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If you want to live a satisfying, long life, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin has some advice for you: Stay busy. Loading... We all want to be happy. But how, exactly, do you go about it? The answers in these TED Talks on happiness -- from psychologists, journalists and monks -- may surprise you.
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- 1 – A Rich Life with Less Stuff – The Minimalists
- 2 – Getting Rid of The Unnecessary to Get Down to Basics – Colin Wright
- 4 – Emotional Intelligence: Using The Laws of Attraction – D. Ivan Young
- 5 – My Philosophy For A Happy Life – Sam Berns
- 6 – All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes – Andy Puddicombe
- 7 – How to Overcome Overwhelmed – Terry Brock
- 8 – Getting Stuck in The Negatives (and How to Get Unstuck) – Alison Ledgerwood
- 9 – Less stuff, More Happiness – Graham Hill
This talk is from the guys who bought the minimalist movement mainstream. They flip the idea of ‘rich’ from earning money and having things and wanting and having more, to being intentional and living a simple, happy, enriched life. I was spending money faster than I was earning it, attempting to buy happiness.” This is the way so many people are l...
A highly entertaining TED Talk from Colin who travels the world and changes the country he lives in every 4 months. From contemplating renting an apartment just to store his stuff while he traveled, Colin changed his mindset to create an intentional life that doesn’t just focus on the physical possessions in our life, but our relationships and the ...
Our mind is incredibly powerful, and the way we talk about things and think about things will reflect in our lives. So often we focus on the negative ‘oh I’ll never have what they have’ or ‘my bills are so expensive’ and therefore subconsciously attract negative into our lives. Choose how you use your mind. Take the time to be quiet, be still and l...
I absolutely love that Sam talks about how he focuses on what he can do, rather than what he is limited in doing. Such a beautiful talk about adapting your surroundings to help you achieve your goals, surrounding yourself with the right people (who see you for who you are), and by always moving forward. In life it’s easy to get caught up in the neg...
When is the last time you took just 10 minutes to do nothing? Such a simple question, but one that so many of us would struggle to answer. I have to admit, I suck at meditation, but it’s something I’m working on – increasing my focus/relaxation and being more mindful. When he speaks about being anxious about feeling anxious… that’s something so man...
The first step to tackling overwhelm is actually understanding that you are in control. You are in control of your life, what you allow in, what you say no to, and the filters you place in your daily life. I seriously love his approach to ‘I don’t know how to do that’ and reprogramming our thought process to say ‘not yet’ instead. Rather than hidin...
I’m so glad I’m not the only person who gets stuck on negatives – it’s such a natural thing to do, especially as a people pleaser. How many times have you experienced this yourself? My husband and I were discussing the successes we had and how often we quickly adapt to our successes and chase the next one, but we hold on to negatives for so much lo...
How much stuff are you storing? This is a truly fascinating talk about how to maximise a small amount of space, edit your life and create a life and living space that is truly designed around what you love. When you watch this talk, think about how the things around you, your stuff, is holding you back from living the organized lifeyou want. We’ve ...
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Learn more about the difference between being happy and having meaning as Smith offers four pillars of a meaningful life. Loading... A fun, uplifting challenge: For the next 10 days, watch one TED Talk from this list to shift yourself into a life of positive thinking.
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- Martin Seligman: The New Era of Positive Psychology. Martin Seligman. It’s impossible to understand positive psychology without knowing about its founder Martin Seligman.
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the Secret to Happiness. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. The serenity, absorption, and complete engagement we feel when we’re entirely wrapped up in something we love has a name in positive psychology: flow.
- Dan Gilbert: The Surprising Science of Happiness. Dan Gilbert. Have you worked hard on becoming happier only to see your happiness level become stagnant?
- Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work. Shawn Achor. If you want to hear about how unicorns, fake graphs, and weirdos related to happiness, this funny and very personal TED talk is for you.
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.
Here are 5 of the best TED talks that will inspire you to do just that and will (hopefully) teach you something new about how to be happier: Dan Gilbert: The Surprising Science of Happiness. If you tend to think that getting certain things – from possessions to accomplishments – will make you happy, this talk might change your mind.
