10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works

American journalist Dan Harris spent the majority of his career with ABC news, starting as a news correspondent in 2000. From 2001 to 2003, he covered the Iraq War and was stationed in the Middle East. He later co-anchored Good Morning America (2021-2023) and anchored Nightline (2013-2016). In September of 2021, Harris left ABC to focus on his meditation company, 10% Happier.

Harris was born to Nancy Lee Harris and Jay R. Harris in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1971. Both his parents are doctors, and his father is Jewish. His younger brother, Matthew, is a venture capitalist. Harris graduated in 1993 from Colby College and immediately went to work in television news in Bangor, Maine, prior to starting his job at ABC.

Harris became famous for having an on-air panic attack during a June 7, 2004, broadcast, which, according to the Nielsen ratings, “5.019 million people saw” (1). This was caused by sublimated stress from witnessing the horrors of war, recreational drug use, depression, and workplace anxiety. Harris, however, used this incident to start an inquiry into what to do about alleviating his stress and finding greater purpose. This journey, relayed in the