Ten Percent Happier’s Dan Harris is a former ABC News journalist who became a leading advocate for meditation and mindfulness after experiencing a live on-air panic attack in 2004. On his Substack, which you can read/listen to here, he explains how he went on a healthier path to well-being. His journey led him to meditation, which he credits with helping him achieve a happier and more balanced life. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. To connect with Infamous's creative team, plus access behind the scenes content, join the community at Campsidemedia.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hey listeners, welcome back to Infamous, a production of Sony Music Entertainment and Campsite Media. I'm Natalie Robomet. If you're like most people, life can be a little overwhelming. between money, career, relationships, trying to avoid politics at the Thanksgiving dinner table, it can all get too much sometimes. So Vanessa called Dan Harris of the book and meditation app 10% Happier.
He teaches people how they can incorporate things like meditation into their lives to make real changes without doing anything extreme, like giving away all their possessions and joining a commune. But he didn't always do this. When Dan and Vanessa first met, he was a broadcast news reporter for ABC.
From flying into war zones to talking to celebrities like Paris Hilton and 50 Cent, Dan did it all. They talk about how the same ambition that fueled his success also fueled some pretty self-destructive behavior and how he managed to turn things around. It's a fascinating conversation, and I hope you get as much out of it as I did.
Oh, and by the way, just as Dan and Vanessa were wrapping up the interview, they decided they weren't quite done yet. So when you hear them say their goodbyes, keep listening. The conversation continues for another few minutes. And with that, here's the episode.
Dan Harris, my friend, an amazing newsman, now meditation guru. The infamous part of his life was the life he led before gurudom. And now he's just famous for 10% Happier, which is his podcast book, Substack, all off the idea that if you meditate, you can get 10% happier in your life. Not 20, as a force him to say, just 10, not 11, just 10.
But he has had this incredible story of climbing the ladder at ABC News. He was there for 21 years covering high-stakes stories, reporting from extreme situations. So Dan, welcome to Infamous.
Hi, Vanessa. Thanks for having me.
Hi, thank you for coming on. Let's go all the way back. to probably when I first met you. You were a newsman. Tell us your story, how you got there.
Well, I graduated college in the middle of an ancient recession in 1993. And there were not that many jobs. And I kind of had the sense that I wanted to do something cool. I had gone to film school for a little while at NYU. That's cool.
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