Dan Harris
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Dan Harris is a Catalyst in the exact chemical sense, a leader who lowers the activation energy for change. He engineered cultural permission for skeptics to try meditation by wrapping ancient practice in irreverence, personal failure, and measurable framing. His compounding-skills metaphor shows the deeper craft, designing entry points that dissolve resistance and sustain momentum. Harris does not merely spread an idea. He converts cynicism into practice at scale.
“I had this entrepreneurial feeling back in two thousand and nine. I thought I was going to write one that has the F word in it a lot and that tells a very embarrassing personal story. My whole goal was to make meditation attractive to a whole new audience of skeptics.”
“The ten percent does compound annually. These are skills and happiness and the other mental states that we want are skills. You can continue to improve over time.”
“Taking these ancient teachings and updating them for new audiences — it's been quite a lucrative business and I also think it's helping people.”
Masters in Business: “Dan Harris on Becoming a Business-Minded Entrepreneur”
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