Trevor has really come into his own. He’s been having really good interviews on topics I wouldn’t think I’d care about.

He is actually a very funny guy. I liked the way he explained everything

"It's made me less of a moron." Most of our stupidity and idiot mistakes seems to be caused by distraction, of not paying attention to the here and now, what we're doing, not thinking things through. Mindfulness makes a huge impact in this area.

Great job Noah, Dan seems like a genuine guy. Solid content for all of us.

Trevor, reading books, asking good questions, being charming and curious about life... You are the best kind of entertainment

I ended up in a treatment center for severe anxiety and depression, and I think mindfulness is one of the most valuable things I learned there. I’m not sure it would have been as effective without also practicing self-compassion - it is pretty hard to practice meditation regularly if every time you do all you can think is how worthless you are. But mindfulness helped me sleep, get in touch with my emotions (they’re more derailing when you can’t experience them) and actually enjoy parts of life. Personally, I found it easiest to practice mindfulness during very low intensity Vinyasa yoga - I am too fidgety for Hatha yoga and many breathing exercises, but normal intensity Vinyasa yoga was too distracting. But even if you fidget through mindfulness meditation exercises, if you keep it up it can really help. I think US culture makes mindfulness particularly difficult. Even just slowing down to really taste your food can improve mindfulness, but was completely foreign to me.

"Where do Gerbils run wild? " that is hilarious, I've never thought about it until now. Hahaha

Is this christmas? Two of my favorite persons talking about meditation on The Daily Show! Nice one Trevor, and as always, salute to you, Dan.

I'm glad you're opening the discussion on meditation. It's great. I use it with my clients daily 😊

If only. If only the President would tweet, call, text Dan Harris about how to meditate. It could only help. Us all.

Love the meditation style! It's all about what you are comfortable with

I like that meditation is becoming trendy. I started meditating because of Sam Harris. I have a theory why it works. Getting in a calm place is so people won't disturb you. Closing your eyes is so you can focus your attention on your thoughts (about a third of the brain is involved with seeing). Thinking about the breath makes you take longer breath, which help concentration. This hightened concentration state allows you to become aware of thoughts as you think them, and basically put a layer between you, the subject, and the thought. This layer allows you to distance yourself from your perceptions, which gives you control. The breath is just a tool, something to focus on. You can choose any subject, and be wary not to diverge from it. You're basically training to focus your mind on what you want. And focusing helps you do lots of things, especially hard, important things.

Thank goodness for YT, missed this one on CC.

Love it. Great interview, great guest.

Such a nice guy

I love Dan Harris, dude's interviews with fellow meditator Sam Harris are fantastic

A daily mediation habit will change your life. It would change the world as we know it if we all got onboard. ✌️🌱❤️

Love this show

Oh, and for anyone who finds focusing on your breathing particularly anxiety provoking (I know people with a history of asthma or panic attacks who found it very disturbing, for me it made me feel like I couldn’t breathe but I have no idea why) you can focus on some other sensation instead. I really liked focusing on the physical sensation of some item in my hand, or whatever sensations I feel in my feet at that moment. Others focus on looking at a particular item, or keep their attention on a repeating noise, or even try to focus on one particular instrument in music you’re listening to. (For beginners, this might be easier with music with no lyrics). The rest of the steps are the same - you just notice when your attention moves from it and then you gently bring it back. For many people, any of these things might bring anxiety, and that’s okay and normal. But focusing on breath can be particularly disturbing for some people, and if that’s the case it is harder to keep up the habit in the beginning.

simple !to the point explanation !!

You should bring Gabriel Iglesias on the show. Gabe has so many stories

Dan Harris is very cool!

Great invitation

I loved the bit about mindfulness. :D

LOVE!!!!!!

Where gerbils run wild? I'm sorry, once Dan Harris said "where gerbils run wild" I can't stop thinking about it - actually that's a good thing, considering what's on the news. So from now on, when Trump opens his mouth, I will think of gerbils running wild for the next 2 years.

Powerful subject, through in the float tanks and meditation on steroids, best out of Venice. Thank you Man !!

