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What is 10% Happier About?
10% Happier is a self-help book. It is a story about the author’s approach to dealing with the voice in his head, which had propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business. The book describes his reluctant embrace of meditation after a drug problem, an on-air freak-out, and an unplanned “spiritual” journey. (Full Summary…).
Who is the Author of 10% Happier?
Dan Harris is a bestselling author, a correspondent for ABC News and the co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America. He regularly contributes stories for such shows as Nightline, 20/20, World News with Diane Sawyer and GMA.
Favorite Quote: “When you have one foot in the future and the other in the past, you piss on the present.” ― Dan Harris – 10% Happier Quotes
Book Details
- Print length: 256 pages
- Audiobook: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Genre: Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology
Book chapters
Chapter One – Air Hunger
Chapter Two – Unchurched
Chapter Three – Genius or Lunatic?
Chapter Four – Happiness, Inc.
Chapter Five – The Jew-Bu
Chapter Six – The Power of Negative Thinking
Chapter Seven – Retreat
Chapter Eight – 10% Happier
Chapter Nine – “The New Caffeine”
Chapter Ten – The Self-Interested Case for Not Being a Dick
Chapter Eleven – Hide the Zen
Is 10% Happier worth reading?
We give the book a thumbs up. 👍