I liked how the book was structured. Many great mental models to help with lowering anxiety and becoming more of who you truly are. Things you might not know about Derren Brown". derrenbrown.co.uk. Derren Brown. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014 . Retrieved 18 September 2012. Brown convinces a group of old age pensioners to steal a painting owned by art collector Ivan Massow, while at the same time telling Massow the exact time and date it would be stolen (during an exhibition)

First stage show in the United States of America. Performed in New York City at the Atlantic Theater Company [77] Vlastně jde o takový převrácený motivační pamflet, který tak nějak upřímně říká, jak se věci mají a jak k nim přistupovat na lidské úrovni. Je zvláštní, okolo kolika věcí vlastně lidi krouží, myslejíc si, že jsou v pořádku, správně, jen protože dávají smysl jejich poškozenému vnitřnímu narativu, kterým se v cyklech poškozují jen a oni sami. Nebo primální potřebě nevyčnívat z davu a napodobovat ostatní. In its final chapters, Derren talks about death and ways in how to die well. It is, after all, an inevitability and encourages us to consider it in our route to happiness so that it doesn't tend to come all at once later on in life, or following a tragic accident, for example. He quotes Milan Kundera, "the act of forgetting is a form of death always present within life." and like all of us, eventually, one day our name will have been spoken for the very last time and our whole existence will be lost to history. Green, Adam (30 September 2019). "How Derren Brown Remade Mind Reading for Skeptics". The New Yorker . Retrieved 4 October 2019.What upsets people is not things themselves but their judgements about these things.’1 In other words, it is not events out there that cause our problems but rather our reactions to them: the stories we tell ourselves.”

Lee, Jenny (23 March 2022). "Illusionist Derren Brown set to play mind games with Irish audiences". The Irish News . Retrieved 7 April 2022. as such, the work fails to add any substantial depth in consideration of the original. it instead merely cuts out the details of the first book that made it more engaging, almost creating a close minded tone on seemingly oversimplified views of its complex topics. Aitkenhead, Decca (17 October 2010). "Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' ". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 29 November 2013.Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory. By taking control of the stories we tell ourselves, by remembering that 'everything's fine' even when it might not feel that way, we can allow ourselves to flourish and to live more happily. a b c d "Stage & Screen: 2003-04 UK Tour 'Derren Brown: Live' ". Derren Brown . Retrieved 10 October 2021. Wilson, Jared (1 April 2012). "He's Not The Messiah, He's a Very Naughty Boy". LeftLion . Retrieved 29 November 2013.

Derren Brown: Underground". 31 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018 . Retrieved 16 February 2018.Derren Brown: 10 things you need to know about the magician". Daily Mirror. 7 September 2009 . Retrieved 13 September 2021.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the history of things with actionable processes and memorable stories.

Stoicism builds on the insights of Epicureanism, and it can help us live more happily in a consumerist age.