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Do you ever make mistakes? Do you ever lose your temper and then immediately regret it? Are you impulsive? Do you make great plans which you fail to act on? Do you ever behave irrationally? Don’t worry, it’s not your fault. Your brain is to blame. Extraordinary though it is, your brain is riddled with biases, blind spots and other cognitive weaknesses which can lead you seriously astray. But Derren Brown’s Boot Camp will help you tame your errant brain and fundamentally change the way you think.

Are you anxious and not sure why? If you answer yes, then that’s completely normal; you are human! Our brains aren’t evolved for the complexities and complications of modern life.

In this series of Boot Camp, Derren Brown is joined by top behavioural scientists and diverse experts to reveal how we can control these powerful and mysterious forces which often hijack our rational thinking and lead us seriously astray. By increasing our emotional intelligence we can improve our lives in every conceivable way.

In Happy Derren Brown explores changing concepts of happiness - from the surprisingly modern wisdom of the Stoics and Epicureans in classical times right up until today, when the self-help industry has attempted to claim happiness as its own. He shows how many of self-help’s suggested routes to happiness and success – such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals – can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety. Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us to appreciate the good things in life, in all their transient glory.

Ever been embarrassed to forget someone’s name? Mislaid your keys or flummoxed as to why you’ve gone upstairs? In this Audible Original Podcast Derren Brown and a whole bevvy of experts unravel the mysteries of memory to help you better understand how it functions and to improve your powers of recall. Over the course of eight episodes they combine cutting edge scientific research with powerful real-life stories and entertaining memory tests. And Derren unveils a variety of simple techniques to help you build a better memory.

Unsere Emotionen spielen eine mächtige Rolle in allem, was wir denken, sagen und tun. In dieser Boot Camp-Serie erkundet Derren Brown gemeinsam mit führenden Verhaltenswissenschaftlern und verschiedenen Experten, wie wir diese kraftvollen und geheimnisvollen Kräfte kontrollieren können, die oft unser rationales Denken übernehmen und uns völlig in die Irre führen. Durch die Steigerung unserer emotionalen Intelligenz können wir unser Leben in jeder erdenklichen Weise verbessern.

Leidest du unter Angst oder Unruhe – und weißt gar nicht genau, warum? Wenn deine Antwort „Ja" lautet, ist das völlig normal – du bist ein Mensch! Unser Gehirn ist nicht für die Komplexität und Überforderung des modernen Lebens gemacht. Und genau hier setzt Derren Brown an: Gemeinsam mit weltweit renommierten Expert*innen hilft er dir, dein Gehirn neu zu starten.

Das hier ist der Podcast von Derren Brown| im Hauptberuf Magier und Illusionist. Wer ihn nicht kennt: Im englischsprachigen Raum ist er ein richtiger TV-Star und zeigt mit seiner Mischung aus Suggestion, Zauberei und Psychologie, wie beeinflussbar und manipulierbar wir doch alle sind. Und das erzählt er auch hier in seinem Format Magie des Denkens noch viel genauer. Also: Hirn einschalten.

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Mintea omenească se poate lăsa păcălită de aparențe în situațiile cele mai banale. Nu este grav: trebuie doar să înveți să faci diferențele care contează. În Trucuri ale minții, Derren Brown dezvăluie o parte dintre tehnicile pe care le utilizează în spectacolele sale de iluzionism și magie, precum și unele tehnici de hipnoză. Fascinantă și spirituală, cartea este un melanj de sfaturi și anecdote despre cât de ușor de păcălit sunt oamenii, dar și un ghid care îți arată cum să faci pasul decisiv de la a te lăsa înșelat până la a deveni un stăpân al iluziei.