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

In Celebration Of Its Fifth Anniversary, A Revised And Updated Edition Of The Awardwinning #1 New York Times Bestseller That Changed The Way We Look At Meditation, With A New Preface By Dan Harris And New Guided Meditations.After Having A Nationally Televised Panic Attack On Good Morning America, 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, He Now Recognized, Had Also Led Him To Make The Profoundly Stupid Decisions That Provoked His Onair Freakout.We All Have A Voice In Our Head. Its What Has Us Losing Our Temper Unnecessarily, Checking Our Email Compulsively, Eating When Were Not Hungry, And Fixating On The Past And The Future At The Expense Of The Present. Most Of Us Assume Were Stuck With This Voicethat Theres Nothing We Can Do To Rein It Inbut Harris Stumbled Upon An Effective Way To Do Just That. Its A Far Cry From The Miracle Cures Peddled By The Selfhelp Swamis He Met; Instead, Its Something He Always Assumed To Be Either Impossible Or Useless: Meditation. After Learning About Research That Suggests Meditation Essentially Rewires Your Brain, Harris Took A Deep Dive Into The Underreported World Of Ceos, Scientists, And Even Marines Who Are Now Using It For Increased Calm, Focus, And Happiness.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.