<p>How to use your innate mindfulness to turn the volume down, or even uproot, your everyday addictions.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://drjud.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Judson Brewer</a> is the Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center and professor in Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry at the Schools of Public Health & Medicine at Brown University. He is the author of several books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Craving-Mind-Cigarettes-Smartphones-Hooked/dp/0300223242/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484833168&sr=8-1&keywords=judson+brewer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Craving Mind</em></a>, <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Unwinding-Anxiety-Science-Shows-Cycles/dp/0593330447/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QIITHXNJWIIR&dchild=1&keywords=unwinding+anxiety&qid=1602937217&sprefix=unwinding+anx,aps,167&sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Unwinding Anxiety</em></a>, and <a href="https://drjud.com/the-hunger-habit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hunger Habit</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is part of our monthlong <a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast-playlists/new-years-2025-do-life-better" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Do Life Better</em></a> series. </p><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><ul><li>Jud’s definition of addiction</li><li>The difference between the scientific view and the Buddhist view on addiction</li><li>The buddhist concept of Dependent origination</li><li>Dopamine and dopamine fasting</li><li>A three gear plan for sticking to your resolutions </li><li>Judson’s disenchantment with the term “mindfulness”</li><li>What we need to know about willpower</li><li>The two types of stress – and its impact on our behavior </li><li>What makes us resilient – and why it matters</li><li>How community plays a role in making habit changes</li><li>And finally, a friendly debate on whether there is such a thing as healthy anger?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast-playlists/new-years-2025-do-life-better" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Do Life Better</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast-playlists/get-fit-sanely" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Get Fit Sanely</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/evelyn-tribole-rerun-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole</em></a></li><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/judson-brewer-hunger?a8e9f451_page=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science of Why You Eat When You're Not Hungry–And How to Stop | Judson Brewer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/gabor-mate-586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modern Life Is Making You Sick, but It Doesn't Have To | Gabor Maté</a></li><li><a href="https://www.meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/resmaa-menakem-262" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why We're All Suffering from Racial Trauma (Even White People) -- and How to Handle It | Resmaa Menakem</a></li><li><a href="https://www.danharris.com/p/i-just-went-through-a-career-earthquake/comments" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Just Went Through A Career Earthquake: This Is What's Next.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.danharris.com/p/how-to-break-your-anxiety-habit-judson-cd9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Break Your Anxiety Habit | Judson Brewer </a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for Dan’s newsletter </strong><a href="http://www.danharris.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Dan on social: </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p><p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p><p><strong>Our favorite playlists on: </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Full Shownotes: </strong><a hre