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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

The happy secret to better work: A reading list

The key to success at work is being happy -- not the other way around, says Shawn Achor (TED Talk: The happy secret to better work). To learn more about his positive philosophy of the workplace, meet the people who laid the groundwork for his thinking, in this list of must-read books and articles on happiness. Learned Optimism Martin E. P. S...
Posted February 9, 2015
https://ideas.ted.com/the-happy-secret-to-better-work-a-reading-list

Dean Ornish: Healing through diet

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_healing_through_diet

Andrew Mwenda: Aid for Africa? No thanks.

In this provocative talk, journalist Andrew Mwenda asks us to reframe the "African question" -- to look beyond the media's stories of poverty, civil war and helplessness and see the opportunities for creating wealth and happiness throughout the continent.
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mwenda_aid_for_africa_no_thanks

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

Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work

Matt Killingsworth: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment

When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We're often happiest when we're lost in the moment. And the flip side: The more our mind wanders, the less happy we can be.
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_killingsworth_want_to_be_happier_stay_in_the_moment

Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks

Why are some people stuck in their ways?

"We think we have to be successful, then we'll be happier. But the real problem is our brains work in the opposite order," said Shawn Achor in his charming, immensely popular TED Talk from TEDxBloomington, "The happy secret to better work.” Achor is the CEO of consulting firm Good Think, which conducts research on positive psychology and helps p...
Posted September 18, 2013
https://ideas.ted.com/you-too-can-be-happy-really-a-qa-with-shawn-achor

Summary analysis

After watching the collection of talks on Understanding Happiness, read a thoughtful recap of the major points in this TED Study, and learn where experts believe things are headed. Positive psychology: The wrap-up The field of positive psychology has already helped us to better understand happiness. As Martin Seligman explained, traditional psyc...
https://www.ted.com/read/ted-studies/psychology/summary-analysis

Jeffrey Kluger: The sibling bond

Were you the favorite child, the wild child or the middle child? Jeffrey Kluger explores the profound life-long bond between brothers and sisters, and the influence of birth order, favoritism and sibling rivalry.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jeffrey_kluger_the_sibling_bond

TEDxNorthbrookLibrary - an independently organized event

About this event: January is a time for new beginnings. Maybe you are working hard on your resolutions or maybe you've taken a break from them, but our January event will focus on TED Talks that can improve your life starting today. Join us as we screen three prerecorded TED Talks and have a discussion afterwards. Refreshments will be served. Post Event Recap:...
Event details: Northbrook, Illinois, United States · January 22, 2016
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/17627

David, Goliath and the appeal of the underdog: A Q&A with Malcolm Gladwell on this often-misunderstood story

For 3000 years, the story of David and Goliath has seeped into our cultural consciousness. This is generally how the tale is told: a young shepherd does battle with a giant warrior and, using nothing but a slingshot, comes out victorious. But is this really what the Bible describes? In today’s talk, Malcolm Gladwell -- whose new book is title...
Posted September 30, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/09/30/david-goliath-and-the-underdog-a-qa-with-malcolm-gladwell

What advice do you wish you’d gotten when you graduated from college? 25 TED speakers answer.

Whether you put on your cap and gown last week -- or last century -- these honest answers can give you some insight and guidance. “If you don't know what you want to do with the rest of your life, you're not a failure. Give yourself time and get yourself experience to figure things out.” -- Angela Duckworth (TED Talk: Grit -- the power of pass...
Posted May 22, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/what-advice-do-you-wish-youd-gotten-when-you-graduated-from-college-25-ted-speakers-answer

Scared of too much color in your life? Learn to let go of your fear -- and find more joy

Bright, vivid color really does give us more energy -- and that’s just one of the things designer Ingrid Fetell Lee discovered in her 10-year search for the sources of joy. Few people would name their favorite color as gray or beige, yet our closets and our homes are often filled with these bland, neutral tones. When I studied color and its eff...
Posted September 4, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/scared-of-too-much-color-in-your-life-learn-to-let-go-of-your-fear-and-find-more-joy

Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life

When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. In this moving talk, McGonigal explains how a game can boost resilience -- and promises to add 7.5 minutes to your...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life

What would you do if you could play hooky for a day?

