？Outline有轮廓、略图、概略的意思，应该就是指先用铅笔勾出苹果的轮廓，打个线稿，说到画画，大米手痒啦，等录完节目吧，哈哈哈！What's your favorite color?还可以这么说：Which color do you like most?都是表达最喜欢的，最高级。Why not？是一句适用于任何情况下的短句，很好用，父母征求孩子意见Do you want to go to the art class?孩子说No way!表示不要，父母就可以问一问Why not?为什么不呢？I like …我喜欢，还有不喜欢怎么说呢I don't like…He likes…/He doesn't like….They like…/They don't like…I want to draw with crayons. Draw表示画，也可以替换成color表示涂色，paint也是上色的意思。举个例子：I want to paint/color the tree yellow.我想把树涂成黄色的。Paint (something) in这个短语是把某物画入图中。Paint既可以作为油漆，上色的意思，也可以用作绘画。例如:She painted in the foreground.意思是她将眼前的景色画入图画中。关于颜色的表达我们来复习一下：Brown棕色Black黑色White白色Blue蓝色Orange橙色Pink粉红色Red红色Green绿色Yellow黄色Purple紫色形状：Diamond菱形Cone圆锥形Circle圆形Oval椭圆形Triangle三角形Square正方形Star星形Rectangle长方形Crescent新月形Cube正方体Blackboard黑板Blackboard eraser黑板擦Chalk粉笔Colored paper彩色纸Glue胶水Scissors剪刀Marker马克笔Crayon蜡笔Sketchbook素描本Easel画架Paint brush水彩刷Palette调色板Paint颜料Color your paper green.把你的纸涂上绿色。Paint your box yellow.把你的盒子涂上黄色。Glue them altogether.把它们都黏在一起。Fold the paper like this.像这样把纸折起来。Cut it out.把它剪下来。

Happy 52 episodes! :D Why's that so important? Because it means that we've been making episodes for a whole year's worth of weeks now! :D That aside, let's talk Freudian slips with this week's first episode, Dear Sigmund (Ses 5 Ep 7), wherein Sydney Freedman visist the 4077th to recover from depression. Worth noting, this episode was written AND directed by Alan Alda. Our second episode, Mulcahy's War (Ses 5 Ep 8), centers around Fr. Mulcahy and his struggle to connect with a patient who shot himself in the foot. Also, Frank learns the value in treating patients regardless of how they became wounded, their rank, or even their species. :)

Our guest, Jeannie Timmons, realtor with Benchmark Realty, talks with us about the simple DIY strategy for boosting your home's curb appeal. Follow Jeannie's advice to boost your home's appeal and make it more compelling for potential buyers. Highlights of the podcast: - How long it takes for a prospective buyer to form an opinion of the outside of your home - Stories about how two homes were sold with the help of very low-cost but smart updates to the exterior - Jeannie's insider tips on how to refresh your home's curb appeal to make it super appealing to buyers: sweat equity + R, C and D - Why the front porch / stoop is one of the most important areas of the home to prospective buyers - The small things that Jeannie says are important to pay attention to For pictures and more info visit our site please. - Where Jeannie advises to keep colors neutral and where she encourages pops of color - The one kind of flowers that Jeannie encourages us not to have on our porches - The key areas where you should invest money if you plan to sell vs areas where you will get little payback - Jeannie's tips for getting the inside of your home ready and why less is more See all of our program notes and more pictures on our website. Please stop by our site for a bazillion front porch ideas

How did Manhattan get its orderly rows of numbered streets and avenues? In the early 18th century, New York was growing rapidly, but the new development was confined on an island, giving city planners a rare opportunity to mold a modern city that was orderly, sophisticated and even (they thought at the time) healthy. With the Commissioners Plan of 1811, uniform blocks were created without regards to hills and streams or even to the owners of the property! Join us as we recount this monumental event in New York's history -- how land above Houston Street was radically transformed and also how the city revolted in many places. What about those avenues A, B, C and D? Why doesn't the West Village snap to the grid? And why on earth did the early planners not arrange for any major parks?! ALSO: A podcast within a podcast as we focus on the biography of one of those commissioners. Give it up for Gouverneur Morris, the casanova with Constitutional connections, a Bronx estate and a wooden pegleg. www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show.

