Derren Brown – How To Be Happier

Learn how to think differently and overcome anxiety in a difficult world in this exclusive, one-of-a-kind interactive livestream event with the legendary star of stage and screen.

Derren Brown is a mine of wisdom, humanity and kindness – everything we need to sustain and nourish ourselves.” – Alain de Botton

Since he introduced us to his singular and inimitable brand of psychology, stagecraft and magic in 2000, Derren Brown has played Russian Roulette on live television, convinced middle-managers to commit armed robbery in the street, led the nation in a séance and exposed psychic and faith-healing charlatans. His live shows astonish audiences across the country and have captivated the West End and Broadway.

Now he joins How To Academy with a unique interactive livestream to teach a lesson none of us can afford to miss: what we can do to be a little happier and less anxious in a difficult world.

We should be wary of goal setting: long-term goals fixate us on a future that may not happen and we may not wish for when we get there. Life is hard, messy and complex; our friends will probably let us down; most of what has got us here is blind luck and a series of false starts. But if we can learn to separate what we can control – our thoughts and actions – from all else beyond our control, we can find a surer footing with which to greet the world.