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10% Happier
- How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works - A True Story
- Narrated by: Dan Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
The perfect book for the spirituality sceptics who really do need meditation in their daily routine.
10% Happier is a spiritual book written for - and by - someone who would otherwise never listen to a spiritual book. It is both a deadly serious and seriously funny look at mindfulness and meditation as the next big public health revolution.
Dan Harris always believed the restless, relentless, impossible-to-satisfy voice in his head was one of his greatest assets. How else can you climb the ladder in an ultracompetitive field like TV news except through nonstop hand-wringing and hypervigilance?
For a while his strategy worked. Harris anchored national broadcasts, and he covered wars. Then he hit the brakes and had a full-blown panic attack live on the air. What happened next was completely unforeseen. Through a bizarre series of events - involving a disgraced evangelical pastor, a mysterious self-help guru and a fateful gift from his wife - Harris stumbled upon something that helped him tame the voice in his head: meditation.
At first he was deeply suspicious. He had long associated meditation with bearded swamis and unwashed hippies. But when confronted with mounting scientific evidence that just a few minutes a day can literally rewire the brain for focus, happiness, and reduced reactivity, Harris took a deep dive. He spent years mingling with scientists, executives and marines on the front lines of a quiet revolution that has the potential to reshape society. He became a daily meditator and even found himself on a 10-day silent meditation retreat, which was simultaneously the best and worst experience he'd ever had.
Harris' life was not transformed into a parade of rainbows and unicorns, but he did gain a passion for daily meditation. While the book itself is a narrative account of Dan's conversion amid the harried and decidedly non-Zen world of the newsroom, it concludes with a section for the novice on how to get started.
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- ron murp
- 26-03-21
Great Autobiography + Meditation
A great story of personal discovery, and a sceptic's positive introduction to meditation without the silly spooky stuff. Dan's healthy and humorous cynisism still shines through to to the end as a valuable inoculation against woo smuggled in under the guise of mystery.
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- D.Ashton
- 01-01-19
insightful
A frank, insightful and often amusing story. I particularly enjoyed Dan's access to some of the spiritual 'big hitters and his unclouded commentary on his experience at the time. Thanks Dan for sharing this.
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- Pam
- 01-08-21
Awesome!!
You may just get bored by his storey at the beginning but all make sense as soon as it gets to Retreat Chapter. I'm going to listen to it again in a month or two. I love the way he describes so well his vulnerability and the need of constant improvement in this journey, very western way towards mindfulness, cus he is almost or pretend to be against this practice, so it makes the whole experience much more acceptable. Thank you Dan!
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- mrfreeb
- 05-11-20
Enlightening!! :-)
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. As someone who is learning to meditate who has the same reservations as Dan draws out in this book I found it reassuring that it is all part of the process. It has helped speed up my “journey” and understanding of the topic. Being from the UK and not really knowing who Dan Harris is- I had no preconceptions. There are parts where I laughed out loud, it’s entertaining and interesting story of Dan’s discovery of mindfulness. Thoroughly recommend this book!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-03-18
enjoyed very much
great book really hits the nail on the head about meditation and how it can help us all
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- Milena
- 28-08-24
Sharp, entertaining, helpful
Excellent book - very sharp and real, informative and soothing as one recognises the author’s struggles and concerns.
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- C
- 17-08-20
Its a great story and a brilliant self-help book
I would get this book even if you don't want it for the self-help side of things.
That said I think this book perfectly helps many people learn from years of "mistakes" and trial and error on the part of Dan. If more self-help books were this relatable and entertaining I think I would enjoy learning a lot more. 10% happier at a minimum.
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- Ms A S Renouf
- 17-03-19
Great book
Dan Harris has been a great companion over the last couple of weeks and I will miss him.
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- Sam Taylor
- 08-01-23
Been on my list for years
Enjoyed this and am glad I’ve listened. Really enjoyed hearing about his early career and he does a great job in highlighting the challenges and issues in the news arena. I did, however, struggle with the simplicity of the ‘breakthrough’.
Worth a listen even if the take home advice is short and sweet
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- Demilouise
- 23-04-24
insightful, funny and down to earth. loved it.
I've listen to this audiobook twice and I love it. Great tips and explanation. The interviews described are so helpful to better understand what other meditation teachers are saying. Brilliant listen and I will listen again soon.
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