Dan Harris(b. 1971)

#1 New York Times Bestseller REVISED WITH NEW MATIERAL Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir "An enormously smart, clear-eyed, brave-hearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation." —Elizabeth Gilbert Nightline anchor Dan Harrisembarks 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, 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 propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Finally, Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 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.

Être un peu plus zen, c'est déjà beaucoup. Et c'est faisable. Dan Harris, c'est Candide au pays du développement personnel. Présentateur télé, stressé chronique, sceptique systématique, rien ne le prédisposait à s'intéresser au développement personnel ou à la spiritualité. Mais son patron l'envoie enquêter sur les stars du développement personnel. Le voici rencontrant les stars du développement personnel, de Deepak Chopra à Eckhart Tolle, en passant par les télé-évangélistes, avec un regard toujours curieux, parfois narquois, et très souvent amusé. Mais, entre les propositions les plus ésotériques, et celles carrément loufoques qui promettent le bonheur à 100%, n'y a-t-il pas moyen, pour un esprit cartésien, de devenir - et c'est déjà beaucoup - 10% plus heureux ?

This book offers a socio-cultural examination of contemporary creativity studies. Drawing heavily on posthumanist, new materialist and affective theoretics, the author argues in favour of an expansive and sustainable approach to creativity which contributes to an emergent ‘creativity studies’ inter-discipline. It seeks to establish a broader consideration of creativity in socio-culture, that extends beyond, or indeed refutes, the narrowing aperture of entrepreneurship and innovation as synonyms for creativity in economic, cultural and educational contexts and discourses. Drawing on multiple case studies of creative relational and creative ecological empirical research, this book integrates a concern for personal, planetary and geo-political collaboration, as an antidote for ‘innovation for innovation’s sake’.

This is a summary of Dan Harris' 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 Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational MemoirAfter having a nationally televised panic attack, 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 propelled him through the ranks of a hypercompetitive business, but had also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. Eventually Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. 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. Available in a variety of formats, this summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to devour all 256 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.

#1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir "An enormously smart, clear-eyed, brave-hearted, and quite personal look at the benefits of meditation." —Elizabeth Gilbert Nightline anchor Dan Harrisembarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skepti

¿Tu vida es tan ocupada que no puedes meditar? ¿Eres incapaz de "apagar" tu cerebro? ¿Te da curiosidad la meditación pero te sientes más a gusto en el gimnasio o la oficina? Este libro es para ti. Como muchos otros escépticos inquietos, el presentador de noticias Dan Harris creía que la meditación estaba reservada a personas que coleccionan cristales, llevan dietas imposibles de explicar y usan la palabra namasté sin ironía. Pero un día sufrió un ataque de pánico al aire, en un programa en vivo que vieron varios millones de personas. Desde entonces, descubrió que la meditación puede ayudar a mitigar la depresión y la ansiedad, controlar la presión arterial y mejorar el bienestar general. ¿Por qué, entonces, no la practicamos todos? En esta obra, Harris y el maestro de meditación Jeff Warren emprenden un viaje para explorar los mitos, malentendidos y autoengaños que alejan a la gente de la meditación: ideas como "No sirvo para esto", "No tengo tiempo", "Ni que fuera hippie" y otras similares. Con una mezcla de testimonios y ejercicios prácticos, claros y aplicables a toda clase de rutinas cotidianas, Meditación para escépticos inquietos demuestra que es posible cambiar nuestra vida sin transformar radicalmente nuestros hábitos ni tener una gran iluminación religiosa o espiritual: basta encontrar los momentos de lucidez y entrenar a nuestra mente para llevar una vida más plena y satisfactoria.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIER Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you. You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one. What exactly is meditation? ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s most vocal public proponents. Harris found that meditation made him more focused and less yanked around by his emotions. According to his wife, it also made him less annoying. Science suggests that the practice can lower your blood pressure, mitigate depression and anxiety, and literally rewire key parts of the brain. So what’s holding you back? In Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, Harris and Jeff Warren, a masterful teacher and “Meditation MacGyver,” embark on a gonzo cross-country quest to tackle the myths, misconceptions, and self-deceptions that keep people from meditating. It is filled with game-changing and deeply practical meditation instructions—all of which are also available (for free) on the 10% Happier app. This book is a trip worth taking. Praise for Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics “If you’re intrigued by meditation but don’t know how to begin—or you’ve benefited from meditation in the past but need help to get started again—Dan Harris has written the book for you. Well researched, practical, and crammed with expert advice, it’s also an irreverent, hilarious page-turner.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project “The ABC News anchor, a ‘defender of worrying’ who once had an anxiety attack on air, offers a hilarious and stirring account of his two-steps-forward-one-step-back campaign to sort ‘useless rumination’ from ‘constructive anguish’ via mindfulness, along with invaluable suggestions for following in his footsteps.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

Risk and Return for Regulated Industries provides a much-needed, comprehensive review of how cost of capital risk arises and can be measured, how the special risks regulated industries face affect fair return, and the challenges that regulated industries are likely to face in the future. Rather than following the trend of broad industry introductions or textbook style reviews of utility finance, it covers the topics of most interest to regulators, regulated companies, regulatory lawyers, and rate-of-return analysts in all countries. Accordingly, the book also includes case studies about various countries and discussions of the lessons international regulatory procedures can offer. - Presents a unified treatment of the regulatory principles and practices used to assess the required return on capital - Addresses current practices before exploring the ways methods play out in practice, including irregularities, shortcomings, and concerns for the future - Focuses on developed economies instead of providing a comprehensive global reviews - Foreword by Stewart C. Myers

In questo testo l'autore introduce il lettore al mondo della pratica meditativa, individuata come lo strumento attraverso cui sviluppare un modo di vivere intenzionalmente per affrontare la società della distrazione. La meditazione è una pratica millenaria utilizzata in tutte le principali religioni per riportare la mente a quello stato di quiete iniziale da cui tutto ebbe origine. Ed è anche lo strumento attraverso cui collegarsi alla fonte di energia vitale da cui tutti dipendiamo, indipendentemente da come la chiamiamo. Il testo è infatti agnostico: pur non tralasciando l'aspetto religioso e filosofico a cui la meditazione è connaturata, l'autore non entra nel merito lasciando libero il lettore di credere in ciò che vuole, ma senza distaccarsi da quel livello di spiritualità in cui risiede la natura della pratica. Allo stesso modo, l'autore affronta l'aspetto scientifico della pratica meditativa, ma senza ridurla a quello e senza invocare la mindfulness come un'alternativa. La peculiarità del testo è nel modo in cui l'autore supporta il lettore nella ricerca di nessun motivo per meditare, consentendogli di intuire quello che rimane difficile da spiegare. A chi è rivolto il libro Questo volume illustra come approcciare correttamente la meditazione attraverso la comprensione delle sue origini e motivazioni. Scopo del testo è aiutare il lettore a superare le difficoltà che emergono quando si inizia a praticare, come la perdita di concentrazione, la mancanza di tempo o il mantenimento della posizione, e costruire un'abitudine in grado di procurare diversi benefici al corpo e allo spirito. Esso è dunque rivolto in prima istanza a chi non ha mai meditato o ha iniziato e poi ha abbandonato, ma è una piacevole lettura anche per tutti coloro che hanno una conoscenza solo superficiale dell'argomento, e sopratutto per chi non riesce ancora a trovare pieno godimento dalla pratica.