#67 - Can You Be Happy and Competitive? With Dr Joey Weber - World Expert In Equanimity
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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