Awesome! 😊😊😊

Interesting retrospective

the Stop, Breathe & Think app is a phenomenal way to practice one minute meditations and at your own pace increase your time and frequency.

Where do the wild gerbils run free, though?

I meditate allday in school

I believe Donald Trump achieves the very first step of meditation: choosing to sit, stand of lie. He usually chooses to lie.

You make them stand like this One Love Peace

I will look for this panic video Ya !!!

Didn't this interview happen in January?

Interesting. This view of meditation is a bit diffrent from the zen variant I use, but the technique seems rather similar, exept he did not mention the impotrance of the breath.

Wondered for a while where have I seen this person... then it dawned on me; He's very much like Mathew Murdock! Aka Daredevil. (played by Charlie Cox)

The news could go back to reporting news and stop having talking heads argue.

Trevor you need to talk about sabika sheikh

if you want to know who is his meditation teacher then go check out Shinzen Young!

I wish I could have Trevor Noah's posture

Huh. _My_ only association with meditation has been as an exercise in building one's attention span.

He has to read so many books that must suck

Ive had a disturbing experience in meditation , i had no expectations, someone told me it relieves stress and i was stressed. First time ended up dizzy and didnt recall an hours passed. I felt possessed and couldn't sleep because i heard voices telling me fear was in my heart. I prayed to the lord to make whatever going on to stop then it did, i willnever meditate again. I wish i had a good experience like most people

I liked his original book "10% Happier" a lot. Still can't get myself to meditate though 🙁😵😖

At the risk of sounding like part of the "aspirational class" (about which I only heard on NPR); if one chooses only one outlet for media coverage... I recommend NPR: the only media outlet that will accuse you of being amongst the new form of yuppie (now called the aspirational class), in no small part for being a regular listener/contributing member of NPR... NPR FOEVAH, MAH BOTCHNICKS!!!

cool beanz

my old lady wishes i could "meditate" for longer than 60 seconds... sigh

Why do I feel like this is aboslutely not new???

I will large dose of last at a huge festival in 2006? And the inner narrator shut up for years? During that period of my life I had to really try to think about things. My drug councilor didn't understand. He doesn't understand much. But yeah experimenting with lsd has been powerful

What about rt.com? Are they trustworthy?

Take it from a Virginia Tech grad: doing the Hokie Pokie is the neither mindful nor meditative.

So did anybody else sorta didn't get what they where taking about for a bit. Cause I got confused for a sec.

If you want proper news that ain't often a lie at least don't watch the daily show without the critical view....Philip Defranco is the only source worth watching on youtube and even he can get it wrong.

If you're watching this, you have time to meditate...I'll continue not meditating, but not because I don't have time. Fuck excuses. Just don't want to yet.

Patrick, Naod, David, Ajinkya and La Blue... Get A Life...

Soooo... does this guy remind anyone else of a good Ted Cruz?

Opinion easily misguides news reporting, and sadly it's true for doctors too. (How many women have been told "it's all in your head" or "nothing's wrong"?)

shiiiiiieeet

The world is subjective. The subjectivity is (in the highest aspiration) based on facts, but depending on which facts you focus on determines your subjectivity. People recently have been using the word "fact" as if it has some kind of higher meaning, or as a buzzword meant to imply that "their" opinion is valid while others are "subjective". This is wrong. Most people most of the time cherry pick the facts that validate their subjective opinions. Which facts you choose to express or choose to focus on is at the base of the divide.

Fifty Seventh!!

he didn't have a panic attack, he stuttered a bit I had worse of a panic attack in a way, when i was questioned for potentially tv.. maybe i should have a book...

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This face is the love child of Bill Maher & Ted Cruz. 👀💯

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Crap. I mistook *Dan* Harris for *Sam* Harris, and now I'm disappointed...

Yes but also use meditation to let gooooo, maybe the IDF can let gooooo of that sniper rifle trigger targeting another 14 year old girl. Maybe the main stream media can let gooooo of their profit-based bias. 😂

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kinda dissapointed the interview started and ended by mentioning the current state of politics. I wished the media could sometimes lay off a bit, it really saturating.

Was it me, or was Trevor a little hostile towards Dan? There was a weird vibe between them

Books on meditation = money for old rope.

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