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12. Derren Brown — Magic, Happiness, and Skepticism

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Pros and Cons of Mindfulness

The Stoics say you can't do anything about the past or future. How you respond to these things is the only thing that matters, he says. The best teachers are when it's not about being liked by kids but connecting with them. He believes we fetishise the idea of being in the here and now because we're 'not dogs'

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