This 4-question quiz can help you identify the specific things that could make you happier right now, says writer Sam Horn. Just pick up a pen and paper. I had just wrapped up an intense two-day consulting job in Southern California. I was sitting in my rental car, trying to drum up the energy to drive to the airport and fly back to Washington,...
Posted March 19, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/what-would-you-do-if-you-could-play-hooky-for-a-day

Leila Seth: Why I defend women's inheritance rights

During her stint on the Law Commission of India, Leila Seth, the first woman to be appointed to the Delhi High Court as a judge, led a campaign to grant women inheritance rights to ancestral property. In this passionate talk, she discusses the experiences that motivated her to defend the property rights and financial independence of women in a p...
https://www.ted.com/talks/leila_seth_why_i_defend_women_s_inheritance_rights

Dan Barber: A foie gras parable

At the Taste3 conference, chef Dan Barber tells the story of a small farm in Spain that has found a humane way to produce foie gras. Raising his geese in a natural environment, farmer Eduardo Sousa embodies the kind of food production Barber believes in.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barber_a_foie_gras_parable

Want to save more money? Try these three evidence-backed tactics

Behavioral economist Wendy de la Rosa regretted how much she was spending, but felt like she couldn’t stop. She shares the lifehack that got her spending under control -- and two other money-saving tricks. We all know that saving is important and something that we should be doing more of. Overall, though, most of us seem to be doing less and le...
Posted February 8, 2019
https://ideas.ted.com/want-to-save-more-money-try-these-three-evidence-backed-tactics

The gentle gift of mercy

When we manage a flash of mercy for someone we don’t like -- including ourselves -- we experience a great spiritual moment, says writer Anne Lamott. There are times in our lives -- scary, unsettling times -- when we know that we need help or answers but we’re not sure what kind, or even what the problem or question is. We look and look, tearing...
Posted April 26, 2017
https://ideas.ted.com/the-gentle-gift-of-mercy

TED's summer culture list: 114 podcasts, books, TV shows, movies and more to nourish you

Whether you're staying put or going away, summer can be a great time to relax and try new things. So we asked TED speakers to recommend podcasts, books, TV shows, movies and more that have nourished their minds, spirits and bodies (yes, you'll find a link to a recipe for olive-cheese loaf below) in recent times. You can use the links here to ju...
Posted July 2, 2020
https://ideas.ted.com/teds-summer-culture-list-114-podcasts-books-tv-shows-movies-and-more-to-nourish-you

Deeyah Khan: What we don't know about Europe's Muslim kids

As the child of an Afghan mother and Pakistani father raised in Norway, Deeyah Khan knows what it's like to be a young person stuck between your community and your country. In this powerful, emotional talk, the filmmaker unearths the rejection and isolation felt by many Muslim kids growing up in the West -- and the deadly consequences of not emb...
https://www.ted.com/talks/deeyah_khan_what_we_don_t_know_about_europe_s_muslim_kids

Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein: The long reach of reason

Here's a TED first: an animated Socratic dialog! In a time when irrationality seems to rule both politics and culture, has reasoned thinking finally lost its power? Watch as psychologist Steven Pinker is gradually, brilliantly persuaded by philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein that reason is actually the key driver of human moral progress, eve...
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason

Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love

Finding the right mate is no cakewalk -- but is it even mathematically likely? In a charming talk, mathematician Hannah Fry shows patterns in how we look for love, and gives her top three tips (verified by math!) for finding that special someone.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_fry_the_mathematics_of_love

Storytellers and scientists: Notes from TED Fellows Session 2 at TED2017

On the morning of TED2017's first day, our TED Fellows continue to blow minds in session 2 of the TED Fellows Talks -- including a science demo featuring carnivorous plants, some gorgeous cultural mashups, and an introduction to the fish who won evolution. Do plants have brains? Well, no, but they’re certainly not dumb. And, in the case o...
Posted April 24, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/04/24/who-wins-evolution-ted-fellows-speak-at-ted2017

Javed Akhtar: The gift of words

"Do you know what I mean?" Legendary poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar asks why we seem to be losing our power to use words -- and inspires us to better understand and communicate with one another using this near-magical tool that carries our culture across generations. (In Hindi with English subtitles)
https://www.ted.com/talks/javed_akhtar_the_gift_of_words

Steven Strogatz: The science of sync

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realm of objects, too.
https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_the_science_of_sync

Jonathan Haidt: Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_religion_evolution_and_the_ecstasy_of_self_transcendence

Michael Tubbs: The political power of being a good neighbor

Michael Tubbs is the youngest mayor in American history to represent a city with more than 100,000 people -- and his policies are sparking national conversations. In this rousing talk, he shares how growing up amid poverty and violence in Stockton, California shaped his bold vision for change and his commitment to govern as a neighbor, not a pol...
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_tubbs_the_political_power_of_being_a_good_neighbor
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