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A Little Happier

Notes for reassurance

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Happiness is impossible to define and illusory. How then are we to lead happier lives?

In A Little Happier Derren Brown condenses the lessons of his international bestseller Happy into 17 beautifully-wrought, wise and profoundly reassuring mini-chapters, each one challenging us to think differently so as to overcome anxiety in a difficult world.
· Nothing is real when each of us tells stories about our lives in too tidy narratives.
· We should be wary of goal setting: long-term goals fixate us on a future that may not happen and we may not wish for when we get there.
· Our partner isn't right for us because no-one is. None of us is born for someone else. But perhaps those areas of frequent conflict are useful indicators of where we might ourselves be insufferable.
Life is hard, messy and complex; our friends will probably let us down; most of what has got us here is blind luck and a series of false starts. But if we can learn to separate what we can control - our thoughts and actions - from all else beyond our control, we can find a surer footing with which to greet the world.

© Derren Brown 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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Critic reviews

Derren Brown is a mine of wisdom, humanity and kindness - everything we need to sustain and nourish ourselves.
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Derren is a genius and this book is simply fantastic. Listen to this first, then the main book for more details.

Just buy it.

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If you have read or listened to Happy, you don’t need to listen to this. Derren is giving the same advice again in a shorter version.
However, just because you don’t need it that doesn’t mean you won’t appreciate it. I’ve listened to this in the end of lockdown and have found it a wonderful reminder of the valuable lessons told by Derren in Happy. I will keep this and listen again, when I need reminding.

A good summary of the longer book

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Everything you need to keep calm and grounded, and in very little time!

I’ve listened to this 2/3 times and felt it was really helpful. Recommend!

Much better than the full book!

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A very informative and philosophical book. this book is amazing and find listening to it multiple times a year. looks of useful ideas and realisations.

Model for happiness

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I hold Derren Brown in the highest regard in many ways. I have not read or listened to his first title Happy but will make the effort to do so. this title, a little happier really did resonate with me on all levels. I've listened and read many a 'self help' style book and only some aspects of it will have an impact. it is rare that any book will connect me on every level. so thanks Mr Brown and I look forward to the next read.

resonated on all levels

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