5-Minute Book Summary: 10% Happier, by Dan Harris

As of July 2021, I’ve read more than 1,000 books.

One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my life (besides getting a library card) was to take notes on every single book I read, which I’ve done faithfully ever since I started counting the number of books.

So here on Medium (and on Patreon) I’m going to keep sharing my notes and summaries, because it would be a damn shame to keep everything I’ve learned and wondered at from more than 1,000 books all to myself.

Below are my best notes from the book 10% Happier, by Dan Harris, which was just the 97th book I ever read on my way to 1,000!

The author rated his own book Five Stars on Goodreads, so hey, it must be good! I actually did really enjoy listening to the audio version of this book — read by him, the famous news anchor Dan Harris. He discovered meditation after coming to a bit of a crisis point during which he had a full-blown panic attack on-air in front of millions of viewers. It was at that point that it became clear to him that his thoughts didn’t necessarily have his own best interests in mind.