10% Happier: How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Selfhelp That Actually Worksa,New

#1 New York Times Bestseller'An Enormously Smart, Cleareyed, Bravehearted, And Quite Personal Look At The Benefits Of Meditation.' Elizabeth Gilbertnightline Anchor Dan Harris Embarks On An Unexpected, Hilarious, And Deeply Skeptical Odyssey Through The Strange Worlds Of Spirituality And Selfhelp, And Discovers A Way To Get Happier That Is Truly Achievable.After Having A Nationally Televised Panic Attack, Dan Harris Knew He Had To Make Some Changes. A Lifelong Nonbeliever, He Found Himself On A Bizarre Adventure Involving A Disgraced Pastor, A Mysterious Selfhelp 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 Propelled Him Through The Ranks Of A Hypercompetitive Business, But Had Also Led Him To Make The Profoundly Stupid Decisions That Provoked His Onair Freakout.Finally, Harris Stumbled Upon An Effective Way To Rein In That Voice, Something He Always Assumed To Be Either Impossible Or Useless: Meditation, A Tool That Research Suggests Can Do Everything From Lower Your Blood Pressure To Essentially Rewire Your Brain. 10% Happier Takes Readers On A Ride From The Outer Reaches Of Neuroscience To The Inner Sanctum Of Network News To The Bizarre Fringes Of Americas Spiritual Scene, And Leaves Them With A Takeaway That Could Actually Change Their Lives.This Paperback Edition Is Revised With New Material.