斯特凡•茨威格说：“我们生存的新状况剥夺了人所有的沉思，将人自身抛入致命的疯狂之中，犹如一场森林大火将动物从最深的藏身地驱赶出来。”因此作者提出“全意识”的生活，即时常沉静地体会当下的感受。全意识，实际上就是一种冥想的形式，这种形式甚至能彻底地改变我们与世界的关系，平息我们的痛苦，超越我们的愉悦。书中，作者基于十年之久的切身体验，以最亲切自然的笔法，牵引读者进入这种全意识的自由状态。冥想的每个阶段都伴随着一幅精美的油画，让读者在柔和与安静之中进行全意识的美好体验，以解除日常的烦劳和难以释放的重负，充分享受人生的每一个片刻。

Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure, involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists. Eventually, Harris realized that the source of his problems was the very thing he always thought was his greatest asset: the incessant, insatiable voice in his head, which had both propelled him through the ranks of a hyper-competitive business and also led him to make the profoundly stupid decisions that provoked his on-air freak-out. We all have a voice in our head. It’s what has us losing our temper unnecessarily, checking our email compulsively, eating when we’re not hungry, and fixating on the past and the future at the expense of the present. Most of us would assume we’re stuck with this voice – that there’s nothing we can do to rein it in – but Harris stumbled upon an effective way to do just that. It’s a far cry from the miracle cures peddled by the self-help swamis he met; instead, it’s something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation. After learning about research that suggests meditation can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain, Harris took a deep dive into the underreported world of CEOs, scientists, and even marines who are now using it for increased calm, focus, and happiness. 10% Happier takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America’s spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.