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How to Stay Calm in a Busy World with Michael Acton Smith
How to Stay Calm in a Busy World with Michael Acton Smith
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In this episode, Dr Chatterjee speaks to Michael Acton Smith, co-Founder and co-CEO of Calm – the app, website and book. We hear about what inspired Michael to set up the company through recognising the benefits of meditation and how we can all bring stillness into our lives in this busy world.
Episode Highlights:
Hear how Michael created the world-famous brand Moshi Monsters, which led to the build-up of his own stress.
What did Michael do to combat this stressful period?
Listen to how Michael’s introduced meditation into his daily life.
Hear how Michael and his co-founder Alex Tew created the Calm app.
Michael describes how you can use mindfulness in your everyday life.
Hear how the Calm app is free for teaching staff worldwide so that all children can have the opportunity to meditate.
How do Michael and Rangan think we can use technology to our advantage?
What are Michael’s top tips to help you add meditation into your daily life?
Hear how Calm introduced Sleep Stories and how these are helping users to gently get to sleep.
*DISCLAIMER: Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.
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Dr Rangan Chatterjee
MbChB, BSc (Hons), MRCP, MRCGP
