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

After Having A Nationally Televised Panic Attack On Good Morning America, Harris Knew He Had To Make Some Changes. A Lifelong Nonbeliever, He Found Himself On A Bizarre Adventure, Involving A Disgraced Pastor, A Mysterious Self-help Guru, And A Gaggle Of Brain Scientists. Eventually, Harris Realized That The Source Of His Problems Was The Very Thing He Always Thought Was His Greatest Asset: The Incessant, Insatiable Voice In His Head, Which Had Both Propelled Him Through The Ranks Of A Hyper-competitive Business And Also Led Him To Make The Profoundly Stupid Decisions That Provoked His On-air Freak-out. A Spiritual Book Written For--and By--someone Who Would Otherwise Never Read A Spiritual Book, 10% Happier Is Both A Deadly Serious And Seriously Funny Look At Mindfulness And Meditation As The Next Big Public Health Revolution-- Air Hunger -- Unchurched -- Genius Or Lunatic? -- Happiness, Inc. -- The Jew-bu -- The Power Of Negative Thinking -- Retreat -- 10% Happier -- The New Caffeine -- The Self-interested Case For Not Being A Dick -- Hide The Zen -- Epilogue. Dan Harris.