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Harnessing happiness and breaking beliefism. Behavioural scientist @londonschoolofeconomics, and best-selling author of popular science books.

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Well done DeDe and Doc for organising this amazing commemoration meal at the Townie Fox.
So good to see some old faces from the Cheetahs Days.
Reminded me what a tight family of misfits we are!

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Chance encounter on the back row at @berns - running into former fellow @livregementetshusarerk3 @gborgefalk !

Turns out he was part of @micaeldahlen ’s team in organizing the @nordichappinesssummit where I was repping @coopsverige - nominated as one of Sweden’s top companies affecting people’s happiness 💚

Somewhat of a silly name maybe but really an all important topic! Maybe it is kicking in open doors to delve into why the Nordic countries consistently rank in the top of international happiness indeces but I appreciated the approach of focusing on where happiness is strong irrespective of GDP and economic stability, areas for inter-Scandinavian learning and the ever so true - ”we can always be better” ethos.

+ The speakers were really inspiring, e.g. @profpauldolan , #cassiemogilner and many more!

++ Nobel dinner style celebrations at Stockholm City hall is always good for the mood.. ☺️

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What a finale to the 2026 #BuckLitFest on Sunday.

🦖We blasted off on a rip-roaring Astrosaurs adventure with Steve Cole.

🐺 Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy introduced us to Ruby the fox and Growl the wolf, sharing a heartwarming story about friendship, empathy and learning to see the best in one another.

🎵 The incredibly animated BBC Radio 3 @bbcradio3 presenter Dr Hannah French @drhannahfrench explored the art of seasonal listening through Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the equally enthusiastic Simon Toyne @sgtoyne. A highlight was Sebastian, the bell ringer, stopping the church bells for us!

In partnership with Buckingham Music Festival
www.buckinghammusicfestival.org

📖Lucy Easthope @whenthedustsettleslucy and Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycellan shared moving and inspiring reflections on resilience, love, loss and finding joy amid life’s challenges with the thoughtful and excellent Fiona Lindsay.

🚗 We rounded off the festival with Andy Wilman @andy.wilman, in conversation with Suzi Feay @suzisbookbag, whose rollicking and hilarious stories from behind the scenes of Top Gear and The Grand Tour had the audience thoroughly entertained.

Thanks to every speaker, volunteer, sponsor, partner and guest who made the weekend unforgettable and, of course, to the @uniofbuckingham for hosting us so generously.

More photos to come including behind the scenes and more of the events!

And it’s not over yet. On 10 July, we have Shakespeare in the Garden with @castletheatrecompany for those who snapped up tickets. (It is SOLD OUT).

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How can economic breakthrough and personal well-being be combined?

This is no easy task 🤯

Paul Dolan, a professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a world-renowned expert on happiness, reflects on one of the most important topics for Ukraine’s future!

Watch the video to hear his thoughts! 👉

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What if happiness is not something you chase… but something you design?

And what if most of what we believe about a “good life” is actually wrong?
Meet Paul Dolan behavioural scientist, professor at LSE, and one of the world’s leading thinkers on happiness and human behaviour.
He studies how people actually experience life not how they think they should.

His core idea: happiness depends less on thinking differently… and more on doing differently.

✅ Professor, London School of Economics (LSE)
✅ Specialist in behavioural science & wellbeing
✅ Author of Happiness by Design, Happy Ever After, Beliefism
✅ Contributor to UK government behavioural policy (MINDSPACE report)
✅ Research shaping national wellbeing measurement (ONS UK)
✅ Over 120 peer-reviewed publications
✅ One of the leading global voices in happiness science
He grew up on a council estate in London…
And went on to challenge how entire societies define success, love, and happiness.

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Science is catching up with the dancefloor.

A new study led by behavioural scientist @profpauldolan monitored 600,000 heartbeats across 120 participants to explore how electronic music affects stress regulation and physical recovery.

Conducted at @drumsheds and supported by @alphathetaglobal, the sessions designed by @mimhq.co.uk founder @emma.marshall.mim confirmed what ravers have felt for decades.

Swipe for the full insights.

[Photos @rolandak.jpg]

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#electronicmusic #music #danceculture

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If you are a deep thinker, who loves #Philosophy and #Psychology, dive into one of our events during the #BuckLitFest:

Tom Hodgkinson, Saturday 20 June, 5pm
Discover the surprising truth of how Stoicism can help you feel happier and more fulfilled. Delve into the strange and radical world of the Stoics with Tom Hodgkinson, the bestselling author of How to Be Idle. In conversation with Anthony Wallersteiner, Headmaster of @stoweschool.

Paul Dolan, Saturday 20 June, 6.30pm
An accessible, original and definitive examination of the psychology behind why we become polarised - and how to better accommodate opposing points of view from behavioural scientist Professor Paul Dolan @profpauldolan.

