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Jon Batiste on the art of pushing your limits (Transcript)

WorkLife with Adam Grant Jon Batiste on the art of pushing your limits May 10, 2022 [00:00:00] Adam Grant: Hey WorkLifers, it's Adam Grant. Welcome back to Taken for Granted, my podcast with the TED Audio Collective. I'm an organizational psychologist. My job is to think again about how we work lead and live. Today, I'm talking to musician, Jo...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife/jon-batiste-on-the-art-of-pushing-your-limits

Peter Doolittle: How your "working memory" makes sense of the world

"Life comes at us very quickly, and what we need to do is take that amorphous flow of experience and somehow extract meaning from it." In this funny, enlightening talk, educational psychologist Peter Doolittle details the importance -- and limitations -- of your "working memory," that part of the brain that allows us to make sense of what's happ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_doolittle_how_your_working_memory_makes_sense_of_the_world

Barry Schwartz: What role does luck play in your life?

Chance plays a far bigger role in life than we're willing to admit, says psychologist Barry Schwartz. Of course, working hard and following the rules can get you far -- but the rest could boil down to simple good fortune. Schwartz examines the overlooked link between luck, merit and success, offering an intriguing solution to equalize opportunit...
https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_what_role_does_luck_play_in_your_life

William Ury: The walk from "no" to "yes"

William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
https://www.ted.com/talks/william_ury_the_walk_from_no_to_yes

Luisa Neubauer: Why you should be a climate activist

"I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate activist Luisa Neubauer. With Greta Thunberg, Neubauer helped initiate "Fridays For Future," the momentous international school strike movement that protests the lack of action on the climat...
https://www.ted.com/talks/luisa_neubauer_why_you_should_be_a_climate_activist

Rives: The Museum of Four in the Morning

Beware: Rives has a contagious obsession with 4 a.m. At TED2007, the poet shared what was then a minor fixation with a time that kept popping up everywhere. After the talk, emails starting pouring in with an avalanche of hilarious references—from the cover of "Crochet Today!" magazine to the opening scene of "The Metamorphosis." A lyrical peek i...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rives_the_museum_of_four_in_the_morning

José Andrés: How a team of chefs fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017, chef José Andrés traveled to the devastated island with a simple idea: to feed the hungry. Millions of meals served later, Andrés shares the remarkable story of creating the world's biggest restaurant -- and the awesome power of letting people in need know that somebody cares about them.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jose_andres_how_a_team_of_chefs_fed_puerto_rico_after_hurricane_maria

Emily Nagoski: The keys to a happier, healthier sex life

How can we unlock the door to our own authentic sexual well-being? Sex educator Emily Nagoski suggests that the key is realizing that we are all normal, whatever our proclivities. In this playful but informative take on sex positivity, she delves into the science of sexuality to demonstrate how we can shed our insecurities and define pleasure on...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_the_keys_to_a_happier_healthier_sex_life

Steve McCarroll: How data is helping us unravel the mysteries of the brain

Geneticist Steve McCarroll wants to make an atlas of all the cells in the human body so that we can understand in precise detail how specific genes work, especially in the brain. In this fascinating talk, he shares his team's progress -- including their invention of "Drop-seq," a technology that allows scientists to analyze individual cells at a...
https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_mccarroll_how_data_is_helping_us_unravel_the_mysteries_of_the_brain

Maisie Williams: Why talent carries you further than fame

You'd never know from her transformation into the death-dealing Arya Stark on "Game of Thrones" that Maisie Williams' childhood dream was to become a professional dancer. In this personal talk, she maps out the winding path that took her from dance lessons and local talent competitions to the world's most popular TV show. The lesson she learned ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/maisie_williams_why_talent_carries_you_further_than_fame

John Maeda: How art, technology and design inform creative leaders

John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivers a funny and charming talk that spans a lifetime of work in art, design and technology, concluding with a picture of creative leadership in the future. Watch for demos of Maeda's earliest work -- and even a computer made of people.
https://www.ted.com/talks/john_maeda_how_art_technology_and_design_inform_creative_leaders

Taken for Granted: Brené Brown on What Vulnerability Isn't

We usually wear our thickest armor at work, and Brené Brown has blazed the trail of teaching us why—and how to shed it. In this conversation, Adam and Brené unpack the power of showing vulnerability at work—and explore how much is too much. Learn when and where to set boundaries, find out how to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable, and...
https://www.ted.com/talks/taken_for_granted_brene_brown_on_what_vulnerability_isn_t
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