Guest Episode: Buddhist Practices for Busyness, Overwhelm, and Burnout

This week, we are delighted to share an episode of the 10% Happier podcast, which is hosted by bestselling author Dan Harris and features world-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom. 

Dan’s guest, for the second time, is Zen Buddhist monk and Way Out Is In co-host Brother Phap Huu, who discusses his burnout and how he recovered - and how you can, too.

The episode was recorded during early summer 2025, and first released on July 2nd 2025.

Together, Dan and Brother Phap Huu discuss:
Why people are busier and more susceptible to overwhelm than ever before 
Why monastics aren’t immune to burnout
The way that  busyness is thrust upon us by contemporary lifestyles, but is also a result of us running away from the things we don't want to face
Practical tools for addressing busyness and burnout 
Why doing nothing is an art
The importance of perspective - and how contemplating your mortality can provide this 
The practice of total relaxation
How to maintain healthy boundaries without adopting mental armor
Ways to say no without annoying people
How to protect ourselves in toxic environments.

And much more.

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:05:10 Are we busier and more burned out now than we've ever been?
00:21:00 Practical tools for addressing busyness and burnout
00:33:42 How do we embrace burnout from a practical standpoint?
00:41:02 The Five Remembrances
00:48:06 Total relaxation explained
00:53:47 On healthy boundaries
00:57:12 How do you set healthy boundaries?
00:59:38 What does ‘Don't let boundaries become barriers’ mean?
1:04:01 Practical advice on protecting ourselves against toxicity and abuse
1:11:35 About the book “Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout”
1:13:02 Outro

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🎧 Listen to previous episodes on YouTube ➛ http://pvapp.to/twoii-episodes

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🔔 The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living is a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives. 🔔

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The podcast is co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/

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🎧 Listen to the podcast on the (completely free) Plum Village App ➛ https://link.plumvillage.app/Tshh and other streaming services.

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Resources:

🎙️ Dan Harris ➛ https://www.danharris.com/
🎙️ Brother Phap Huu ➛ https://plumvillage.org/people/dharma...

10% Happier with Dan Harris ➛ https://www.danharris.com/s/10-happier
Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/bein...
Calm in the Storm: Zen Ways to Cultivate Stability in an Anxious World ➛ https://www.parallax.org/product/calm...
Interbeing ➛ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
Brené Brown ➛ https://brenebrown.com/
‘Daily Contemplations on Impermanence & Interbeing’ ➛ https://plumvillage.org/daily-contemp...
‘Recommendation’ (poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/reco...
Thay's Poetry: ‘Please Call Me by My True Names’ (song and poem) ➛ https://plumvillage.org/articles/plea...

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