Happiness = Reality – Expectations

Another great episode of Tim Ferriss podcast with Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert . Seriously wild ride. She has an amazing orientation on life and the universe that I think folks will find enjoyable.

A few highlights for me…

• Her practice of “two way prayer” – which is basically a kind of seeing exercise
• “Happiness = reality – expectations”
• The story of the Dalai Lama surprised to learn that Americans have self-hatred (and it totally changing his work)
• Her describing what is essentially a caretaker personality of “the relaxed woman”
• Relaxation comes from: boundaries, priorities, & mysticism
• A lesson on yoga: “no cherished outcome”
• Her very different viewpoint on purpose, which she positions as “you’ll be notified”

Here’s a short clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZSI-qPcDJ/

Full podcast ep: https://tim.blog/2024/09/26/elizabeth-gilbert-2/

Amazing article about why she shaved her head in her 50’s: https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholeness/a61986014/elizabeth-gilbert-haircut-story/