What Does it Actually Mean to Be a "Whole Person"? | Scott Barry Kaufman

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'In this episode, we\\u2019re going to demystify concepts such as: self actualization, personal growth, authenticity, and bringing your \\u201cwhole self\\u201d to the table.\\xa0\\nScott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist. He is the founder and director of the Center for the Science of Human Potential at the University of Melbourne\\u2019s Centre for Wellbeing Science. He also hosts the #1 psychology podcast in the world - The Psychology Podcast. And he is the author of a new book called Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization.\\nWe talk about the meaning of \\u201ctranscendence\\u201d and the difference between transcending in an unhealthy and healthy way; being compassionate, understanding, accepting, forgiving, and perhaps even loving about your foibles and ugliness; and the difference between authenticity and \\u201cpseudo-authenticity\\u201d.\\nYou can download the Ten Percent Happier app here today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install\\nHere are the steps for sending us a question for our upcoming Work Life Series:\\n1.\\tGo to a quiet place and open the default voice memo recording app on your phone.\\n2.\\tHold the phone about 8-10 inches from your face, then tap \\u201crecord.\\u201d\\n3.\\tTell us your name, where you\\u2019re from, and what your question is. Try to keep it to about a minute or so.\\n4.\\tStop the recording, then check it to make sure it sounds clear.\\n5.\\tEmail it to us at: listener@tenpercent.com by September 27, 2021.\\nFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/scott-barry-kaufman-381\\n\\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.'