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Chapter 4
Another Door Opens
Back in London, in my advertising days, I’d been a
human behavior junkie, trying to decode the secrets of
happiness and selling dreams wrapped in shiny stories.
One truth had always stood out: we experience our
greatest moments of happiness when we are looking
forward to something we want when the outcome is
uncertain, that’s where the real magic happens.
I was about to experience this phenomenon firsthand.
I was happy at the prospect of a night of jazz, and the
outcome was certainly uncertain. After a leisurely dinner,
I set off to find Thomas' club, Take Five.
The sign was discreet, tucked away in a short, steep
cobbled passage between the cafe and the shoemaker's
house. A single lantern cast a warm glow around the
simple wooden door, beckoning me inside.
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