Dan Harris is an authorized lama in an ancient and noble contemplative lineage of overthinkers, overschedulers, and compulsive fidgeters. He used to be a globetrotting, makeup-wearing, teleprompter-reading anchorman as the former co-anchor of the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC News, as well as a former correspondent for Nightline and World News Tonight. But then he started meditating and wrote a book called 10% Happier, which turned into a podcast and a meditation app by the same name. 

In 10% Happier, Dan tells his story through deep research, tough questions, and a healthy dose of irony. The book is part investigation and part immersive journalism: one man’s accidental quest to boost his happiness quotient without losing his professional drive. After learning about research that suggests meditation can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain, Dan took a deep dive into the underreported world of CEOs, scientists, and even Marines, who are now using it to be calmer, happier, and less yanked around by their emotions. His book, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, was released in December 2018. 

With meditation and mindfulness now being embraced by executives, athletes, educators and entertainers, Dan has become a leading voice for pushing for the practice into the mainstream, using plain English and dry humor. Now, after spending way too much time with meditative superfriends Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren, he has completely lost his edge, quit his TV gig, and is writing a book about love.