Dan Harris
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- IDEA 1
A panic attack began his search
Dan Harris, a television news anchor, describes having a panic attack while reading the news live. Embarrassed and worried, he began searching for ways to understand and manage the restless voice in his head.
- IDEA 2
The inner voice drives us
Harris describes the constant inner voice that judges, worries and plans. He realised it often made him miserable and pushed him into bad decisions. Harris presents this noticing as the first step toward not being ruled by every thought.
- IDEA 3
Ambition fed anxiety
Harris describes how his competitive career and ego fed stress. He had used risky habits to cope. Harris describes how wanting to win and to be admired kept his mind restless even when things went well.
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