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Emotions

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Emotions.

Video playlists about Emotions

How to bring empathy and authenticity to your life

Empathy and authenticity: These two very human traits are what the world — and your life — need right now.

Wisdom for living with death and loss

An exploration of what makes life worth living in the face of death — and how to move forward with grief and loss.

How to sustain meaningful relationships (near and far)

These talks can help guide you in nurturing close, meaningful bonds with a long-distance partner, family, a new acquaintance or anyone in between.

TED Talks for when you're having an existential crisis

A smorgasbord of inspired TED Talks to help you get through your funk, and answer some deeper questions along the way.

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Talks about Emotions

The unexpected key to boosting your productivity

How to calm your anxiety, from a neuroscientist

Catherine Price

3 elements of true fun -- and how to have more of it

How to quit your job -- without ruining your career

Ayelet Fishbach

4 proven ways to kick your procrastination habit

3 steps to help kids process traumatic events

How to manage your emotions

3 steps of anxiety overload -- and how you can take back control

How to deal with rejection

Robert Waldinger

The secret to a happy life -- lessons from 8 decades of research

Joshua Paul Dale

Why do you want to squeeze cute things?

The science of falling in love

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

How to tap into your awareness -- and why meditation is easier than you think

How friendship affects your brain

Stories of photographing monumental people -- from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking

Thomas Heatherwick

The rise of boring architecture -- and the case for radically human buildings

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Exclusive articles about Emotions

Feeling stuck? Guilty? Overwhelmed? Try clearing these feelings out of your home

Along with clutter, our emotional baggage can get stored in our homes and clearing it out can help us feel more positivity and ease. Here's how to spot it, from author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee.

Posted Aug 2021

Here’s what your anger is telling you — and how you can talk back

Becoming aware of the thoughts that we have after we get angry can help us react to difficult situations in healthier ways, says psychology researcher Ryan Martin.

Posted May 2020

Fear is contagious. Here’s a simple way to protect yourself against it

We're living in stressful times. Here's how to keep fear -- especially the fear that others are feeling -- from taking over your life, from psychologist Susan David.

Posted Apr 2020

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