# The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2022
- Speaker: Dan Harris
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_harris_the_benefits_of_not_being_a_jerk_to_yourself)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

After more than two decades as an anchor for ABC News, an on-air panic attack sent Dan Harris's life in a new direction: he became a dedicated meditator and, to some, even a guru. But then an anonymous survey of his family, friends and colleagues turned up some brutal feedback -- he was still kind of a jerk. In a wise, funny talk, he shares his years-long quest to improve his relationships with everyone (starting with himself) and explains the science behind loving-kindness meditation, and how it can boost your resiliency, quiet your inner critic and simply make you more pleasant to be around.

## Lectures

1. [The benefits of not being a jerk to yourself](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_harris_the_benefits_of_not_being_a_jerk_to_yourself/f3d505d3a692), 14 min (TED's player)