Robin Ince, Saturday 20 June, 8pm
During his poetry event, Robin Ince @robinince1969 will also be sharing stories from the paperback of his powerful, personal exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. It reminds us all – no matter how weird we feel – that it’s okay to be a little different. We all are.

Lucy Easthope, Sunday 21 June, 10.30am
Disaster expert Lucy Easthope @whenthedustsettleslucy shows you the path out of crisis. Come What May is for all of us who want not just to survive, but to live and unleash strengths we never knew we had. Speaking alongside Rory Cellan‑Jones @rorycellan.

📍 Buckingham, various locations

🎟️ Get your tickets and discover all the great events that are on during the festival at bucklitfest.org or using the link in our bio.

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‘I have no intention of changing your mind about anything - except how you interact with those who have different beliefs.’

Discover the power of disagreeing, agreeably. Paul Dolan, bestselling author of Happiness by Design, reveals the surprising truths behind how being less ‘beliefist’ will make you smarter, happier, and have more fulfilling relationships.

Beliefism - out now in paperback, ebook and audiobook.

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Three weeks to go!

Have you got your tickets yet? We have a book (and an event) for everyone:

✨ Prue Leith @prueleith will be discussing her new book, Being Old and Learning to Love It! The closest thing to a memoir she will write.
🎵 BBC Radio 3 @bbcradio3 presenter Dr Hannah French @drhannahfrench explores Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons in The Rolling Year.
🎨 Daisy Dixon @daisylouisedixon offers a provocative re-examination of the story of art through the most contentious works ever produced.
💭 Tom Hodgkinson’s witty and enlightening book shows us How to Live Like a Stoic.
🚗 Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure is a rollicking, rowdy and hilarious memoir of Top Gear and The Grand Tour from the elusive man behind the camera Andy Wilman @andy.wilman
📚 And the Cello Came Too by @robinlustig Robin Lustig is a family chronicle spanning centuries of Jewish life in Europe, its near-destruction under the Nazis and its slow rebirth in the years after the Second World War, as well as being a personal memoir.
🔥 Beliefism by Paul Dolan @profpauldolan is an accessible, original and definitive examination of the psychology behind why we become polarised - and how to better accommodate opposing points of view.
💵 Everybody Loves Our Dollars by Oliver Bullough @olbullough is a wide-ranging exposé of global money laundering - and the dark financial secrets at the heart of the world economy - from one of Britain’s leading investigative journalists.
📖Discover life-changing lessons on recovery learnt through a life working in disaster, from the UK’s top emergency planner, Lucy Easthope @whenthedustsettleslucy, in Come What May.
🏠Dad’s Army is the remarkable story of the Home Guard from Sinclair McKay, the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park.
🐺Teresa Heapy @teresaheapy shares her wonderful new children’s picture book, The Heart of the Storm.
⏳Tunisgrad by Saul David is The Sunday Times bestselling author’s gripping new history about World War II campaigns in Africa.

Plus so much more! Don’t miss out.

🗓️ 18-21 June 2026
📍 Buckingham, various locations
🎟️ Buy your tickets at bucklitfest.org or via the link in our bio.

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Beliefism
(noun): Discrimination against people with different views from us.

Why do we become polarised? Paul Dolan’s intriguing, original and definitive examination of the psychology behind ‘Beliefism’ reveals surprising truths and ways to stop hating the people we disagree with.

'Brilliant, wise, humane, scientific and kind… it could change the world' Cass R. Sunstein, author of Nudge

Out now in paperback.

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Super excited to be hosting the Riverside Disco @howthelightgetsinfestival this weekend, for the fifth and final time! We’ve had so many incredible parties since I started programming the venue back in 2021.
It’s a stellar line-up of tip-top party shenanigans all weekend:

Friday night: @the_disco_ceilidh alongside our great friend @profpauldolan who will be measuring the fun to tell us how happy dancing together really makes us!

Saturday night: it’s The Big Lovely Disco with epic selector and all round legend @kaptinbarrett - @biglovefestival Don and former head of music at @boomtownfairofficial!

Sunday night: Closing party with the one and only @_dj_emma_ , alongside @maddiepenfoldmusic on Sax and local legend @georgieyourpal!

The weather is shaping up to be glorious, so come and join us on the beautiful banks of the river Wye, it’s gonna be emotional!
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#howthelightgetsinfestival #riversidedisco #partybangers #discoceilidh #bankholidayvibes

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A new study found guided electronic music sessions triggered an 18.5 percent HRV increase and rapid recovery rates.

Read in full at the link in bio. ☝️

📷 via Broadwick Live / Drumsheds

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