Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart

This book by Mark Epstein was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Dan Harris. It comes up in conversations about anxiety & stress, consciousness, meditation & mindfulness, psychedelics, relationships. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesn’t come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go.

• “the book i started reading was going to pieces without falling apart and it's a great title and it's a great book i highly recommend it”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “it's a great book i highly recommend it”
  Dan Harris · The Tim Ferriss Show · Nov 202000:44:15

  Said during "Dan Harris on Becoming 10% Happier, Training the Mind, and More". The episode features Dan Harris: Former ABC News anchor who had an on-air panic attack on Good Morning America in 2004. He became a meditation advocate and bestselling author of 10% Happier, and co-founded the Ten Percent Happier company and app. ABC anchor turned meditation evangelist Dan Harris on panic attacks, training the mind, and becoming 10% happier.