Rainn Wilson: "I was so unhappy during The Office!" (Dwight Schrute)
b"From a childhood in the jungle to Dunder Mifflin and fame, this is the Rainn Wilson you don\\u2019t know.\\nIn this new episode Steven sits down with actor, comedian, podcaster and author, Rainn Wilson. Rainn is best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the US version of the TV sitcom \\u2018The Office\\u2019, which ran from 2005 to 2013. During this time Rainn was Emmy Award nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In 2008, he co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake, which aims to encourage open-hearted dialogue about what it means to be human.\\nIn this conversation Rainn and Steven discuss topics, such as:\\n\\nHis childhood in the jungle of Nicaragua\\n\\nGrowing up in a loveless home\\n\\nChildhood depression and anxiety\\n\\nHis struggles with addiction\\n\\nHow therapy has changed his life\\n\\nHis mothers affair\\n\\nBeing grateful for his traumatic childhood\\n\\nChannelling pain and trauma into comedy\\n\\nHis spiritual and mental crisis\\n\\nWhy he chose to become an actor\\n\\nStruggling with anxiety attacks\\n\\nHis search for meaning and purpose in life\\n\\nHis journey into spirituality\\n\\nHow humans are spiritual beings having a human experience\\n\\nWhy a lot of life is just static\\n\\nComing to spirituality out of necessity\\n\\nThe impact of his son's birth\\n\\nFeeling of unfulfilled while filming 'The Office'\\n\\nThe cultural impact of 'The Office'\\n\\nBeing unhappy despite his massive success\\n\\nWhy there is no end point of happiness\\n\\nWhy the present moment is all we have\\n\\nThe importance of gratitude\\n\\nThe battle of the ego and why it causes unhappiness\\n\\nHow everyone has a shadow self\\n\\nThe 12 step programme and how it encourages change\\n\\nThe power of surrendering\\n\\n\\nYou can purchase Rainn\\u2019s most recent book, \\u2018Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution\\u2019, here:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3EbRwPP\\n\\nFollow Rainn:\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://bit.ly/462rF99\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://bit.ly/3Eb6fdN\\n\\nFollow me:\\n\\ufeffhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"