10% Happier
by Dan Harris
Published date: 2014
Category: Autobiography
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Index Topics & Notes
- Insight: Scientists have found that people that meditate release significantly less cortisol, helping the body to deal with stress more effectively.
- Insight: Frequent release of cortisol in the body can lead to heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and depression.
- Insight: When good things happen or we get something new, our baseline expectations adapt to that new level.
- Insight: If we can appreciate that nothing can be taken for granted or is guaranteed it can help reduce our baseline expectations.
