http://www.meaningfulhq.com/10-happier-summary.html // Episode #57: 10 Percent Happier (Audio Summary) What if you could learn to calm your mind, relax under pressure, and de-stress your life without losing your edge? Impossible, you say? That’s not what author Dan Harris claims... His book, 10% Happier offers a practical way to approach mindfulness in the modern world. And on today's episode of The Meaningful Show, we're going to be doing an audio summary on Harris' book. Here's what you'll learn about in this episode: The various forms of achieving enlightenment through mindfulness, How to deal with stress more effectively, and how to meditate. Can't see the audio player above? Here are alternative ways to listen: Listen on iTunes Download the MP3 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 by Dan Harris GET THE BOOK GET THE BOOK SUMMARY (Members click here for access) Get the audiobook Get the 20-minute book summary with a FlashBooks subscription. Subscribe for just $1. Cancel anytime. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. 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 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 both propelled him through the ranks of a hyper-competitive business and also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out… We all have a voice in our head. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us would assume we’re stuck with this voice – that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in – but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. It’s a far cry from the miracle cures peddled by the self-help swamis he met; instead, it’s something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation. After learning about research that suggests meditation can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire 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 America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives. No time to read? Get hundreds of non-fiction book summaries with FlashBooks. We condense the actionable insights from the best Business + Self-Help books into 20-minute summaries that you can read (or listen to) anywhere. Subscribe for just $1. Cancel anytime. RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Get your self-improvement questions answered on the podcast: Email [email protected] GET THE SHOWNOTES: http://www.meaningfulhq.com GET THE BOOK: http://www.getflashnotes.com/portfolio/10_percent_happier/ GET THE BOOK SUMMARY: SPONSOR: This episode of Dean Bokhari's Meaningful Show is brought to you by GetFlashNotes.com - non-fiction book summaries you can read or listen to in under 20 minutes. GetFlashNotes.com features business book summaries, self-help book reviews, author interviews and many more of the big ideas and key take-aways from top non-fiction books and authors. Get unlimited access to top Self-Help and Business Book Summaries for only $1 at getflashnotes.com/join SOURCES: http://www.getflashnotes.com/10-percent-happier/

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