705 The Power of Meditation with Dan Harris

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2018

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

MEDITATION WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Why do we set aside time to take care of our bodies, but not our minds? You need to work out your mental health just as often as you work out your physical health. Meditation is basically a bicep curl for your brain. When you meditate, you’re training your brain to come back to the present moment over and over again. It’s scientifically proven to alter your brain waves. That’s why I’m revisiting a conversation I had with someone whose life was changed by meditation: Dan Harris. Dan Harris is a correspondent for ABC News, an anchor for Nightline and co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America. He is a New York Times bestselling author who wrote 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 and Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book. Dan found meditation after suffering an on-air panic attack. Now he works to make meditation accessible for everyone. Learn how meditation helped Dan and why he thinks it’s health’s next big thing in Episode 705. In This Episode You Will Learn: The crazy thing Dan Harris did (00:50) The hardest part of a 10-day meditation (1:10) The happiest Dan has ever been (2:20) Why mediation helps (3:00) About the next big public health revolution (3:40)

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0:00.0	This is 5 Minute Friday!
0:05.6	Welcome everyone to the School of Greatness podcast so pumped up for today's episode.
0:15.8	It's with my man Dan Harris.
0:18.6	And for those that don't know who Dan is, he's a number one your time best selling author
0:22.7	of 10% happier.
0:24.7	He's the co-anchor of ABC News Nightline.
0:28.6	And he's also the co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America.
0:33.0	He has covered many of the biggest stories in recent years including combat in Afghanistan,
0:37.8	Israel, and has made over six visits to Iraq.
0:41.5	He has led ABC News coverage of faith and spirituality and is just an incredible human being.
0:49.4	Dan, I did a crazy thing which is I went on a 10 day silent meditation.
0:55.6	I have a lot of friends who've done that and they say it's unbelievable and once you learn
0:58.9	about yourself during that.
1:00.4	Well first of all the first four or five days are the worst thing that ever happened to you.
1:03.7	It's the worst.
1:04.7	The worst.
1:05.7	There's like a little bit of talking in here like with the teacher or something maybe at
1:08.9	night if you have a question that's essentially it.
1:11.4	Yes.
1:12.4	And you're alone.
1:13.4	You can't look at anyone.
1:14.4	Yes.
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