10% Happier Revised Edition

How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story

Paperback, 272 pages

English language

Published April 16, 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-06-291760-7
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Audible ASIN:
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I wrote a memoir about a fidgety, skeptical newsman who reluctantly becomes a meditator to deal with his issues – and in the process of publishing it, I occasionally, to my embarrassment, found myself failing to practice what I preach. I was kind of like a dog that soils the rug, and the universe kept shoving my face into it.

In 2014, Dan Harris published his memoir 10% Happier. The book—which describes his reluctant embrace of meditation after a drug problem, an on-air freak-out, and an unplanned "spiritual" journey—became an instant bestseller and Dan, to his own surprise, became a public evangelist for mindfulness. Hoist on My Own Petard is the story of what happens to Dan Harris after the runaway success of his memoir and the lessons he had to (re)learn in the process.

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Review of '10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works' on 'Goodreads'

If you're looking for a how-to, probably not the book for you. However, gives an interesting insight into how Harris transformed (and is still transforming) his life. Lots of good information, and it's told in an engaging, approachable, and pretty funny style.

Review of '10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works' on 'Goodreads'

One of the great love stories of our time, by one of America's greatest authors.

Or a practical look at meditation and how it can fit into your life

One of those.

Review of '10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works' on 'Goodreads'

A clear and engaging story of a newsman's often reluctant secular meditation journey. In his quest to reduce his anxiety and understand his mind better, Dan Harris finds one after another prejudice and preconception questioned and readjusted as he comes to embrace what I'd call his version of a secular Buddhism. A good read for anyone curious about meditation but suspicious of the usual woo-woo elements, and motivational for those of us who maybe don't even mind the woo-woo but forget over and over just how beneficial a meditative practice can be.

That said, it's more a memoir than a how-to, and while I'd say he does a good job representing how meditation is a useful thing to do even if you don't want religion or spirituality and want to "remain effective" ... he's also not really someone I'd personally want to hang around with, and while expressing gratitude for …

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Subjects

  • Mind and body
  • Stress management
  • Meditation
  • Buddhism