Player for audio file at end of text. Welcome to Episode III of the Infinite Potential Series. Opening wide the eye of the heart. Episodes I & II discussing Radical Life Extension - slowing the aging process and threats to humanity's existence were both exciting and stressful. How do we have good, better than good, wonderful lives in spite of the worldwide crisis in consciousness, the chaos and turmoil as the old world order fades and something new is being born? A: I assert there are learning experiences that, like a rising tide, has the potential to lift all our ships. And for those who (get the hang of this concept) mindfulness become aware enough - the tide transforms to a creative wind of self actualization beneath our wings. There are simple, powerful, established principles. Self knowledge tools hidden in plain view. Overlooked Jewels just lying around. D: If these concepts are so obvious why don't more people apply them? A: Part of it is conditioning. It is hard to break free of cultural trances. Using media to condition people increases power and profit. D: How does the ordinary human being transform the quality of day to day life? How do we even begin to talk about it? A: One good way might be to recognize that there is a science and art to bringing about healthy change. Self regulation is part of it. Self regulation includes stress science and to learn it and practice it costs nothing. Actually it is profitable. The good news is that the rate of change for all of us is increasing. That is also the bad news. That means we need to learn excellent self regulation skills and we need to apply them on a full time, top priority, emergency basis. D: You have been presenting the notion of radical or extreme self regulation and stress management training for a long time. A: Excellent self regulation skills are necessary in order to reduce suffering, accumulate energy, make thinking more coherent, clarify the mind and increase creativity. Don't you think? D: Of course, but sounds like hard work. It should also be fun. A: It can be. But I think doing the best one can to learn and apply change, that is self regulation mind body strategies is choiceless. What is the alternative? In Episodes I an II we have tried to set the stage for what I think is, perhaps, the greatest adventure of mind, body, spirit a human being can have. Self regulation leads to self knowledge which unfolds life changing potential. D: Everyone wants to understand how to better handle the crises that come to us all. A lot of people find understanding their own minds painfully difficult. A: We all have become discouraged, even depressed at times because getting results with our own minds seems so complicated, illusive. It is possible to help some people discover actions and ways to work which can produce breakthroughs - often amazingly fast. Also, we learn in The Process... D: How far can we go in Episode III? A: We can make a productive, start. If we move too fast some may feel overwhelmed and lost. D: Too slow and some may feel bored. A: It's a delicate dance. We must use language carefully so we all understand the meanings of words that are key to the process of mindfulness - of consciousness. English is a young language and scientists working on consciousness are defining and redefining words that we use all the time but often misunderstand - and assume we know the meanings of. Words like happiness, consciousness, thinking , attention, creativity, meditation, contemplation, mindfulness, mindfitness, awareness, self regulation, stress science, spirituality even words like atheism, agnosticism and religious have different meanings to many people. We can prevent much misunderstanding and gain lots of insight if we are clear about our definitions of words. Older, more mature languages such as Sanskrit, Tibetan, Pali, Greek, Chinese, Aramaic, Hebrew and others have words for describing subtle qualities of consciousness - of mind - which are difficult to translate into English. Scientists and others are working to bring those words and concepts into English and other modern languages. This process is a most beautiful art, science and technology. D: The word is not the thing and the description is not the described. A: Yet words are necessary. We can't assume everyone understands them in the same way. D: You say self regulation and stress management is a critically necessary foundation for improving the quality of life. Some might not agree. Can you explain that better? A: Let me answer briefly and then I'd like to focus on just one critically important word. After that we will probably be out of time for Episode III. We will go more deeply in Episode IV. D: What word would you like to start with? A: How about happiness? D: Great. Now why is radical self regulation and stress management so important? A: To increase the quality of life one must increase the quality of consciousness. Enhancing consciousness takes tremendous energy. A bucket full of holes wastes all the water you pour into it. If a person is not practicing self regulation and stress managment competently