Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dr. Richard Davidson and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the scientific classification of meditation into focused attention and open monitoring practices, highlighting the importance of timing meditation for states of high alertness and the shift from 'doing' to 'being' to reduce emotional 'stickiness' and achieve undistracted awareness.

Dr. Richard Davidson, PhD, is a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a pioneer in the scientific study of meditation. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

Watch the full episode: youtu.be/hlOA8ObQJXo?si=bV-VuT8S0qnv_d3J
Show notes: go.hubermanlab.com/VlbAPOG

*Timestamps*
00:00 Best Time to Meditate
02:08 Categories of Meditation Practices
04:17 Shifting From Doing to Being
07:23 Two Types of Mindsets
09:32 Undistracted Non-Meditation
10:18 Mastery & Creative Expression
11:33 Understanding Emotional Stickiness

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