4.2
Biografieën
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.
© 2014 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062331892
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 maart 2014
4.2
Biografieën
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.
© 2014 HarperAudio (Luisterboek): 9780062331892
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 11 maart 2014
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J
15 sep 2022
Echt een verschrikkelijke voorleesstem..
Bas
20 sep 2022
Don't be fooled by the title! If you're interested in hearing about Dan Harris' life, this book is for you. If you don't know who Dan Harris is and you're looking for a book about meditation, this book will greatly disappoint. Dan - who admittedly is a decent writer and has had an interesting life - does not start talking about meditation and his own self improvement journey until halfway into the book - and even after the point where meditation comes into his story, the book remains very uninsightful. To me, Dan came off as a judgmental and self-absorbed person, and paired with his unpleasant reading voice, I did not enjoy listening to him at all.
Jacco
4 okt 2022
It’s not what u thought it was. Don’t get me wrong it’s a nice book and I like the way it was written, but if you think this is a book that’ll help you with you journey with meditation and happiness you’re wrong. This is a book about the author Dan Harris’ journey and his story about how he got into meditating. It has some useful insights in terms of the mind and the ego but it doesn’t give you tips on how to overcome your own problems.
T
20 apr 2023
Leuk voorgelezen.
Alex
6 sep 2022
Good!
Machteld
1 okt 2023
Fijn persoonlijk verhaal voorgelezen door de auteur. En hoewel al wat ouder boek nog steeds actueel.
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