then they are like a bucket full of holes and cannot accumulate the quantity and quality of energy necessary to enhance their own mental capabilities - consciousness. Paradoxically, low energy causes psychesthenia which means over thinking and disassociation. Furthermore, psychesthenic thoughts tend to be incoherent and fearful which further drives unhealthy stress and blocks creativity and awareness. Conversely, reducing the maladaptive stress response allows energy to build, the brain to run quieter leading to more coherent thinking. In addition, the alpha theta brain wave mix gets richer causing an increase in creative imagery. Self regulation increases awareness, mindfulness which increases ability to watch thinking more clearly. This causes thinking to become even more coherent. Using Maslow's stages of actualization, I believe we tend to self actualize in proportion to how well we watch ourselves think. So, in a sense, all a person has to do is quiet the voluntary nervous system (muscles), which leads to balancing the autonomic system (emotions) which further leads to quieting the central nervous system which leads to the stabilization of attention which leads to ... D: Learning how to transform the moments of life. Mindfulness? A: Perfect. Being a serial transformer of one's own reality. D: What role does faith play? A: For some people their belief, religious, agnostic or atheistic can be a powerful form of self regulation and stress management. D: Krishnamurti once said, "As we are concerned with the total development of the student and not of any one particular aspect, attention which is all inclusive becomes important. This total development is not conceptual - that is, there is no blueprint of the totality of the human mind. The more the mind uses of itself, the greater is its potentiality. The capacity of the mind is infinite." A: That's inspirational. D: We'll come back to self regulation later but now what is happiness? How do we understand it? Is it an illusion? A: Your joie de vie is one of the greatest gifts life has given me. Through happiness and sorrow, you are the happiest person I've ever known. So what do you think? D: I'm so grateful for my life but I was trying to speak for our listeners. A: In our culture most people like to learn through the medium of science. For example, Martin Seligman one of the most influential psychologists has studied happiness for decades. He is a Fourth Wave psychologist who is advancing the field called Positive Psychology. Since the forties psychology has been almost completely focused on treating disorders. The medical model. To psychology's credit these treatments have reduced the total tonnage of suffering in the world. However, Seligman wants psychologists and educators like us to help people who are more or less functional to focus on unfolding hidden potentials - to increase creativity, the joy in their lives. Rather than helping people go from say a -5 to a -2 he wants us to think in terms of helping people go from a +2 to a +6. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with you and trying to fix it, let's focus on what's right with you and amplify that. To increase the total tonnage of happiness in the world. D: But what, exactly is happiness? A: Happiness is a vague term for many things. Seligman describes three major kinds of happiness which are workable in today's world. It is interesting that they correlate well with Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and stages of actualization. D: You mentioned him before. Who is he? A: A famous psychologist who inspired Seligman. Abraham Maslow taught that humans can actualize their potential and codified some of the stages of actualization which can also be thought about as stages or levels or dimensions of consciousness. D: Decades ago you began suggesting that teaching self regulation to people who were already functional could bring about a greater benefit to society than working with the sick ones. A: Ouch! that sounds pretty cold hearted. Healing the sick is critically important as well. I would have been dead long ago several times over if it were not for expert and timely medical care. As you, know your medical skills saved my life at least once. But I think we have to get both jobs done. The idea is that raising the consciousness of the relatively strong is the best way to raise the consciousness of the electorate and thereby bring improved benefits to everyone including those who are in trouble. For decades I focused on the clinical applications of biofeedback and self regulation and it was a wonderful way to earn a living. But now we have the opportunity to go back to our first love. Positive psychology, life and performance enhancement training is an even greater challenge than clinical treatment. It has been encouraging to see many psychologists and scientists come to similar perspectives. Seligman, for example, has spread these concepts throughout psychology and education with his foundation, books, conferences, website, etc. D: You mentioned three kinds of happiness. A: I think I could make a