Published Feb 28, 2018

10: Why We Suffer and How to Manage It | Deep Dive

Join Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi as they dissect the complex dynamics of suffering and pain, offering insightful strategies to manage adversity through action, intellect, and support systems, while examining the historical and natural tendencies that shape our experience of hardship.

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- How can we find comfort in discomfort?
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- How should we view suffering, and how do we recognize the difference between the positive and negative aspects of it in our lives, as discussed in the podcast episode with Dr. Martha Beck?
  Asked by 80 people
- What is said about loss and grief?
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- How can I move towards understanding and confronting suffering?
  Asked by 51 people
- Why is my mind so often focused on the future and the past?
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- How can vulnerability transform our grieving process?
  Asked by 47 people
- What do other experts say about suffering?
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- Why is my mind focused on the past and future?
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- Why does my mind want to control uncontrollable things?
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10: Why We Suffer and How to Manage It | Deep Dive

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Dealing with Suffering

Coping with Loss

Understanding Suffering

Understanding Suffering

Choosing to Suffer

Anticipated Suffering

Dealing with Suffering

Overcoming Meta-Suffering

Coping with Suffering

Avoiding Unnecessary Suffering

Embracing Pain

Moving Forward

Getting Back to Work

Questions from this episode

How can we find comfort in discomfort?

How should we view suffering, and how do we recognize the difference between the positive and negative aspects of it in our lives, as discussed in the podcast episode with Dr. Martha Beck?

What is said about loss and grief?

How can I move towards understanding and confronting suffering?

Why is my mind so often focused on the future and the past?

How can vulnerability transform our grieving process?

What do other experts say about suffering?

Why is my mind focused on the past and future?

Why does my mind want to control uncontrollable things?

Episode Highlights

Understanding Suffering

Managing Suffering

Human Nature

10: Why We Suffer and How to Manage It | Deep Dive

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Questions from this episode

Episode Highlights

Understanding SufferingGabriel Mizrahi joins to explore the intricate relationship between suffering and pain. They discuss the architecture of suffering and how our thoughts shape our experience of adversity.

Understanding Suffering

Managing SufferingJordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi explore practical strategies to cope with suffering. They discuss the importance of taking action, intellectual approaches to understanding suffering, and the role of support systems in managing it.

Managing Suffering

Human NatureExploring historical perspectives on suffering, Gabriel Mizrahi and Jordan Harbinger discuss how foundational documents and human nature shape our experience of pain. They delve into the inherent tendencies that lead us to choose suffering and how we can manage it more effectively.

Human Nature