15 of the Best Ted Talks to Watch For a Dose of Inspiration

15 of the Best Ted Talks to Watch For a Dose of Inspiration ; My journey from Marine to actor | Adam Driver · 18:03 ; How to make stress your ... 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Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelow 1 AdamDriver:"MyJourneyFromMarineToActor" YoumayknowAdamDriverfromStarWars,BlacKkKlansman,orMarriageStory,butdidyouknowheusedtobeamarine?InthispopularTEDtalk—greatforkidsandadultsalike—theactorexplainshisincrediblejourneyacrosscareersandwhyhestartedhisnonprofitorganization,ArtsintheArmedForces. 2 KellyMcGonigal:"HowToMakeStressYourFriend" NamedanO,theOprahMagazine's2020Visionary,researchpsychologistKellyMcGonigaldeliveredoneofthemostpopularTEDtalksin2013aboutusingstresstoyouradvantage.Herargumentsonembracingthestressfulmomentscanbeparticularlyhelpfulforcollegestudentsinyourlifewhomightbefacingtoughdecisions. 3 TomThum:"TheOrchestraInMyMouth" LookingforTEDtalksforkids,forteens,orforhighschoolstudentsinterestedinmusic?ThisincredibleinstrumentalperformancefromrenownedbeatboxerTomThumwilldefinitelyhaveyouwatchingoverandoveragainindisbelief. 4 JamesVeitch:"ThisIsWhatHappensWhenYouReplyToSpamEmail" Haveyoueverwonderedwhowasontheotherendofthosespamemailsyougetinyourinbox?ComedianJamesVeitchstartedcommunicatingback-and-forthwithaspammerformonths,resultinginoneofthemostpopularandfunniestTEDtalksofalltime. 5 SimoneGiertz:"WhyYouShouldMakeUselessThings" Forteacherslookingtoinspirekidsintheclassroom,popularYouTuberandinventorSimoneGiertzmakesajoyfulcaseforwhyyoushouldneverstopaskingquestionsandcreating—regardlessoftheendresult. 6 SirKenRobinson:"DoSchoolsKillCreativity?" Thispopular,thought-provokingTEDtalkoneducationexploreswhetherourschoolsareproperlyequippedforkids.AsacreativityexpertandauthorofTheElement,SirKenRobinsonmakesthecaseforaradicalrethinkingofhowweteachthenextgenerationofleaders. 7 JulianTreasure:"HowToSpeakSoThatPeopleWantToListen" Forteacherswhowanttocommandtheattentionoftheclassroom,orforparentstryingtogetyourkidstolisten,learnfromsoundconsultantJulianTreasurewhoexplainsthehow-to'sofspeakingwithpowerandempathy. 8 ChimamandaNgoziAdichie:TheDangerOfASingleStory Ifanyoneknowsthepowerofastory,it'sMacArthurGeniusGrantawardeeChimamandaAdichie,authorofbestsellingnovelsWeShouldAllBeFeminists,Americanah,HalfofaYellowSun. 9 MazJobrani:"ASaudi,anIndianandanIranianWalkIntoAQatariBar" WatchIranian-AmericancomedianMazJobranideliveroneofthefunniestTEDtalksonYouTubewhilespeakingtoanaudienceinDoha,Qatar.Hediscusseseverythingfromtheproperetiquetteforgreetingsomebodytowhatnottosaywhileboardingaplane. 10 BrenéBrown:"ListeningToShame" AfterthesuccessofherfirstviralTedTalkonvulnerabilityin2012,GiftsofImperfectionauthorandresearcherBrenéBrown—whonowhasherownNetflixspecial—returnedthefollowingyeartotalkaboutthepowerofconfrontingshame. 11 RobertWaldinger:"WhatMakesAGoodLife?LessonsFromTheLongestStudyOnHappiness" Asthedirectorofa75-year-oldHarvardstudyonadultdevelopment,RobertWaldingerdeliveredoneofthemostpopularTEDtalksaboutwhatmakesforahappylife. 12 AndyPuddicombe:"AllItTakesIs10MindfulMinutes" Feelingalittlestressedoroverwhelmedinyourday-to-daylife?MindfulnessexpertAndyPuddicombemakesthecasethatyouonlyneedtotake10minutesofdoingnothingtorefreshyourmind. 13 ApolloRobbins:"TheArtOfMisdirection" WatchApolloRobbinsashetestsyourattentionandyourperceptionwhiledemonstratinghisabilityasamasterartistofmisdirectioninoneofthefunniest,mostentertainingTEDtalks. 14 StephenPetranek:"YourKidsMightLiveOnMars.Here'sHowThey'llSurvive" Transportyourselftoouterspacefor17minutesasjournalistStephenPetranekmakesthecasethathumanswillliveonMarswithin20years. 15 MaysoonZayid:"IGot99Problems...PalsyIsJustOne" "I'mlikeShakirameetsMuhammadAli,"jokesArab-AmericancomediananddisabilityadvocateMaysoonZayid,whorecentlymodeledforO,TheOprahMagazine'scollectionwithTalbots.Ifyou'relookingforinspirationtogooutandconqueryourdreams,thisisforyou. 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