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Jessi Arrington | TED Speaker

Jessi Arrington is a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jessi_arrington

The science of happiness (w/ Laurie Santos) (Transcript)

How to Be a Better Human The science of happiness (w/ Laurie Santos) January 23, 2023 [00:00:00] Chris Duffy: You are listening to How to Be a Better Human. I am your host, Chris Duffy. Here's a strange thing that I have noticed about my own brain. Often, the times that I feel the happiest are where I have a lot of irons in the fire. There's a...
https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/the-science-of-happiness-laurie-santos-transcript

Lena Dumont: Using happiness to evaluate a company's success

Typically financial parameters like return on equity, cash flow or relative market share indicate to investors if a company is fundamentally healthy, but millennial Lena Dumont wants a new measure of a company's long-term prospects. What if companies instead used happiness as an additional indicator of success? By measuring such factors as avera...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lena_dumont_using_happiness_to_evaluate_a_company_s_success

Shawn Achor | TED Speaker

Shawn Achor is the CEO of Good Think Inc., where he researches and teaches about positive psychology.
Psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/shawn_achor

Robert Thurman | TED Speaker

The first American to be ordained a Tibetan Monk by the Dalai Lama, Robert A.F. Thurman is a scholar, author and tireless proponent of peace.
Buddhist scholar
https://www.ted.com/speakers/bob_thurman

Playlist: Give thanks (7 talks)

These TED Talks will help you conjure up massive amounts of gratitude.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/give_thanks

Emily Esfahani Smith: There's more to life than being happy

Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life -- serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you -- gives you something to hold onto. Learn more about the difference between being happy and having mean...
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_esfahani_smith_there_s_more_to_life_than_being_happy

Jennifer Senior: For parents, happiness is a very high bar

The parenting section of the bookstore is overwhelming -- it's "a giant, candy-colored monument to our collective panic," as writer Jennifer Senior puts it. Why is parenthood filled with so much anxiety? Because the goal of modern, middle-class parents -- to raise happy children -- is so elusive. In this honest talk, Senior offers some kinder an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_senior_for_parents_happiness_is_a_very_high_bar

Playlist: The most popular TED Talks of all time (25 talks)

Are schools killing creativity? What makes a great leader? How can I find happiness? These 25 talks are the ones that you and your fellow TED fans just can't stop sharing. (Updated January 2023)
Curated by TED · 25 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_popular_ted_talks_of_all_time

Aaron Bastani: A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness

Several crises are set to define the next century -- but journalist Aaron Bastani believes we have the technological ability to meet our biggest challenges and create unprecedented levels of prosperity for all. He shows how we could get there by ditching capitalism as the world's economic operating system and adopting "universal basic services,"...
https://www.ted.com/talks/aaron_bastani_a_socialist_perspective_on_the_pursuit_of_happiness

Playlist: Talks for your inner child (9 talks)

Fun doesn’t stop at adulthood. Reconnect with your sense of wonder and imagination in these playful talks.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_your_inner_child

Luca Turin | TED Speaker

Biophysicist Luca Turin studies the science of smell. He's the author of Perfumes: The Guide, and the subject of Chandler Burr's 2003 book The Emperor of Scent. His next project: developing an artificial nose.
Nose
https://www.ted.com/speakers/luca_turin

Laura Trice | TED Speaker

Laura Trice is a counselor, life coach -- and purveyor of wholesome junk food.
Counselor, coach and baker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/laura_trice

David Steindl-Rast: Want to be happy? Be grateful

The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you're going, and above all, being grateful.
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_steindl_rast_want_to_be_happy_be_grateful

TED Book: Thanks a Thousand

Thanks to the miracle of caffeine, the author delivers a stirring, nonpreachy sermon on gratitude. —Kirkus Reviews About the book About the author
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-books/ted-books-library/thanks-a-thousand

Nic Marks | TED Speaker

Nic Marks gathers evidence about what makes us happy, and uses it to promote policy that puts the well-being of people and the planet first. He's the founder of the Centre for Well-Being at the UK think tank New Economics Foundation (NEF).
Happiness researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nic_marks

Introductory essay

From the curator of Understanding Happiness, a brief look at the key facts, the tough questions and the big ideas in his field. Begin this TED Studies subject with a fascinating read that gives context and clarity to the material. An introduction to happiness A few years ago I stumbled upon a question I found both shocking and exhilarating: Supp...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/introductory-essay

Activities

Deepen your comprehension of Understanding Happiness with these carefully crafted educational exercises that let you get the most out of this TED Studies subject. Activity 1 Work with others in your community to put on a Happiness Film Festival. Select films that explore happiness from different angles and create discussion questions that build ...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/activities

Sam Berns: My philosophy for a happy life

Born with a rare genetic disorder called progeria, Sam Berns knew he'd be facing more obstacles in life than most. This didn't stop him from taking charge of his own happiness. In this moving and inspirational talk, Berns lays out the three principles of the personal philosophy that allowed him to do so.
https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_berns_my_philosophy_for_a_happy_life

Philip Zimbardo: The psychology of time

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo says happiness and success are rooted in a trait most of us disregard: the way we orient toward the past, present and future. He suggests we calibrate our outlook on time as a first step to improving our lives.
https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_the_psychology_of_time

Maira Kalman | TED Speaker

Maira Kalman's wise, witty drawings have appeared on numberless New Yorker covers, in a dozen children's books, and throughout the pages of the Elements of Style. Her latest book, The Principles of Uncertainty, is the result of a year-long illustrated blog she kept for the New York Times.
Illustrator, author
https://www.ted.com/speakers/maira_kalman

Itay Talgam | TED Speaker

After a decade-long conducting career in his native Israel, Itay Talgam has reinvented himself as a "conductor of people" -- in government, academia, business and education. He is the author of The Ignorant Maestro.
Conductor and leadership expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/itay_talgam

Jill Bolte Taylor | TED Speaker

Brain researcher Jill Bolte Taylor studied her own stroke as it happened -- and has become a powerful voice for how we can choose to replace our stress, fear and anxiety with feelings of joy and deep inner peace.
Neuroanatomist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jill_bolte_taylor

Richard Seymour: How beauty feels

A story, a work of art, a face, a designed object -- how do we tell that something is beautiful? And why does it matter so much to us? Designer Richard Seymour explores our response to beauty and the surprising power of objects that exhibit it.
https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_seymour_how_beauty_feels

Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile

When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_conley_measuring_what_makes_life_worthwhile

Dan Gilbert | TED Speaker

Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong -- a premise he supports with intriguing research, and explains in his accessible and unexpectedly funny book, Stumbling on Happiness.
Psychologist; happiness expert
https://www.ted.com/speakers/dan_gilbert

Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our own self-awareness.
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kahneman_the_riddle_of_experience_vs_memory

Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions

Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_why_we_make_bad_decisions

Martin Seligman | TED Speaker

Martin Seligman is the founder of positive psychology, a field of study that examines healthy states, such as happiness, strength of character and optimism.
Psychologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/martin_seligman

Richard Seymour | TED Speaker

As a partner in seymourpowell, Richard Seymour designs idea-driven products -- from household goods to trains and motorcycles.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/richard_seymour
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