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

Summary:
An enormously intelligent, clear, brave, and very personal look at the benefits of meditation. This is a book that will help people. After a nationally televised panic attack, news anchor Dan Harris knew he needed to make some changes. His on-air breakdown triggered a strange, unplanned odyssey that took him from the farthest reaches of neuroscience to the bizarre fringes of the American spiritual scene, encountering numerous famous personalities along the way. As a lifelong skeptic, Dan began his quest, deeply distrustful of self-help methods, until he stumbled upon an effective way to finally manage the incessant, impossible-to-satisfy voice in his head: meditation. 10% Happier is undoubtedly the best book on meditation for the uninitiated, skeptics, or simply the curious. Part confession, part investigative journalism, 10% Happier is 100% captivating.

About the Author:
Dan Harris is a correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America. He previously hosted the Sunday edition of World News. This is his first book.