The One You Feed

About The One You Feed

Build resilience. Cultivate self-compassion. Live with purpose. The One You Feed brings conversations with leading thinkers — James Clear, Susan Cain, Tara Brach, and more — to help you navigate life’s challenges and feed your good wolf. No perfection, just direction, insight, and the small, consistent actions that make a meaningful life.

Publisher

Eric Zimmer

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2014

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

266 of 1,055 episodes have a transcript.

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   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Stop Making Hard Things Harder | Noah Rasheta

   In this episode, Noah Rasheta explores how to stop making hard things harder as they discuss the Buddhist parable of the two arrows: the first is the pain life brings, and the second is the suffering we can add through our reactions. He also talks about when it helps to interrupt a familiar thought loop, when to let a feeling run its course, and why he sets alarms at random times to notice what he’s been overlooking. You’ll come away with a simple way to pause in the middle of a hard moment and ask what might help. ⁠A Weekly Bite of Wisdom:⁠ Want to go deeper with the ideas we explore on The One You Feed? Every Wednesday, Eric shares a short, practical email that turns insights about mental health, relationships, purpose, habits, and personal growth into simple practices you can use right away. You’ll also receive our Weekend Podcast Playlist featuring a recap of the week’s episodes. It’s free, takes about a minute to read, and is enjoyed by thousands of readers each week. Sign up at ⁠oneyoufeed.net/newsletter.⁠ Key Takeaways: How noticing your habitual reactions gives you more room to choose what you do next What the Buddhist parable of the two arrows teaches about the suffering we add to pain How curiosity can help you see another option when your usual response keeps making things harder When to interrupt a thought loop and when to let a difficult thought or feeling be there How meditation trains you to notice what’s happening in the middle of everyday life How Noah uses random phone alarms as prompts to pause, pay attention, and find moments of gratitude To learn more, ⁠click here⁠! If you enjoyed this conversation with Noah Rasheta, check out these other episodes: Steve Hagen on Perception and Conception Miguel Chen on Punk Rock and Buddhism This episode is sponsored by: ⁠Ka’Chava ⁠is your daily all-in-one shake, with protein, fiber, greens, superfoods, vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, probiotics, and more. Go to⁠ KaChava.com ⁠and use code FEED for 15% off your first order. ⁠David Protein⁠ bars deliver up to 28g of protein for just 150 calories—without sacrificing taste! For a limited time, our listeners can receive this special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to ⁠www.davidprotein.com/FEED⁠ ⁠Bilt⁠: Your biggest monthly expense could help fund your next adventure. With Bilt, earn points on rent or mortgage payments and redeem them for flights, hotels, and more. ⁠Join Bilt through our link⁠ and download the app to explore your member benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Your Mind Builds a Case Against You and How to Push Back | Owen Fitzpatrick

   Host Eric Zimmer interviews author Owen Fitzpatrick about how our minds build convincing negative stories and how to challenge them.

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   30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Discover Yourself, One Decision at a Time | Sara Kuburic

   Host Chris Ryan interviews Dr. Sara Kuburic on discovering your authentic self through intentional decision-making and taking responsibility for personal growth.

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How to Stop Making Hard Things Harder | Noah Rasheta

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Share a little bit about what those are to you. What's the core promise of Buddhism as you understand it? For me, the core of Buddhist teachings, concepts, ideas always center around the notion of suffering, anguish, dissatisfaction, difficulties. It's hard to peg it on one specific word. […]

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• Owen Fitzpatrick
• Sara Kuburic
• David Epstein
• Laurie Santos
• Zaldy Tan

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YouTube views

146,266

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

2,507 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

1,632 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100

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Quality

98

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

100

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