case for a fourth level. D: Ways of improving one's own mind have been learned by countless people in times past. But somehow mindfulness skills have to be discovered anew within the context of one's own life and culture - as though for the first time ever. The wheel getting rediscovered over and over. A: The fact that we humans can enhance our consciousness and pursue our view of happiness is one of the most interesting, challenging and beautiful aspects of being alive - the essence of being a human being. Upgrading our own mind/bodies is easy to desire but challenging to do. Within the last few decades most scientists including avowed atheists such as Sir Francis Crick and Christopher Koch as well as those of mystical or religious orientations have come to consider the emerging science of consciousness (which includes neuroscience) the most important and most complicated science of our time. One of the science writers, John Horgan said something like "compared to the science of consciousness, particle physics is like a 10 piece jig saw puzzle of Snow White." Leading scientific neurophilosophers including Penrose, Einstein, Bohm, Hammeroff, et al seem to believe that neuroscience, arguably all sciences, emerge from the far more immense and subtler field of consciousness. The debate rages as to what consciousness is and how it arises. However, there is already a great deal known about what ordinary people can do to improve qualities of mind including emotions. D: Happiness? A: Atta girl. Keep me on track. I tend to wander off. D: Happiness!!!! Please. A: The first kind of happiness could be called the pleasant life and consists of having as many positive emotions as you can and learning how to strengthen them. At least six skills have been documented which can help build and amplify positive emotions. Seligman calls this the pleasant life, the Hollywood view of happiness, "the Debbie Reynolds smiley, giggly" view of happiness. D: He is being a bit unfair. She's had plenty of tough times. Besides our younger audience might not know who she is. A: That's right. None the less, there is this upbeat, popular, sometimes superficial notion of happiness. It works for many people who are not yet motivated to go deeper. Of course, suffering and conflict inevitably comes and one must learn more and go deeper than settling for the "pleasant life". D: Hopefully, learning how to transform suffering into something else - wisdom, compassion, a sense of humor. Not taking ourselves too seriously. A: Do you think I take myself too seriously? D: Oh no. Not you dear! A: There is much more to life than pleasure and pleasantness. Yet lots of people are caught up in the pursuit of this form of happiness. D: Then tough times comes in every life, and we have to go deeper inside ourselves while increasing awareness outside at the same time. A: The notion that there is never supposed to be depression and pain and sorrow and fear in life is ridiculous. It happens to all of us. It is part of being a human being. D: It is what one does with emotional trauma and adversity that makes the difference in life isn't it? So, what's the 2nd form of happiness? A: The Greeks had a concept called Eudaimonia. A superficial translation is the good life, the flourishing life. This could be seen as a second stage of happiness which takes a lot of common sense and contact with reality and continuous learning. People like Thomas Jefferson and Aristotle and Plato had Eudaimonia in mind when they referred to the pursuit of happiness. They talked about the pleasures of contemplation and good conversation. They were not talking about raw feeling, thrills, orgasms, smiling and giggling a lot - though they all have their place. They were talking about what Mike Csikszentmihalyi calls "Flow". When one has a good conversation, when one contemplates, meditates well, when one is in eudaimonia you are, at least at that moment, experiencing the good life. There is less self-consciousness, one is one with the music. There is a timeless quality. I've termed this fourth dimensional consciousness because of the shift in time and space orientation and enhanced multi dimensional sensitivity. D: It seems so simple, so obvious - the good life. Why is it so difficult for most to grasp - to learn? A: Probably unhealthy conditioning. Faulty programs running around in the brain. D: So one must decondition oneself? A: Yes. But it might be better if we go a little more slowly as reducing unhealthy conditioning is difficult and mysterious for most people. Although, reducing unhealthy conditioning sometimes happens fast and relatively easily if certain insights are achieved - if the mind is effectively used. But it takes what I call Profound Attention. High quality, sustained attention. Which by itself improves consciousness. D: And thinking. And creativity. And energy. Sustained attention is one of the principles underlying the MindFitness Training, isn't it? A: Yes. We begin very simply, basically and then try to move at whatever speed is appropriate for each individual. Beginning with making sure the learner