Book · recommended on 3 episodes
Happy
Fearne Cotton
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Fearne Cotton
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This book by Fearne Cotton has come up 3 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Derren Brown, Fearne Cotton. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-01-24 and the most recent from 2024-11-07. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“years later I wrote this book happy which was largely about stoicism and I realized as I was reading the stoics”— Derren Brown
The guest here is Derren Brown: British mentalist, illusionist, and author known for psychological TV specials (Sacrifice, The Push, Apocalypse) and books including Happy; began as a university hypnotist and close-up magician. Mentalist Derren Brown unpacks hypnosis, cold reading, skepticism, and making peace with life's difficulty through his shows and books.
“I had the book on happy happiness come out which is essentially a book of Greek philosophy come out the same month as a ghost trainer”— Derren Brown
The guest here is Derren Brown: British illusionist, mentalist and author known for psychology-based TV specials and live shows (Sacrifice, Miracle, Showman) and books on happiness. Illusionist Derren Brown on why the stories we tell ourselves cause our suffering, the limits of self-help, stoicism, shame, and coming out late.
“when i was writing my first book happy i said to my mum would you write a piece for it about depression”— Fearne Cotton
The guest here is Fearne Cotton: British TV and radio presenter who started on Disney/ITV at 15 and spent years at BBC Radio 1; now an author and founder of the Happy Place podcast, festival and publishing brand. Fearne Cotton on leaving mainstream TV and radio, healing from depression and panic attacks, and learning self-compassion.
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