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On the (roughly) 300th episode of Being Well, Forrest and Dr. Rick share what they\u2019ve learned from the many experts in psychology, personal growth, and mental health they\u2019ve talked to on the show. They explore the importance of individual context, the gap between insight and action, self-honesty and acceptance as the catalyst for change, incremental change vs. sudden breakthroughs, and the role of distress tolerance.\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You\xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction and two big themes\n2:25: Applying generalized information to your individual context\n7:50: The importance of insight and where it falls short\n9:20: White light moments and the importance of action\n13:25: Wants and needs\n25:40: Slow and steady effort\n29:35: Going to zero and the scaffolding that leads to sustained change\n36:15: Distress tolerance, valuing acceptance, and what you know to be true\n41:25: The three mechanisms of change\n44:25: Reducing inner friction through mental training, and cultivating trust\n47:50: How do you want to use your time?\n49:10: Recap\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nNew Program From Rick! If you want to break old patterns and step out of the familiar scripts that hold you back, Rick's Change Your Mind online course is for you. It's a 6-week program starting March 18 designed to help you step out of old assumptions and attitudes and into new, helpful thoughts about yourself and others. Visit RickHanson.net/ChangeYourMind to learn more and get 20% with coupon code BeingWell20.\nSponsors:\xa0\nThis podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website