Ep. 261: Andy Puddicombe Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Andy Puddicombe, the founder of Headspace, an award-winning digital health platform that provides guided meditation sessions. Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk with a degree in Circus Arts. The topic is meditation. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Puddicombe’s background and how he came into the position he is in today Some traumatic events which may have had an influence on Puddicombe’s decision to become a monk Covel’s own meditation experience Comparing mindfulness and meditation The importance of a daily practice Stress and the science behind meditation Neuroplasticity The wandering mind and unhappiness The idea of the present moment, and how traders that embrace the present moment have an advantage Intuition Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can’t get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!