Meditation can make a person 10% happier.

Evidence

Meditation is the antidote. It won’t fix everything in your life, make you taller, or (most likely) land you in a state of bliss on a park bench. But it can make you 10% happier, or maybe much more. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1170

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1170
• XREF: connects to: ‘10% happier’ is a slogan that emphasizes incremental improvement. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 805; Meditation can lead to continual self-improvement and exploration. — Dan Harris, 10 percent Happier, 1100; Mind-wandering is an excellent predictor of people’s happiness; a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. — Wandering mind not a happy mind (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Conscious attention to breath can calm the mind and emotions #corroborates (0.40) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 172