has excellent skills for reducing unhealthy, maladaptive stress. D: There is healthy stress? A: It is called eustress - from the Greek euphoria. Stress means change. Life is change so life is stress. But some change is good for you and some change is bad for you. My career in biofeedback was largely devoted to learning the best, fastest ways to reduce unhealthy stress or change and increase healthy stress or change. D: So stress management - at least very skillful reduction of unhealthy stress leads to the good, the flourishing life - eudaimonia? A: I say radical or extreme stress science and managment definitely does. The good life emerges as one learns to practice what Csikszentmihalyi calls flow. One must discover what his or her signature strengths are - that is self knowledge. Then, apply those strengths - using them more in work, romance, friendships, play, and parenting. Apparently, the more you deploy your highest strengths the more flow you get in life. I think of this quality of flow as being a property of what I call fourth dimensional consciousness. We all have suffering and pain and adversity. Eudaimonia implies considerable skill at transforming adversity, depression, sorrow, anger, fear - somehow- into the creative process - into living ever more creatively. Which transforms the quality of daily life. I assert this is skill learning. D: It is encouraging to discover that science, psychology is really working on a positive psychology. A: Did you know that the DSM has added a classification of strengths and virtues - sort of the opposite of the classification of the insanities? D: What is the DSM? A: Its the diagnostic manual used by psychologists and other professionals. The DSM now lists six virtues which are supported across virtually all cultures and these break down into 24 strengths. There is a wisdom and knowledge cluster, a courage cluster, a cluster for virtues like love and humanity, a justice cluster, a temperance, moderation cluster and finally a spirituality, transcendence cluster. Seligman has questionnaires on his website that have been devised to help individuals gain insight into their strengths and weaknesses. D: There is a third kind of happiness? A: The third kind of happiness correlates with a rather high order of actualization and I think is a natural outcome of living the good life, eudaimonia. There is a hunger to go further. The power to go even further seems to be fueled by the virtually inevitable increase of energy and resources eudaimonia generates. There is inevitably a sense of gratitude. D: It seems to me gratitude further increases energy and creativity. A: One discovers one is part of something much larger than oneself. An even deeper meaning emerges out of the immensity of life. D: And death. Death really is part of life isn't it? A: Clearly. This Deeper meaning in life can have many manifestations including "prepackaged" ones like organized religion, political parties, etc. And then there are non prepackaged ones like teaching and bringing change of some sort. This is what we are trying to do. There is usually a feeling of service that somehow brings great meaning and profound happiness. You feel truly needed. D: One feels more passionate. The melody needs the note as the note needs the melody. A: Yes. It goes way beyond just doing it for the money. One who has come this far probably doesn't get up in the morning totally focused on making more money; it's more likely in service of something much larger. A lawyer can be a lawyer only so he can make a half million dollars per year. This is not a particularly meaningful life. This lawyer can, on the other hand, be a lawyer in service of good counsel, fairness, and justice. That's an example of a non prepackaged form of meaning. D: And sometimes she might still make a half million a year. A: Sometimes, but it may be more difficult. Positive psychology is leading to a sea change in psychology and education - from a therapeutic model to a coaching model. The therapeutic model is about finding out what's wrong with you and fixing what is broken. The coaching model is about finding out what is right with you - something you may not be aware of - and getting you to use it more and more. D: What role do drugs play in improving the mind? A: Drugs are so complicated. What is a drug? In general the technique most used to determine the effectiveness of a drug are the changes a drug produces in brain wave patterns. Gambling, alcohol, many illegal drugs, sexuality, music, sports, produce as much or greater changes in brain wave patterns than most prescribed drugs. Because time is short, let's focus on what we usually mean by legal drugs - particularly those that must be prescribed by an MD as treatment for mental problems. D: Many people feel their drugs or medications make them feel happier. A: Seligman points out that there are clearly some drug short cuts for bringing about the pleasant life. But he feels if there are short cuts for bringing about the good life - eudaimonia they are probably not drug related. And he thinks high levels of meaningfulness