10% Happier By Dan Harris

Feel free to still come if you haven't read the book or just read parts of it or read it years ago and can't remember anything about it. Our meetup is very laid-back and has a conversational discussion format.

Amazon description: "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.

Finally, 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."

PDF book: https://icrrd.com/media/15-05-2021-13031510-percent-Happier-Dan-Harris.pdf

Book summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2SBjJ-ntQ0

TED Talk from author: https://youtu.be/NuhIzO57HVk