Playlist

Words to live by

These speakers offer beautiful, sweeping, simple life advice — the kind to tuck in the back of your mind and let inspire you onward.

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Diana Nyad

Never, ever give up

15 minutes 22 seconds

David Brooks

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

4 minutes 47 seconds

David Steindl-Rast

Want to be happy? Be grateful

14 minutes 16 seconds

Carol Dweck

The power of believing that you can improve

10 minutes 10 seconds

Ruth Chang

How to make hard choices

14 minutes 27 seconds

Margaret Heffernan

Dare to disagree

12 minutes 39 seconds

Kare Anderson

Be an opportunity maker

9 minutes 36 seconds

Matthieu Ricard

How to let altruism be your guide

15 minutes 58 seconds

Andrew Solomon

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

20 minutes 13 seconds

Dan Gilbert

The surprising science of happiness

20 minutes 51 seconds

Brené Brown

The power of vulnerability

20 minutes 2 seconds