Dan Harris Quote

In my view, the balance between stress and contentment was life’s biggest riddle. On the one hand, I was utterly convinced that the continuation of any success I had achieved was contingent upon persistent hypervigilance. I figured this kind of behavior must be adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint—cavemen who worried about possible threats, real or imagined, probably survived longer. On the other hand, I was keenly aware that while this kind of insecurity might prolong life, it also made it less enjoyable.

Dan Harris

In my view, the balance between stress and contentment was life’s biggest riddle. On the one hand, I was utterly convinced that the continuation of any success I had achieved was contingent upon persistent hypervigilance. I figured this kind of behavior must be adaptive from an evolutionary standpoint—cavemen who worried about possible threats, real or imagined, probably survived longer. On the other hand, I was keenly aware that while this kind of insecurity might prolong life, it also made it less enjoyable.

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Daniel, Dan, or Danny Harris may refer to:

Dan Harris (American football), college football coach and athletic director
Dan Harris (screenwriter) (born 1979), American screenwriter who co-wrote Superman Returns
Dan Harris (journalist) (born 1971), American television news correspondent
Dan Harris (politician) (born 1979), Canadian Member of Parliament
Daniel Harris (footballer) (born 1982), former Australian rules footballer
Daniel Harris (cricketer) (born 1979), cricketer for Australian domestic team Southern Redbacks
Daniel Harris (architect) (c. 1761–1840), civil engineer and architect
Danny Harris (born 1965), American hurdler
Danny Harris (rugby) (born 1937), rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s Wales (RU), Pontypridd, Cardiff, and Leigh (RL)
Daniel Harris, a character in the TV series The New Adventures of Old Christine
Daniel Gibson Harris (1915–2007), writer on Swedish naval history
Daniel J. Harris (c. 1833–1890), founder of Fairhaven, Washington