Jimmy Carr: The Easiest Way To Live A Happier Life

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Carr needs no introduction and is one of the biggest names in British comedy. Jimmy has hardly been off our screens for the last two decades. He has countless shows to his name, even performing in front of the queen. But what people may not know is that Jimmy has another side to him. When he was in mid-20s, Jimmy was in a boring office job, without much joy or direction in his life. But he set himself on a journey of self-improvement. Out of nowhere, he decided to quit and start again, the rest, as they say, is history. Today, Jimmy shares with us the actionable lessons in how he did it and how they are relevant to YOU. Jimmy is always looking for lessons to take out of his incredible story, and I think after listening to this, you’ll definitely see that behind Jimmy’s extraordinary story lies a very ordinary person committed to trying new things, working hard, and pursuing his passion. Jimmy’s Book: http://smarturl.it/BeforeAndLaughter An in-depth audience Q&A from Jimmy about his book: https://www.momenthouse.com/jimmycarr Follow Jimmy: Website - https://www.jimmycarr.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmycarrfans Twitter - https://twitter.com/jimmycarr Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've got one fucking life and this is it.
0:02.8	It was not preordained that I was going to be a successful comedian touring the world and being on TV.
0:08.8	I just, I knew what I wanted to do and then I pursued it.
0:12.4	I was so broken, I was so stripped of
0:14.0	serotonin. It went from being on the cover of the paper to going you know this is
0:17.2	morally wrong. I was having panic attacks. It's fucking terrifying because
0:21.0	you think is this my forever now and when you're depressed it's
0:24.6	the appetite for life is just gone what's the thing that you're good at that you
0:30.0	could get better at that you could be better than you last year. That's the key thing
0:34.0	because take that thing if you can find out what that is for you and then apply
0:38.7	some hard work and time, that's your luck. Be happy.
0:44.0	I think it's a powerful thing to aspire to.
0:47.0	You know, when you're on a plane and it's going down and the oxygen masks come,
0:51.0	you have to grab your mask first or you're no good for anyone else.
0:55.2	You being happy makes the people around you happier, better for your friends, better for your family,
0:59.2	better for the world. When you clicked on this video I don't know what you were expecting when they told me Jimmy
1:14.7	car was going to be on the driver CEO I don't know what I was expecting but what I
1:19.3	got and what I learned and the person that showed up is not the Jimmy car that I know from TV.
1:25.4	It's not the Jimmy car that I've watched on TV for many many decades.
1:30.2	The Jimmy car that came here today is, quite honestly, a genius, a philosophical thinker, an expert on the topic of happiness. Someone that writes in his brand new book about finding and pursuing your purpose.
1:48.1	Jimmy Carr has typically been known for his very comedic one-liners.
1:53.0	What he shares today, it's deep.
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