8 TED Talks That’ll Change Your Life

TED Talks have been a source of inspiration, knowledge, and motivation for many. Here are eight talks that could potentially change your life:

1. Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work

Achor explores the connection between happiness and success in the workplace. He suggests that happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we’re positive, our brains are more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, resilient, and productive.

2. Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

Gilbert, the author of ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ delves into the challenges of creativity. She proposes that instead of thinking of creativity as something we possess, we should think of it as something external that we can tap into.

3. Amy Cuddy: Body Language

Social psychologist Amy Cuddy discusses how our body language shapes who we are. She explains how “power posing” can affect our chances of success.

4. Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation

Pink challenges traditional views on motivation. He emphasizes the importance of autonomy, mastery, and purpose in driving performance.

5. Robert Waldinger: What Makes a Good Life?

Waldinger presents insights from a 75-year-long study on happiness. The key finding? Good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

6. Johann Hari: This Could Be Why You’re Depressed or Anxious

Journalist Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world.

7. Laura Vanderkam: How to Gain Control of Your Free Time

Vanderkam offers practical strategies to help find more time for what matters to us, suggesting that we prioritize by evaluating what we need to do and what we want to do.

8. Kelly McGonigal: How to Make Stress Your Friend

Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.