Happy
An illusionist dismantling the happiness industry, then rebuilding something older and considerably less flattering.
Derren Brown, better known for psychological illusion, spends this book dismantling the modern happiness industry and then rebuilding something older in its place, drawing heavily on Stoic thought. His target is the promise that we can control outcomes if we want them hard enough.
Recommended by 2 People
Ali Abdaal
This is an enormous book, but it’s one of my favourites of all time. It’s my most highlighted book on Kindle (by a very long way) and while I was reading it, I found myself nodding my head like a lunatic on almost every page.
Derek Sivers
Brilliant and profound yet totally entertaining philosophy book by one of my favorite people. Gives an approachable overview of past philosophies and shows how they apply to your life today better than the harmful pop-self-help-positivity stuff.
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