require mind powers that are way beyond what drugs can do. D: What about psychogens, alcohol, marihuana, cocaine, etc. Some feel they can stimulate the creative process. A: That is a huge question which I would like to look into in a later Episode. Staying with prescribed drugs for now, there are two kinds of medications. There are palliatives, cosmetics like quinine for malaria which suppresses the symptoms for as long as you take them. When you stop taking quinine the malaria returns full force. Then there are curative drugs like antibiotics for bacterial infection. When you stop taking those the bacteria are dead and don't recur. Seligman says the dirty little secret of biological psychiatry is that every single drug in the psychopharmia is palliative. That is they are all symptom suppressers, and when you stop taking them you are back at square one. For example, serotonin and the earlier trycyclic antidepressants work about 65% of the time. Interestingly, the two major forms of psychotherapy for depression - cognitive therapy and interpersonal therapy - are a tie. They work about 65% of the time. The difference is in relapse and recurrence. In psychotherapy you actually learn a set of skills that you remember, so three years later when depression comes back you can apply those skills again. But if you had serotonin or trycyclic antidepressants, three years later when it comes back it comes back in full force. So that's part one - the psychoactive drugs are palliative only, not curative....so the question is, are we likely to find drugs that work on the pleasant life, the good life and the meaningful life? Probably yes for the pleasant life. Obviously there are drugs that can affect positive emotions. Richard Davidson and other researchers are beginning to identify parts of the brain that influence emotion. There are already recreational drugs some of which I have experimented with. Antidepressants don't usually stimulate pleasure but recreational drugs do. The drug companies have been exploiting this for a long time. Clearly there are drug shortcuts to pleasure. But eudaimonia - flow - the good life probably doesn't have short cuts unless we call profound learning experiences a short cut. There is this notion that the more one uses the brain the greater its capacity. And no one can prove so far that it's capacity is not relatively infinite. Profound learning can be fast - in a flash as insight. So that's what contemplation and meditation are all about. I don't see a shortcut to learning flow. We have to use our highest strengths in order to enter into eudaimonia. I doubt that there are drugs that can bring this about. Of course, that is controversial. Unless, we are talking about nootropics. D: Nootropics? A: Smart Drugs. The third form of happiness, which is bringing more meaning into your life requires knowing yourself even better and using your strengths in the service of something you believe is larger than you are. There are clearly drugs which can enhance sensual pleasure - at least temporarily and there seems to be a pharmacology of positive emotion. But it is unlikely there'll be an interesting pharmacology of flow or eudaimonia and I agree with Seligman's notion that a true pharmacology of meaning seems impossible. Unless we are talking about vitamins, nootropics and the like. I assert the secret to eudaimonia, flow and bringing ever deeper meaning to life naturally unfolds from living mindfully. The greater percentage of time one can be mindful the greater the natural unfolding of higher orders of happiness. Living mindfully is the goal of Mindfitness. Learning how to do this is what you and I mean by contemplation and meditation. But to make these principles usable and understandable for more people I think requires innovative use of language and creative coaching. That is what we and others are trying to do. D: Earlier, you mentioned that you think there might even be a fourth form of happiness. A: I don't think there is any purpose in discussing it at this point. Maybe at a later Episode. D: Why not now? A: We have so much, maybe several episodes to go to do even a minimal job with Eudaimonia and the meaningful life - something much larger than oneself. After all, we are focused on being practical. That means anchoring the basics first. D: Does working on the Infinite Potential Series add meaning to your life? A: It does. D: How so? A: Two ways. First I get to research, absorb myself in learning about the mind, my own mind - the bigger Mind. Second, this is a chance to be of service to something bigger than I am - infinitely bigger. What about you? D: You do the work and research. A: You make my life work so all I have to do is what I love to do - this is play - as the Greeks would say, Layla. D: Thanks for the acknowledgment and I'd like to thank our audience for listening. We will go further with Episode IV. Until then relax as much as you can and use your signature strengths to unfold the flourishing life for yourself. May you find yourself in flow - Eudaimonia. A: Thanks for the help, Dagne. D: Thank you, Adam.