And so we finally reach the end of this podcast odyssey with the longest episode of the 4-part series...
The main topics here are fame (linking neatly to LALO episode 40) and the interestingly similar trajectory it shares with money in terms of how its escalation affects -or doesn't affect- a person's happiness, and then the granddaddy of all topics- death. There’s also some talk about mindfulness meditation here, offering another callback to a previous LALO episode.
Once again Derren Brown turns to some ancient wisdom to illustrate his points in the book, but there are also some fascinating modern takes on fame, death and a few other things. As always your humble host weighs in with his thoughts too, as well as offering a slightly unusual greeting of the season.
It's hard to summarise the many possible takeaways from a 6-hour analysis of a 500-page book, but with my life coach’s hat on I can only strongly suggest a focus on excellence and full attention to tasks, including the tricky one of living itself.
We also need to understand that we are telling ourselves stories all the time, often about events that we have little or no control over and with little evidence to back up our conclusions. Life is hard but can actually be far simpler than we make it if we can limit these stories and try to relax and live with grace and compassion, both for ourselves and for others.
I sincerely hope you enjoy this final episode and have enjoyed the ones before it. If so, please subscribe, like, share etc...
See you in 2024!
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episode links
Rory Sutherland’s wonderfully entertaining TED talks
https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_perspective_is_everything
https://www.ted.com/talks/rory_sutherland_life_lessons_from_an_ad_man
Pure Heaven (story by Antony Rotunno)
https://www.antonyrotunno.com/2021/07/24/pure-heaven/
Sam Harris: The Lessons of Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL2uFYi86kk
When I Die; Lessons From The Death Zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2eUw0CUuMc
Derren Brown- Unlock The Secret Power of Your Mind!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVblCpr_qAc
Groundhog Day: A Lesson In Happiness (video essay)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT2fqrMjTSQ
The mind-boggling true scale of the universe!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0
Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g
The Psychology of Amy Winehouse (‘Psychology In Seattle’ podcast)
https://www.spreaker.com/user/10958640/the-psychology-of-amy-winehouse-2015-rer_1
Money: Humanity’s Biggest Illusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFO6OtnmEDo
Episode 46- Life Coaching & The Inner Game (Part 3 of 3)
Episode 45- Life Coaching & The Inner Game (Part 2 of 3)
Episode 44- Life Coaching & 'The Inner Game' (Part 1 of 3)
Episode 42: Happiness, Derren Brown, Life & Death (Part 3 of 4)
Episode 41- Life And Life Only profiled on ’Luke’s English podcast’
Episode 40- Tennis, Media & Fame
Episode 39- Happiness, Derren Brown, Life & Death (Part 2 of 4)
Episode 38- Happiness, Derren Brown, Life & Death (Part 1 of 4)
Episode 37- Travelling Light/Pure Heaven
Episode 36- The Many Sides of David Blaine’s ’Above The Below’
Episode 35- Legends & Folly- The Remarkable Story of R.M.S. Titanic (Part 2 of 2)
Episode 34- Legends & Folly: The Remarkable Story of R.M.S. Titanic (Part 1 of 2)
Episode 33- The Corporation
Episode 32- Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed
Episode 31- ’Unvaccinated’ and the Propaganda of Presumption
Episode 30- The Miracle of Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister
Episode 29- Life And Life Only profiled on ’Pods Like Us’
Episode 28- An Uplifting Conversation About Depression
Episode 27- Nick Drake- The Biography with Patrick Humphries
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