10% Happier with Dan Harris
Hosted by Sam Harris · 26 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
Self-help for smart people. World-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom. Hosted by veteran journalist and best-selling author, Dan Harris.
Episodes 26
- Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 3mSmall resets can break the cycle of feeling stuckThe conversation treats stuckness as a pattern that can be interrupted through tailored changes to attention, routines, decisions, and relationships.
- Sep 7, 2026 · 1h 23mArthur Brooks reframes happiness as a practice of service and struggleThe conversation connects personal well-being to emotional skill, meaningful effort, and a greater capacity to address problems beyond the self.
- Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 11mGuy Raz challenges the culture of bigger, richer successThe conversation asks whether ambition remains meaningful when career status, scale, and visibility come at the expense of relationships and a sustainable life.
- Sep 2, 2026 · 1h 5mAngela Duckworth argues circumstances shape successThe conversation challenges the idea that effort alone determines outcomes, showing how environments, relationships, privilege, and crisis can redirect behavior.
- Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 9mDuhigg links habit loops, GLP-1s, and better conversationsThe episode connects behavior change, medication, and communication around a central question: how can people redesign automatic responses instead of relying on willpower?
- Aug 28, 2026 · 1h 4mSara Bareilles finds creative freedom in grief and acceptanceBareilles connects grief, mental-health treatment, fertility, aging, and political disillusionment through a shared argument for meeting reality without trying to fix it.
- Aug 26, 2026 · 1h 10mAI anxiety meets Buddhist steadinessThe conversation separates credible technological risks from amplified rhetoric while offering a practical framework for living with uncertainty.
- Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 15mBlue Zone longevity meets its strongest criticsThe conversation tests whether famous longevity patterns reflect durable science, changing communities, or an oversimplified lifestyle checklist.
- Aug 21, 2026 · 59 minExtraordinary claims meet a demanding standard of evidenceThe conversation tests whether curiosity about aliens, cryptids, ghosts, and the afterlife can coexist with disciplined skepticism.
- Aug 19, 2026 · 1h 2mSusan Piver reframes meditation beyond self-improvementThe conversation asks whether spiritual practice can foster healing and connection without turning inner life into another project of self-correction.
- Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 2mLucy Hone reframes grief as a practice of rebuildingThe conversation offers a grounded framework for surviving death, living losses, and shattered expectations without treating grief as a predictable sequence.
- Aug 14, 2026 · 1h 9mExpressive writing turns private stress into measurable changeThe conversation examines when short, private writing may improve mental and physical well-being—and where its limits matter.