The work behind the perspective
Dan Harris
Veteran ABC News Anchor Turned Meditation Podcast Host and Bestselling Author
- Journalism and Broadcasting
- Meditation and Mindfulness
- Anxiety Management
- Happiness and Well-Being
- Buddhist Meditation Practices
- Self-Compassion
About Dan Harris
Dan Harris - Biography
Dan Harris is a former Good Morning America and ABC News anchor who hosts the Ten Percent Happier podcast, exploring meditation, mindfulness, and happiness through interviews with experts. After a career in broadcast journalism marked by anxiety challenges, he embraced meditation as a skeptic-turned-advocate, authoring books on the topic.
Dan Harris built a prominent career in broadcast journalism, serving as an anchor for Good Morning America and ABC News, covering major stories while grappling with on-air anxiety that disrupted his professional life. This personal crisis led him to explore meditation reluctantly; initially a skeptic, he discovered its benefits for managing stress and enhancing well-being, marking a pivotal shift from journalism to mental health advocacy. Transitioning from TV, Harris launched the Ten Percent Happier podcast, drawing on modern science, ancient wisdom, Buddhist practices, self-compassion, and mindfulness to discuss joy with guests like meditation teachers Sharon Salzberg, monks such as Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and figures like Brené Brown and Esther Perel. The podcast, updated multiple times weekly, integrates meditation science into daily life and has become a platform for his expertise as a bestselling author on the subject. In recent years, Harris expanded into digital tools, releasing the '10% with Dan Harris' meditation app in December 2025, featuring community building, live sessions, and guided practices to sustain meditation habits. He teaches courses on business ethics, collaboration, creative thinking, and critical thinking, aligning with interests in sales, team management, mental health, and life purpose, while fostering social impact through accessible wellness content.
Learn from Dan when you're...
- Overcoming work-related anxiety
- Skeptical about meditation
- Building daily mindfulness habits
- Silencing an inner critic
- Reframing adverse experiences
- Managing difficult emotions
- Pursuing modest happiness gains
- Enhancing relationships via self-awareness
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- •Embrace meditation to manage stress and enhance well-being
- •Vulnerability in storytelling builds authentic influence
- •Leverage personal transformation into scalable help
- •Journalism And Broadcasting
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