Link to Playlist Johann Hari: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong Johan Hari, the bestselling author, sheds new light on the well-known subject of addiction. Through personal experiences and relevant questioning, he discusses the applicability and success of current treatments for addiction and the treatment received by addicts today. Michael Botticelli: Addiction […]
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Great TED Talks for Learning About Your Brain
Link to Playlist Michael Shermer: Why people believe weird things Michael Shermer, author and self-proclaimed skeptic, has the goal to reveal to us in a fun manner why people believe unbelievable things, and how the process of convincing ourselves of something works. Beau Lotto and Cirque du Soleil: How we experience awe- and why it […]
Great TED Talks for Perfectionism
Link to Playlist Thomas Curran: Our dangerous obsession with perfectionism is getting worse Thomas Curran, a social psychologist, covers the problem of modern society that is the obsession over perfectionism, especially among young people. He tries to demonstrate how a society that commemorates imperfections can be a much more healthy and happy one. Charly Haversat: […]
Great TED Talks for Creating Joy
Link to Playlist Ingrid Fetell Lee: Where joy hides and how to find it Ingrid Fetell Lee is a designer and blogger that, through this motivational TED Talk, explores the meaning and origins of joy and illustrates how we can find and even create more of it in our lives. Emily Esfahani Smith: There’s more […]
Great TED Talks for Loneliness and Alienation
Link to Playlist Brian Little: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality If you ever dwelled on matters of personality traits and characteristics, this TES Talk is for you. In it, professor Brian Little analyzes the flexibility of our own personality, and what allows us to rise above it when needed. Susan Cain: The […]
Great TED Talks for Building Habits
Link to Playlist Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days? Have you tried anything new in the last 30 days? Matt Cutts will make you reflect on it as he states that trying something new for 30 days is a good strategy to persist on a goal and actually reach it. Judson Brewer: A […]
Great TED Talks for Social Skills
Link to Playlist Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability Brené Brown is a researcher and storyteller that makes use of her own personal history to launch a conversation about the human capacity to form bonds, to love and to empathize with others. This lighthearted and animated talk will both move and engage you. Guy Winch: […]
Great TED Talks for Anxiety & Burnout
Link to Playlist Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great career Larry Smith is an economics professor and is not shy with this TED Talk about crazy excuses given by people upon failure, especially when pursuing their dreams. Candy Chang: Before I die I want to… What do you want to do […]
Great TED Talks for Regret
Link to Playlist Kathryn Schulz: Don’t regret regret As much as we try to avoid, regrets are a part of life. In this warm and accepting TED Talk, writer Kathryn Schultz will make use of her own life experiences- and regrets- to argue why we should welcome it rather than fear it. Brené Brown: The […]
Great TED Talks for Self-Identity
Link to Playlist Julian Baggini: Is there a real you? Julian Baggini, journalist and philosopher, invites us to reflect on mind-bending concepts of identity, asking us the question of what, if anything, defines us and what makes us be the way we are. Brian Little: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality If you […]