afox98's review against another edition
4.0
Dan Harris, a self-described jerk (early in the book), takes a deep dive into meditation in its various forms to help him be less of a jerk and calm the voices in his head. He goes all in with his research, talking to “gurus,” experts, and everyday people about the benefits they’ve received from this practice. Funny writing style and some great stories about the stressful world of television news are icing on the cake. I’ve been interested in meditation from afar for a while for stress relief and mindfulness reasons but never thought my wacky, always-going brain could handle it. After reading Harris’s journey, I think I can, so I’m going to try.
hgridley's review against another edition
1.0
should be titled, "narcissist is given everything he could ever want, still resents pretty much everyone, finds out about buddhism after reporting on religion for almost a decade (?), appropriates its teachings to suit his personal ambition, leverages mindfulness to build a monetizable personal brand." yikes!
autumn_franks_03's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
relaxing
slow-paced
2.5
maryrosegrace's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
npaduch's review against another edition
5.0
Great journey of a skeptic
Dan Harris does an excellent job detailing his journey and the current results of his meditation. He begins with his life before meditation, laying a great baseline on which to tell his story. The concrete definitions of his emotional state allow the reader to follow his thought process as he brought the reader through his initial skepticism. Overall a great book and I would recommend to anyone new to meditation, especially those skeptical about it's basis or it's usefulness.
Dan Harris does an excellent job detailing his journey and the current results of his meditation. He begins with his life before meditation, laying a great baseline on which to tell his story. The concrete definitions of his emotional state allow the reader to follow his thought process as he brought the reader through his initial skepticism. Overall a great book and I would recommend to anyone new to meditation, especially those skeptical about it's basis or it's usefulness.
jessspeake's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug use, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Gun violence and War
aburnss's review against another edition
This was another audible running and airplane listen for me. Unfortunately I have yet to start meditating, but it was a very well written and interesting book. I also found it to be more difficult to listen to when doing other activities, perhaps I should have taken a note from the book and slowed down / not multitasked.
I liked the down to earth and skeptic's approach to meditation, especially coming from a time where meditation was far less mainstream. I also enjoyed that Dan Harris did his own narration of the audiobook.
I liked the down to earth and skeptic's approach to meditation, especially coming from a time where meditation was far less mainstream. I also enjoyed that Dan Harris did his own narration of the audiobook.