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10 talks you won't be able to stop thinking about

Once you watch these talks, you may not be able to get them out of your head. These talks have staying power and, as you go about everyday life, we bet you'll find yourself thinking of them often.

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My stroke of insight
18:24

Jill Bolte Taylor

My stroke of insight

18 minutes 24 seconds
How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are
20:13

Andrew Solomon

How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are

20 minutes 13 seconds
The long reach of reason
15:10

Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

The long reach of reason

15 minutes 10 seconds
Moral behavior in animals
16:33

Frans de Waal

Moral behavior in animals

16 minutes 33 seconds
How to make stress your friend
14:15

Kelly McGonigal

How to make stress your friend

14 minutes 15 seconds
The Museum of Four in the Morning
13:51

Rives

The Museum of Four in the Morning

13 minutes 51 seconds
The paradox of choice
19:23

Barry Schwartz

The paradox of choice

19 minutes 23 seconds
Why work doesn't happen at work
15:04

Jason Fried

Why work doesn't happen at work

15 minutes 4 seconds
Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?
04:47

David Brooks

Should you live for your résumé ... or your eulogy?

4 minutes 47 seconds
Embrace the shake
09:47

Phil Hansen

Embrace the shake

9 minutes 47 seconds
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