My Richness Is Life w/ Pico Iyer (RWH029)

William Green chats with famed author Pico Iyer about how to create a life that’s truly richer, wiser, & happier. Pico has written 15 books & delivered 4 TED Talks that have received nearly 12 million views. Here, he shares profound & practical insights drawn from his vast range of personal experience: he’s spent decades as a travel writer, befriended everyone from the Dalai Lama to Leonard Cohen, lost everything he owned in a wildfire; & built a remarkably peaceful & productive life in a tiny apartment in Japan.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
Why Pico Iyer relishes the calm simplicity of his tiny, uncluttered home in Japan.
Why he doesn’t use a cell phone & does most of his work without a computer.
Why going slow has become the ultimate luxury in a world of speed.
How he structures his day to be most productive.
Why leading business executives are so receptive to his teachings on stillness.
Why billionaires like Ray Dalio have embraced meditation.
What Pico discovered when a wildfire destroyed everything he owned.
How Howard Marks applies the Buddhist teaching that everything is impermanent.
What Pico has learned from decades of friendship with the Dalai Lama.
How travel shows Pico the limits of what we can ever truly know.
What advice he gives to youngsters on making a life & not just making a living.
What the singer & Zen monk Leonard Cohen taught him about inner riches.

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📖  BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Half Known Life by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/3XKoYGg
Autumn Light by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/436BuAQ
The Man Within My Head by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/43eFDCG
The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/43cyt1R
The Open Road by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/3px9Dw3
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki: https://amzn.to/3XAMBRr

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