10% Happier

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 Paperback – December 30, 2014

Author: Visit Amazon’s Dan Harris Page | Language: English | ISBN: 0062265431 | Format: PDF, EPUB

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 – December 30, 2014
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• Paperback: 256 pages


• Publisher: Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (December 30, 2014)


• Language: English


• ISBN-10: 0062265431


• ISBN-13: 978-0062265432


• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches


• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)


• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  
  • #2 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental health > Happiness
  
  
  • #2 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Meditation
  
  
  • #3 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age
  
  

I think many of us remember Dan Harris’ awkward meltdown on live TV in 2004. Of course, if you don’t remember it, then you can probably find a video online. As someone who has dealt with anxiety and panic attacks for much of my adult life, I certainly sympathized with him. I was happy to see that his unbearably embarrassing moment in front of millions of people had actually turned into something positive. 10% Happier is a wild ride, chronicling Harris’ descent into extreme anxiety and his turnaround through the use of meditation. Like Harris, I thought meditation was something reserved for monks in Tibetan mountains. But, in his book, he outlines how he was “converted” and I have certainly jumped on that bandwagon. He talks about the “voice in your head” that is constantly nagging at you and forcing you to make poor decisions that affect your personal and work life. It’s the source for so much anxiety and it can only lead to negative things in the long run.

21 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy is another book that I’ve enjoyed and one that has certainly improved my overall happiness. I think part of achieving stability and good mental health is about letting go of the things that plagued you in the past. In Harris’ case, it was that voice in his head. But, 21 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy talks about a wide range of thought patterns and anxieties that we all should give up. I know that, since reading this book, I have been able to achieve more happiness in my day-to-day life than ever before. It’s obviously not written in a memoir style like Harris’ book, but it still gives a lot of practical advice that I use daily.

I just finished reading 10% happier, and I really wanted to like it. I didn’t. Here is why:

- If you are someone who is actually seeking advice on meditation technique, DO NOT buy this book. Even if you are a type-A, work-in-high-stress-situations-type, you would benefit much more from an author such as Jack Kornfield, who actually gives you undiluted Buddhist technique written in an incredibly user-friendly way. Jack gives you clear directions and rationale for why certain meditation techniques work. You’ll try a few and see which ones work for you, and not use the rest. This book does not give you meditation instruction that works universally.

- The book ends with a a list of mindfulness "how-to’s." The problem with this list is that, unlike the list of a truly experienced meditator who has the ability to distill really hard stuff into universally applicable guidance, Dan’s list is HIS list. It didn’t resonate for me. "Don’t be a jerk" – that’s not something that’ll pop up in my head when someone is cutting me off on the highway. "Hide the Zen." "Meditate." (Seriously??) "The price of security is insecurity" – this is something of a Harris family catchphrase, but has absolutely zero meaning to me. Reading this book versus, say, The Joy of Living is akin to the experience of going to an university-level calculus class that’s taught by the best professor in the school versus a crappy TA. A great teacher can boil really, really hard stuff down to a level that anyone can enjoy. A bad TA has you falling asleep in your chair. This book was written by the TA.

- A massive amount of this story is about how Dan Harris found Buddhism.

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