Hey everybody, welcome back to the podcast. My guest today is Dr. Joey Weber. This was a beautifully resonant and deep conversation centred around equanimity. Dr. Joey is a world expert in equanimity and is the author of the book Why Mindfulness is Not Enough.

We discussed the tension between happiness, peace, and competitive drive; pleasure; mindfulness; trusting your intuition; validation; emotional entanglement; judgment versus discernment; and lots of other topics that you can check out in the chapter list.

I thought it was a fantastic conversation. Whether you're interested in mindfulness, spirituality, competitive sports, or happiness in general, I think you'll take a lot from it. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Joey Weber.

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Fully Timestamped Chapter List

00:00:00 Trailer Intro for Dr Joey Weber

00:01:45 Equanimity Defined & Self-Construct Explained

00:04:43 Why Peace Over Pleasure

00:10:01 Zero-Sum Pleasure vs Positive-Sum Peace

00:12:58 Neutrality & Boredom in Modern Society

00:15:34 Pleasure, Mindfulness & Coffee

00:18:59 Equalising Experience Through Equanimity

00:21:02 Alcohol, Fear States & Escapism

00:23:28 Impermanence & Intoxicated Pleasure

00:25:30 Turning Moments into Peace

00:25:32 Intuition vs Preconceived Judgment

00:28:05 Discernment from the Heart

00:30:19 Relationship Intuition & Emotional Entanglement

00:32:53 Healing Modalities for Disentanglement

00:35:06 Acceptance & Growth Over Time

00:38:16 Integration of Life Modes & Peace

00:42:02 Equanimity & Competitive Drive

00:45:11 Enlightenment in Sport & Obsession with Skill

00:46:08 Can You Respect the Less-Driven Self?

00:50:38 Loving All Versions of the Self

00:53:01 Compassion for the “Basement Dweller”

01:00:05 Energy Ripples & Doing Your Bit

01:01:35 Viewing Status & Achievement with Equanimity

01:07:26 Inputs vs Outputs & Authentic Action

01:09:24 Validation, Motivation & Ambiguous Ambition

01:13:25 Niche Traps & Audience Expectations

01:16:04 Message to the Unfulfilled

01:22:33 Final Reflection & Morning Affirmation

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