659: How to build a flourishing mind in 5 minutes | Richard Davidson, Ph. D.

Jul 19, 2026 · 50 min · YouTube

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0:03What if flourishing isn't something certain people are lucky enough to find, but a skill that anyone can build in as little as just five minutes a day?

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0:10Richard Davidson is a professor at the University of Wisconsin and the author of the new book, Born to Flourish.

0:16His decades of research have led to one central finding: the capacity to flourish is not a personality trait, it's trainable.

0:23In today's show, Davidson walks through the four pillars of flourishing and explains how just five minutes a day produces substantial, measurable change in how we experience our lives.

0:33He makes the case that formal meditation is not required and that these practices can be layered into things you're already doing, from eating breakfast to exercising to walking through an airport.

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0:44I walked away from today's show with very concrete practices and a real sense that this is more within reach than any meditation app would have you believe.

0:52Let's dive in.

0:57So you say we're not just meant to survive, we're born to flourish.

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