The Big Idea: Emotions are transitory data points—like weather—that inform our physiology and can be influenced by changing our internal environment.

Key Highlights:

• The "Enmeshed" Experience: Why you cannot separate your physical sensations from your emotional or mental states.
• Big vs. Subtle Emotions: Why strong emotions like anger act as "blunt force objects" that override subtle feelings like bittersweetness.
• Physiological Correlates: Recognizing how anger puts energy in your limbs (fight or flight) while joy directs it toward the heart and mind.

Mindfulness Minute: When a strong emotion arises, don't judge it as "bad data." Instead, look for where it lives in your body—is it an "itchy" feeling in your hands or an opening in your heart?

Memorable Quote: "No data is bad data... it's just data and you're going to use it to cultivate a process."

Creators & Guests

• Brian Mattocks - Host

• Tim Dedman
• Jorge

The Big Idea: Our bodies provide a constant stream of vital data through our senses, yet we often shut it off in service of chasing outcomes.

Key Highlights:

• The depth of the "hidden" senses, including proprioception (placement in space) and balance.
• The danger of only noticing "outliers" (extreme pain or joy) while missing the nuanced details of daily life.
• The "One Thing at a Time" rule: Learning to isolate senses to build stronger awareness.

Mindfulness Minute: Perform a 60-second "body scan." Isolate one sense—what is the exact light level in the room, or the specific texture of the food you are eating?

Memorable Quote: "The present moment is so full of information that it's very easy to get overwhelmed by it."

Creators & Guests

• Brian Mattocks - Host

• Tim Dedman
• Jorge

The Big Idea: "Trying" is often a cognitive hedge against full commitment; true progress requires 100% engagement in the present moment.

Key Highlights:

• Revisiting Yoda’s iconic line: It’s not about the outcome, it’s about the mindset of commitment.
• The "Cognitive Shim": How projecting goals into the future prevents us from acting in the now.
• Lessons from Buddhist traditions: The desire for a result can actually be the barrier to achieving it.

Mindfulness Minute: Listen to your language today. Every time you say "I'll try," replace it with "I will" or "I won't," and notice the shift in your internal energy.

Memorable Quote: "By having that mental hedge... you are essentially allowing for a sub-optimal effort."

Creators & Guests

• Brian Mattocks - Host

• Tim Dedman
• Jorge