Thereโs no point in being unhappy about things you canโt change, and no point being unhappy about things you can.
Dan HarrisBut it was in this moment, lying in bed late at night, that I first realized that the voice in my headโthe running commentary that had dominated my field of consciousness since I could rememberโwas kind of an asshole.
Dan HarrisMeditation suffers from a towering PR problem.โฆ If you can get past the cultural baggage, though, what youโll find is that meditation is simply exercise for your brain.
Dan HarrisMeditation is hard. You are constantly trying to focus on one thing, usually your breath, and your mind is going to go berserk.
Dan HarrisThe act of catching yourself wandering and coming back to your breath is a bicep curl for your brain.
Dan HarrisYour demons may have been ejected from the building, but theyโre out in the parking lot, doing push-ups.โ)
Dan HarrisPrepare like no other, know that there was nothing left for you to do when it's all said and done. This way a loss is just a stat. The better man will always win if he prepared like no other.
Dan Harris