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Winnerofthe2014LivingNowBookAwardforInspirationalMemoirAfterhavinganationallytelevisedpanicattack，DanHarrisknewhehadtomakesomechanges.Alifelongnonbeliever，hefoundhimselfonabizarreadventureinvolvingadisgracedpastor，amysteriousself-helpguru，andagaggleofbrainscientists.Eventually，Harrisrealizedthatthesourceofhisproblemswastheverythinghealwaysthoughtwashisgreatestasset：theincessant，insatiablevoiceinhishead，whichhadpropelledhimthroughtheranksofahypercompetitivebusiness，buthadalsoledhimtomaketheprofoundlystupiddecisionsthatprovokedhison-airfreak-out.EventuallyHarrisstumbleduponaneffectivewaytoreininthatvoice，somethinghealwaysassumedtobeeitherimpossibleoruseless：meditation，atoolthatresearchsuggestscandoeverythingfromloweryourbloodpressuretoessentiallyrewireyourbrain.10%HappiertakesreadersonaridefromtheouterreachesofneurosciencetotheinnersanctumofnetworknewstothebizarrefringesofAmerica’sspiritualscene，andleavesthemwithatakeawaythatcouldactuallychangetheirlives.