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A Guide to Self-Love for Skeptics | Dan Harris | TED

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March 24, 2025

Self-love isn’t self-indulgence — it’s the learnable skill of treating yourself with the kindness you’d offer a friend, says mindfulness expert Dan Harris. He shares science-backed tips for improving your relationship with yourself and shows how a little more tenderness can enhance the rest of your life, too. This live conversation was hosted by TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers and was part of a TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one. (Recorded at a TED Membership event on February 12, 2025)

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@jetpackerjosh4061

March 24, 2025 at 7:03 am

Great Ted Talk! I know feel 10 percent happier after watching

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@sooma-ai

March 24, 2025 at 7:11 am

Dan Harris discusses self-love, explaining it as treating yourself with kindness like you would a friend. He explores the science behind self-compassion, its benefits for relationships and habit formation, and practical techniques to cultivate it, while addressing common misconceptions and barriers.

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- @l01230123
  
  March 24, 2025 at 7:36 am
  
  Wow! A description that’s longer, more boring, and in the wrong place!
  
  Thanks useless software, how else was I supposed to understand summarization like most children can? And it’s not like there’s free software that does the same job, right? 🤦‍♂
  
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@JustStopSoya-d4i

March 24, 2025 at 7:42 am

I thought this was the new single from billie eilish🤣🤣🤣

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@pinealgasm

March 24, 2025 at 9:30 am

when is everyone going to stop accusing everyone of not loving themselves? how much more narcissistic propaganda do we really need? do you really think we haven’t heard this cheap crap yet? stop implying i don’t love myself good enough! it’s insulting! degrading! how are we supposed to love ourselves if you keep degrading us? why does capitalism obsess over selflove when it makes every other kind of love illegal! i’m so thankful i’m nothing like you! stop advertising crap that doesn’t need to be advertised & start helping disabled people! what did disabled people do to society that was so atrocious & irredeemable that disabled people have to suffer for all eternity? what illusion is being pulled over the public’s eyes that makes them think disabled people are getting the legitimate competent compassionate qualified accountable actionable tangible help they need?

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@phaptamthich2774

March 24, 2025 at 12:35 pm

Loving ourselves is easy but wrong. Loving others is hard but right.

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