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Dan Harris books: every book Dan Harris wrote and recommended
Across 4 podcasts. Every show Dan Harris appears on, in one place — not just one.
Books by Dan Harris
Dan Harris’s most recommended books
- Waking Up by Sam Harris
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- How to break up with your phone by Catherine Price
- The Overstory by Richard Powers
- Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
- Tattoos on the Heart by Greg Boyle
- The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
- The Secret by Rhonda Byrne
Dan Harris discussed and recommended several books during his appearances on podcasts like On Purpose with Jay Shetty, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, and The Rich Roll Podcast. He recommended Catherine Price's How to Break Up with Your Phone as a practical tool for addressing phone addiction. For readers interested in meditation and mindfulness, Harris recommended Robert Wright's Why Buddhism is True and Sam Harris's Waking Up, noting the latter as a favorite among his recommended titles. He also discussed receiving and reading Richard Powers's novel The Overstory. Reflecting on his own writing and career, Harris mentioned the publication of his own book 10% Happier and discussed Daniel Goleman's seminal work Emotional Intelligence, explaining how Goleman prompted him to write further about meditation. Finally, during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Harris critiqued Norman Vincent Peale's The Power of Positive Thinking while discussing the broader self-help industry and toxic positivity.
Books recommended by Dan Harris
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Waking Up
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris is an insightful exploration of meditation, consciousness, and the secular aspects of spiritual practice, bridging scientific rationality with inner awareness.
Recommended“waking up by sam harris”
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Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is a classic self-help guide focused on wealth creation, personal achievement, and the psychological principles of success.
Critiqued“because there's there's a book called the show positive thinking there's another book called Think and Grow Rich I don't want people to go buy these books”
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How to break up with your phone
How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price is a practical guide that offers strategies for reducing screen time and fundamentally changing one's relationship with digital devices.
Recommended“I get this from a woman named Katherine price who wrote a book that I recommend called how to break up with your phone and she encourages people to ask themselves”
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The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of several Americans whose fates are connected to trees and environmental activism.
Recommended“she sent me a book recently and it was called the overstory”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and ancient Buddhist philosophy that examines how the human mind creates suffering and how mindfulness can alter our perception of reality.
Recommended“for people are interested in learning more about this i recommend why buddhism is true by robert wright”
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10% Happier
10% Happier by Dan Harris is a bestselling memoir and guide that chronicles a network news anchor's skeptical journey into meditation, mindfulness, and the neuroscience of emotional regulation.
Discussed“so a couple of years ago maybe two and a half years ago I got it in my head so not long after 10% happier came out”
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Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman is a seminal psychology book that explores the profound impact of emotional awareness on personal success, relationships, and workplace dynamics.
Discussed“and I got a very interesting phone call from a friend of mine Daniel Goldman who he wrote a seminal book called emotional intelligence”
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Tattoos on the Heart
Discussed“there's a book called tattoos on the heart which was written by the guy who wrote ran homeboy industries here in LA”
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The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale is a classic mid-century self-help book that promotes optimistic thinking, faith, and mental resilience as tools for personal achievement.
Critiqued“there's a book called the show positive thinking there's another book called Think and Grow Rich”
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a bestselling self-help phenomenon centered on the law of attraction, which posits that positive visualization and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness directly into a person's life.
Critiqued“and I reminded everyone about Oprah and the secret Yes I'm like do you know how many people ruined their lives because they thought all they had to do is have a vision board and think positive”
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Appearances
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I did this thing um a couple months ago I did I completely ginned up a reason to go on TV again because it was the 10th anniversary of the first book I wrote which was called 10% happier and I I got my publisher to put a like a a fancy new edition”
“I created a reason to go on TV again because it was the 10th anniversary of the first book I wrote, which was called '10% Happier.' I got my publisher to put out a fancy new 10th anniversary edition.”
“this is why i called the book 10 happier it's a hard thing to do and it will have benefits in your life”
“hence 10 and i wrote a book called 10 happier which i thought was going to be mildly embarrassing and go away and then it kind of led to a podcast where i interview meditation experts and then this meditation app”
“and I ended up covering a lot of these New Age gurus and that was why I ended my the first book I wrote was called 10% happier because I was trying to counter program”
“and that was why I ended my the first book I wrote was called 10% happier because I was trying to counter program against the howling sea of yeah that is America's 11 billion dollar a year self-help industry”
“as we were discussing Sam's about to start his meditation app which is going to be called what Sam waking up waking up um and I have mine which is called 10% happier”