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b'Spring is here. Vaccines are entering arms. But for many of us, hope can feel slippery and fleeting. Even with the pandemic seeming to abate, there\'s still a lot of uncertainty and suffering. That\\u2019s why, starting today, we\\u2019re launching a special two-week series on hope: what it is, what it isn\\u2019t, and how and why to cultivate it.\\nThe word \\u201chope\\u201d might feel vague, or gauzy\\u2013or even, given the current state of the world, misguided. And if you\\u2019re using the commonly understood definition of hope, that might be true.\\xa0\\nMany of us think about hope as wishing for some specific outcome or result: a raise, a promotion, a romantic entanglement, or a return to an exact replica of pre-pandemic living. We can get attached to these outcomes\\u2013and then get disappointed when they (inevitably) don\\u2019t work out exactly as we\\u2019d hoped.\\nBut there is a way to hope wisely. And over the next two weeks, both here on the podcast and in the Ten Percent Happier app, we\\u2019re going to teach you how. We\\u2019ve enlisted an all-star slate of Buddhist teachers, mindfulness experts, and scientists, who will make the case that hope is a skill. One you can get better at.\\xa0\\nToday on the podcast, we\\u2019ve got the perfect guest to kick off our series. George Mumford is a personal friend and a much-loved contributor to the Ten Percent Happier app. Years ago, he overcame a heroin habit to become one of the nation\\u2019s leading mindfulness teachers. He\\u2019s worked with some of the world\\u2019s top athletes, including Michael Jordan and the late Kobe Bryant.\\nIn today\\u2019s episode, he\\u2019s going to talk about his own tumultuous path towards hope, how it relates to the Buddhist idea of right action, and also a list he calls the Four A\\u2019s.\\nA quick heads up: in our conversation, George talks frankly about his aforementioned substance abuse, which might be a sensitive topic for some listeners.\\nIf you\\u2019re a subscriber to the Ten Percent Happier app, you\'re going to want to check out our exclusive new "Hope is a Skill" content. We\\u2019ve got fresh meditations and talks on the subject -- just tap on the \\u201cSingles\\u201d and \\u201cTalks\\u201d tabs in the app to check them out, or click here (https://10percenthappier.app.link/HopeIsASkill).\\xa0If you\\u2019re not a subscriber, now\\u2019s the time. In addition to the \\u201cHope is a Skill\\u201d meditations, there are tons of resources for starting, rebooting, or deepening your meditation practice. Just download the Ten Percent Happier app today, for free, wherever you get your apps to get started: https://10percenthappier.app.link/download-app.\\nFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/george-mumford-337\\n\\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.'