--- product_id: 199500 title: "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story" price: "R926" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199500-10-happier-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # 4.5/5 from 20,000+ readers Top #12 Fashion Books Meditation made practical 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story **Price:** R926 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧠 Unlock your 10% Happier mindset—because calm is the new competitive edge! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story - **How much does it cost?** R926 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199500-10-happier-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Join 20,000+ Readers:** Be part of a community transforming stress into focus and calm. - • **Master Your Inner Voice:** Discover the radical internal jujitsu to tame your mind without losing your edge. - • **No Guru Chasing, Just Results:** Skip the hype—embrace meditation that fits your busy, modern lifestyle. - • **Stress Reduction Meets Ambition:** Balance high performance with calm through actionable mindfulness techniques. - • **Authentic Memoir Meets Practical Wisdom:** A candid journey from anxiety to clarity that resonates with real-world challenges. ## Overview Dan Harris’s bestselling memoir blends candid storytelling with practical meditation techniques, offering a fresh, no-nonsense approach to reducing stress and enhancing focus. Ranked #12 in Fashion Books and boasting a 4.5-star rating from over 20,000 readers, this book is a must-read for professionals seeking mindfulness without sacrificing ambition. ## Description desertcart.com: 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works-A True Story: 9780062265425: Harris, Dan: Books Review: Masterfully poignant, funny and useful. - Dan Harris's 10% Happier is one of the greatest reading experiences with resonating practical usefulness I can recall having in a very long time. It did not take me a 10th of the book to say to myself, (if I could write, that is), "I could be writing this. This guy is me. I so recognize this man's experiences, though different in profession, etc..., that it, to use the cliché (though true), it was as though he wrote it for me. A well read person across many genres, but certainly my share of the so-called 'self-help' field, I can confidently say that Harris's writing style flows, his story line is well ordered, there is some suspense, hilarity, and some surprise turns and episodes. But, at the end of the day what makes the book so excellent is that is balances wisdom with practical realities. Too many seek the sole all-encompassing 'unifying theory' answer to challenges of faith or personal growth or neuroses, etc... In doing so, most run aground somewhere eventually. Harris looks at Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Mark Epstein, the cabal of "Jewish-Buddhists" like Kornfield, Salzberg, etc..., and arrives at, again, eminently practical and elegant case for what he calls a 'radical internal jujitsu move that (is) supposed to allow you to face the a--hole in your head, and peacefully disarm him".....meditation. Those disinclined towards or in any way previously turned off by "self-help", should know that this book, while qualifying sure, does not really fall into that "kind" of book. Sure it is, but its as much as anything a highly interesting memoir of am ambitious broadcast news journalist, war correspondent, former druggie and sufferer of anxiety and depression. While readers may have or not have the same or similar daemons its a great read. The practical utility of the call to practice mindfulness --- through meditation is proverbial icing on the cake. We live in a particularly buzzing, blooming, confusing world. Its increasingly difficult to travel it with equanity, grace, and serenity while maintaining great aims. One need not rush off to Indian subcontinent or rural US ashrams. One need not become an emotional drone. One need not, also, as Harris points out, be fooled or go broke over faux guru chasing. This book is more than worth the purchase. It can truly add to the welfare of its readers. For that reason, I will recommend it to friends and family as well. Review: Minus 1 star for language stigmatizing mental illness - Near the middle of this well-written, engaging, useful book, the author is describing persons at a meditation retreat as looking like they are from "the loony bin". It is a funny book, and I know he was going for humor, but.....please. (My mother, who was born in 1923, used this expression. No one should be using it in 2014.) Dan Harris is an intelligent reporter, knowledgeable about so many subjects, and I'm sure he must have an awareness of brain disorders and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, for which people often need to be hospitalized. If not, he can get info from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) about their excellent "Stigma Busters" program. (Maybe he could do a story about this for ABC.) As someone who has worked and volunteered in psychiatric hospitals for many years, it saddened me to see this carelessness and implied disrespect for people who, through no fault of their own, are ill. He wouldn't say cancer patients are from "a malignancy bin"!!! Language is powerful; there are many ways to be funny without harm. OK, off my soapbox. It really is a wonderfully informative book and it held my interest from page 1. I loved his personal story, and the honesty with which he moves it forward. He is great at description and anecdotes, and he writes about other people in the news business, and about meditation experts, with candor and just enough restraint. Highly recommended. Mary Lee Moser PS A week or so later--my husband is reading it now, and we have both started to meditate in the mornings, inspired by this book. ## Features - 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-help That Actually Works: A True Story ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #416,417 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #12 in Fashion (Books) #38 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #57 in Meditation (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,809 Reviews | ## Images ![10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71YWAijk8DL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterfully poignant, funny and useful. *by K***K on March 12, 2014* Dan Harris's 10% Happier is one of the greatest reading experiences with resonating practical usefulness I can recall having in a very long time. It did not take me a 10th of the book to say to myself, (if I could write, that is), "I could be writing this. This guy is me. I so recognize this man's experiences, though different in profession, etc..., that it, to use the cliché (though true), it was as though he wrote it for me. A well read person across many genres, but certainly my share of the so-called 'self-help' field, I can confidently say that Harris's writing style flows, his story line is well ordered, there is some suspense, hilarity, and some surprise turns and episodes. But, at the end of the day what makes the book so excellent is that is balances wisdom with