Try This Delightful Dinner Party Maneuver with Dan Heath
6/10/202618 min
Dan Heath hosts What It’s Like to Be… In every episode, he interviews someone from a different profession: a mystery novelist, a couples therapist, a rancher, and more. He's also the #1 New York Times bestselling author (or co-author) of six beloved business books, including Switch, Made to Stick, and The Power of Moments. --- What do you find Weirdly Helpful and/or what shenanigans do you practice at home? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
Hey, this is Dan Harris, host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast. There's so much bad news in the world, but one amazing piece of news is that happiness is actually a skill you can train. So every week, I talk with top scientists, meditation experts, even the occasional celebrity, about anxiety, depression, productivity, focus, dealing with difficult people, how to get enlightened, psychedelics, et cetera, ancient wisdom and modern science to help you do your life just a little bit better. The Ten Percent Happier podcast, listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
Dan Heath· Guest0:31
So you know that thing where y- you meet someone new and then the, the conversation turns to work. "What do you do? What do you do?" Blah, blah, blah. And then, you know, right about the time that you're about to say, "Well, how'd you get into that?" Pause.
Zach· Host0:43
[gentle music] Hey, it's Zach. Today, a weirdly helpful alternative to routine, to mediocrity, to normality, to, um, banality, to mundanity with my guest.
Dan Heath· Guest1:03
My name is Dan Heath. I am a business book writer and the host of a podcast called What It's Like to Be.
Zach· Host1:10
In the tradition of one of my heroes, and one of Dan's heroes, Studs Terkel, Dan's show, What It's Like to Be, focuses on a different person each episode, describing in detail what they do, what it's like to be a clinical ethicist, what it's like to be a correctional officer, what it's like to be a custom