DiscoverThe Tim Ferriss Show#776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More
#776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More

#776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More

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Derren Brown is a psychological illusionist who can predict, suggest, and even control human behavior.

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Timestamps:

[00:00 ] Start

[06:45 ] Sacrifice, The Push, and Apocalypse.

[12:21 ] Derren's transition from student to magician.

[14:43 ] How Martin Taylor inspired Derren to pursue hypnosis.

[16:42 ] Strange audience reactions to hypnosis.

[20:00 ] Hypnosis, mentalism, and cold reading.

[24:34 ] How a TV medium uses hot reading techniques.

[26:22 ] How can someone learn to be a healthy skeptic?

[34:24 ] How learning magic influenced Derren's skepticism and faith.

[40:57 ] Why did Derren wait until his 30s to come out?

[43:18 ] Finding meaning.

[47:06 ] High status struggles.

[48:20 ] Making sense of the human experience.

[56:59 ] Ambition and productivity.

[01:02:25 ] The counterintuitive assembly of Derren's creative projects.

[01:09:17 ] Ensuring ethics and safety in TV social experiments.

[01:15:50 ] Suggestion as self-defense.

[01:20:27 ] Why Derren takes care not to abuse his superpowers in real life.

[01:24:01 ] Recommended reading.

[01:28:02 ] TED Talks in treacherous terrain.

[01:29:53 ] A new belief or habit that has improved Derren's life.

[01:33:27 ] Derren's billboard and parting thoughts.

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06:44 to skip ads.

Nov 7th
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#776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More

#776: Derren Brown — A Master Mentalist on Magic, Mind Reading, Ambition, Stoicism, Religion, and More