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The James Altucher Show

Ep. 12- Dan Harris: How To Be 10% Happier

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2014

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dan Harris, co-anchor of ABC News' weekend edition of "Good Morning America," joins The James Altucher Show to talk about his new book, 10% Happier.Do you have 5 minutes to dedicate to your health?In that little bit of time, you could lower your blood pressure, relieve stress, and even rewire your brain. Some people might cringe at the thought of the first topic that we cover... meditation. But maybe they don't understand exactly what can be considered as meditation.In today's show, you'll hear just how useful this tool can be and how easily it can be incorporated into your daily life routine. Everybody has time to better themselves... it's just a matter of "choosing yourself" and making it a habit.Then, Dan Harris breaks down all barriers and shares it all.You'll hear about how he suffered panic attacks as a result from his drug addiction and how his experiences had led to the creation of his book, 10% Happier.Dan shares with our listeners the secrets that he has stumbled upon that have led to his success in life.They talk about the "Don't be a jerk" theory and the true power of compassion in the business world.You will learn how to be successful, happy, improve your focus, build stronger relationships, and how to live in the moment.Enjoy! ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.5

This is the James Altature Show on the Standsbury Radio Network.

0:16.2

This is James Altature with the James Altature Show and I am super excited about this next

0:23.0

guest.

0:24.0

Dan Harris is the anchor of the TV show Nightline.

0:27.8

He's also the co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America and most importantly

0:33.4

for this podcast, he's the author of the just published book 10% Happier.

0:39.4

How I tame the voice in my head, reduce stress without losing my edge and found self-help

0:45.0

that actually works a true story.

0:47.9

And I totally relate it to this book because there's been moments in my life where I've

0:53.9

been so incredibly stressed and anxious.

0:57.0

I would have no idea how I would be able to take the next step in my life.

1:02.4

And as I was reading Dan's book, I saw so many parallels.

1:06.6

Like he's been through a lot of different experiences.

1:09.0

He was a reporter in Iraq and Afghanistan.

1:11.6

He's been all over the world.

1:13.2

He's dealt with the corporate politics of working for a big television network.

1:18.8

So many different experiences and yet a lot of the anxieties and fears and panics

1:24.0

that he had along the way I completely relate it to and what his solutions for dealing

1:30.1

with them, I also relate it to and although the way we came to solutions were slightly different,

1:37.0

I really think his approach and the idea of being simply 10% happier is very useful.

1:42.8

And it reminds me actually of last week's podcast with Stephen Kotler.

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