Episode 227: The Treasure Room

TOPIC: Learning to shut up and relax. This week, Dan and Merlin talk about the challenges and benefits of getting out of your own head. Links for this episode:Art Museum | San Francisco | International Art Museum of AmericaThe International Art Museum of America - Museums - SoMa - San Francisco, CA - Reviews - Photos - YelpInside Out (2015) - IMDbLife Is Beautiful - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWhy Stoicism is one of the best mind-hacks ever – Lary Wallace – AeonStoicism is, as much as anything, a philosophy of gratitude – and a gratitude, moreover, rugged enough to endure anything. Stoicism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Stoics taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection", would not suffer such emotions. Stoicism | Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyStoicism is essentially a system of ethics which, however, is guided by a logic as theory of method, and rests upon physics as foundation. Stoicism 101: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs | The Blog of Author Tim FerrissThe Dalrymple ReportSummer camp: Where kids grow up on their own and parents back home stay the same.They are moments you experienced truly for yourself. In Homesick and Happy, Michael Thompson writes about a study where people were asked about their happiest childhood memory The Practice of Loving-Kindness (Metta): As Taught by the Buddha in the Pali CanonFacets of Metta by Sharon SalzbergDan's Wish ListMerlin's WishlistSponsored by Casper. Use code BACKTOWORK to get $50 off your awesome new mattress, and by Smile the makers of PDFPenPro for Mac.