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Book

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

Call Number

  • 158.12 H3137D (CEN)

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Edition

Second Dey Street paperback edition

Publication Information

New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, 2014

Physical Description

xxiv, 242 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

"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 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 propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Eventually 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 America's spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives. This fifth anniversary edition features a new preface by Harris and new guided meditations from his favorite teachers, including Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg."--taken from back cover.

Notes

"Fifth anniversary edition - new preface, new guided meditations"--Cover.

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2014 by It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. First Dey Street Paperback Edition published 2014. Second Dey Street Paperback Edition published 2019."--title page verso.

Contents

  • Author's note
  • Preface to the Fifth Anniversary Edition
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Air hunger
  • Chapter 2. Unchurched
  • Chapter 3. Genius or lunatic?
  • Chapter 4. Happiness, Inc.
  • Chapter 5. The Jew-bu
  • Chapter 6. The power of negative thinking
  • Chapter 7. Retreat
  • Chapter 8. 10% happier
  • Chapter 9. "The new caffeine"
  • Chapter 10. The self-interested case for not being a dick
  • Chapter 11. Hide the zen
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix. Instructions.

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