RWH029: Beyond Rich w/ Pico Iyer

<p>In this episode, William Green chats with famed author Pico Iyer about how to create a life that’s truly richer, wiser, &amp; happier. Pico has written 15 books &amp; delivered 4 TED Talks that have received nearly 12 million views. Here, he shares profound &amp; practical insights drawn from his vast range of personal experience: he’s spent decades as a travel writer; befriended everyone from the Dalai Lama to Leonard Cohen; lost everything he owned in a wildfire; &amp; built a remarkably peaceful &amp; productive life in a tiny apartment in Japan.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro</p><p>04:41 - Why Pico Iyer relishes the calm simplicity of his tiny, uncluttered home in Japan.</p><p>08:01 - Why he doesn’t use a cell phone &amp; does most of his work without a computer.</p><p>13:45 - What advice he gives to youngsters on making a life &amp; not just making a living.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>22:37 - Why going slow has become the ultimate luxury in a world of speed.</p><p>26:34 - Why leading business executives are so receptive to his teachings on stillness.</p><p>29:55 - How he structures his day to be most productive.</p><p>43:57 - Why billionaires like Ray Dalio have embraced meditation.</p><p>52:03 - What Pico discovered when a wildfire destroyed everything he owned.</p><p>1:17:02 - How Howard Marks applies the Buddhist teaching that everything is impermanent.</p><p>1:21:56 - What Pico has learned from decades of friendship with the Dalai Lama.&nbsp;</p><p>1:35:55 - How travel shows Pico the limits of what we can ever truly know.</p><p>2:03:55 - What the singer &amp; Zen monk Leonard Cohen taught him about inner riches.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li>Pico Iyer’s <a href="https://picoiyerjourneys.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>website</strong></a>.</li><li>Pico Iyer’s TED