practical realities. Too many seek the sole all-encompassing 'unifying theory' answer to challenges of faith or personal growth or neuroses, etc... In doing so, most run aground somewhere eventually. Harris looks at Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Mark Epstein, the cabal of "Jewish-Buddhists" like Kornfield, Salzberg, etc..., and arrives at, again, eminently practical and elegant case for what he calls a 'radical internal jujitsu move that (is) supposed to allow you to face the a--hole in your head, and peacefully disarm him".....meditation. Those disinclined towards or in any way previously turned off by "self-help", should know that this book, while qualifying sure, does not really fall into that "kind" of book. Sure it is, but its as much as anything a highly interesting memoir of am ambitious broadcast news journalist, war correspondent, former druggie and sufferer of anxiety and depression. While readers may have or not have the same or similar daemons its a great read. The practical utility of the call to practice mindfulness --- through meditation is proverbial icing on the cake. We live in a particularly buzzing, blooming, confusing world. Its increasingly difficult to travel it with equanity, grace, and serenity while maintaining great aims. One need not rush off to Indian subcontinent or rural US ashrams. One need not become an emotional drone. One need not, also, as Harris points out, be fooled or go broke over faux guru chasing. This book is more than worth the purchase. It can truly add to the welfare of its readers. For that reason, I will recommend it to friends and family as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Minus 1 star for language stigmatizing mental illness *by M***. on September 30, 2014* Near the middle of this well-written, engaging, useful book, the author is describing persons at a meditation retreat as looking like they are from "the loony bin". It is a funny book, and I know he was going for humor, but.....please. (My mother, who was born in 1923, used this expression. No one should be using it in 2014.) Dan Harris is an intelligent reporter, knowledgeable about so many subjects, and I'm sure he must have an awareness of brain disorders and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, for which people often need to be hospitalized. If not, he can get info from NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) about their excellent "Stigma Busters" program. (Maybe he could do a story about this for ABC.) As someone who has worked and volunteered in psychiatric hospitals for many years, it saddened me to see this carelessness and implied disrespect for people who, through no fault of their own, are ill. He wouldn't say cancer patients are from "a malignancy bin"!!! Language is powerful; there are many ways to be funny without harm. OK, off my soapbox. It really is a wonderfully informative book and it held my interest from page 1. I loved his personal story, and the honesty with which he moves it forward. He is great at description and anecdotes, and he writes about other people in the news business, and about meditation experts, with candor and just enough restraint. Highly recommended. Mary Lee Moser PS A week or so later--my husband is reading it now, and we have both started to meditate in the mornings, inspired by this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thankful for reading it!!! *by F***E on June 23, 2014* If you are like me have this 'chatter' going on in your head - this book is so worth reading. The way it's written is to give you the 'why' before the 'how'. It's done this way so you find the scientific validation along with Dan Harris ability to write his impressions of finding his way about calming the chatter in his head. He calls it the monkey brain and I so get that. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an understanding of why we have the chatter and how to slow it down so we have time to 'respond' instead of 'react' to situations. For those with trauma, ADD, ADHD, or any of the other things that cause our brains to shift into overdrive - leaving us little time to actually 'think thru something' without the constant 'reviewer in our head' or are looking for a way to slow your brain down... read this book starting with page 1 to the end. It has helped me beyond words. And more importantly it has helped my relationship with my husband because he suffers from trauma. I bought this book to help me 'retrain' myself to work with meditation. I have to admit the first half of the book was interesting and for me.. I wanted the "meat" with the instructions and how it worked. That I found out happens in the last half of the book. However, even tho it was interesting to read the 1st half of the book - if I had known the 'meat' was the 2nd half I might have been tempted to skip the 1st part... DON'T... because Dan Harris puts it all together and you will get so much more out of reading the entire book. What he does is in the 1st half is talk about his whys, frustrations, questioning experts in the field and then what he learns from them. It all makes much more sense if you have this background and knowledge when you get to the 2nd half. Be brave and keep reading - in the end it will benefit you. Also, the great part that I learned about this book is a better word usage for talking about meditation to other people who have not experienced it. As Dan Harris states (paraphrasing here) Meditation has a bad PR wrap from the early folks who promoted it. Today it's being used by CEO, The Marine Corps, and other major companies where it has been proven to be more than beneficial. For me... it has given me new language to talk with people about meditation so it isn't so "woo woo or far out there" and it's more understandable. I've worked with meditation for over 25 yrs and have used it most of those years. After reading this book I'm back at my old schedule of meditation because it helps me deal with my world. It has reminded me that I do have the ability to 'respond' instead of 'react' inside my head so what comes out of my mouth - I won't have to eat or apologize later for because something hit a hot button for me or triggered something for me or I was just in one of those - leave me alone moods. So when I do 'react' I know its something that I need to work on so I can obtain a shift of perspective so that darn hot button isn't one in the future. Another way of saying that is I'm not on auto pilot when I respond - I have the ability to take a breath before speaking or understanding in an instant that I was ready to 'react' instead of processing and responding. If I could afford to give this book to people... it would be to our people who have served this country. I know that if they would read it - in some small way it would help them deal with what they saw and experienced. It's not a do all solve all - but it's a good easy step in the right direction. ## Frequently Bought Together - 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199500-10-happier-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/199500-10-happier-how-i-tamed-the-voice-in-my-head) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Africa* *Store origin: ZA* *Last updated: 2026-09-21*