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12. Derren Brown — Magic, Happiness, and Skepticism

The Michael Shermer Show

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Is There a Difference Between Happiness and Meaningful Life?

Happiness is a byproduct of things like meaning and it's to do with the story that you tell yourself. It's not necessarily what you're feeling in the moment. Anyone who sells an idea of happiness as perpetual pleasure is obviously talking nonsense.

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