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.

夜线主播丹-哈里斯开始了一个出乎意料的、搞笑的、深具怀疑精神的奥德赛之旅，穿越了奇怪的精神世界和自助世界，并发现了一种真正可以实现的获得快乐的方法。

在《早安美国》节目中，丹-哈里斯的恐慌症在全国范围内被转播，他知道自己必须做出一些改变。作为一个终生不信教的人，他发现自己走上了一条怪异的冒险之路，其中涉及到一个失宠的牧师、一个神秘的自助大师和一群大脑科学家。最终，哈里斯意识到，他的问题的根源正是他一直认为是他最大的资产：他脑海中不断的、永不满足的声音，这既推动了他在一个竞争激烈的企业中的地位，也使他做出了深刻的愚蠢的决定，引发了他在空中的发狂。

我们的脑子里都有一个声音。是它让我们不必要地发脾气，强迫性地检查我们的电子邮件，在我们不饿的时候吃东西，以及在牺牲现在的情况下固定在过去和未来。我们中的大多数人会认为我们被这个声音困住了--我们没有办法控制它--但是哈里斯偶然发现了一个有效的方法来做到这一点。这与他遇到的那些自助游泳者所兜售的奇迹疗法相去甚远；相反，他一直认为这是不可能的或无用的东西：冥想。在了解到研究表明冥想可以做任何事情，从降低你的血压到基本上重新连接你的大脑之后，哈里斯深入了解了未被报道的CEO、科学家甚至海军陆战队员的世界，他们现在使用冥想来增加平静、专注和幸福。

10%的幸福》带领读者从神经科学的外围到网络新闻的内部，再到美国精神领域的怪异边缘，并给他们留下一个可以真正改变他们生活的收获。