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It was really awesome. So then one night after work, I met some friends online

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

connecting the dots I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months but then stayed around as

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

almost every day. Then one night after one of these live streams, I got a call from a zookeeper friend about this red-tailed hawk

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

parents savings were being spent on my college tuition after 6 months I couldn't see the value in it

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

Someone originally bought them as pets online, but then, after years of inadequate care, they were brought to us for rehabilitation.

The Wildlife Sanctuary You Can Visit from Anywhere | Maya Higa | TED · TED

All day long people rushed past him, even after he had forsaken his traditional saffron

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

bookstores in Nashville closed, and after waiting around for someone else to open a bookstore, I decided to do it myself.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

and we know that female fertility peaks at age 28, and things get tricky after age 35. So your 20s are the time to educate yourself

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

but there's nothing like a place that is still intact after the long history that preceded humankind. There is hope because around the world,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

and planting corals to help restore the damage. This is before and after view. The before: where the corals are healthy,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

the system is healthy. And after: what’s happening on our watch. But there is reason for hope.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

you can actually see the progression from a damaged reef after some time of care, and then restoration,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

"My 20s are almost over, and I have nothing to show for myself. I had a better résumé the day after I graduated from college." And then it starts to sound like this:

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

but then she'd been left staring at that empty blank that comes after the words "In case of emergency, please call ..."

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

they can go see who lives under the canoe. This is, after all, the lower sunlight shines where it's cold, it's dark, it's high pressure,

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

bound for somewhere west. Right after takeoff, a slight change in course is the difference between landing in Alaska or Fiji.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

and The Washington Post. Soon after, I’m starting and running companies. First Politico, then Axios. So what the hell happened?

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

had to use tablets. But after years of experience and years of declining test scores,

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

and they moved in together after only knowing each other for three months. (Laughter)

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

they weren't really in need of a third. After a particularly big blow up over chores and responsibilities, I finally asked a dangerous question.

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

Come into that room with me. It’s weeks after October 7: The war is raging.

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

was a potential resolution to this paradox. Social connection, after all, isn't something that just happens to us. It's a choice we make at times

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

And every time that six-year-old won. And this fear even persisted after I started my own company. I mean, I started my own company when I was 30 --

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

But then I thought, hey, would Bill Gates quit after a simple investment rejection? Would any successful entrepreneur quit like that?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

The way you change how you approach other people happens slowly, over time. One choice after another. One small choice,

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

had Down syndrome. And three months after that, we learned that our daughter had died

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

(Laughter) But had I left after the initial rejection, I would've thought,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I bet it'll be surprisingly good. And so about a year after that, Jen and I boarded a flight to China

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

These people did not let rejection define them. They let their own reaction after rejection define themselves. And they embraced rejection.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

Therefore, in medicine, after we make a prediction from a guessed explanation, we test it in a population.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

Now, I am a surgeon who looks after patients with sarcoma. Sarcoma is a very rare form of cancer.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

My colleague came to me and said, "Kevin, would you mind looking after this patient for me?" I said, "Why, you know the right thing to do as well as I do.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

You haven't done anything wrong." He said, "Please, just look after this patient for me." He was embarrassed --

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

I can guarantee you, she and her husband did not crack another bottle of champagne after talking to me. But she was now a scientist,

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

but we know that was superhuman performance and as so many of the bystanders said after observing it -- “The child would not have survived” -- is what we were told.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

They need an attentive human after inviting the human to be inattentive, to be the most attentive at the moment

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Updating bus routes, increased transportation costs, impact on sports. Care before or after school. But these are problems we have to work through.

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

Your bed has never felt so sweet. After one sleepless night, your body and brain bounce back pretty quickly. Which is a good thing since we can’t always control how much sleep we get.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

We have a lot of fun. But this past year after it was over, I noticed something. He was exhausted.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

you can rest. I’ve got you.” After one last slap to my face, he fell asleep. (Laughter)

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

It's the endocannabinoids, produced in our brain and throughout our body, that are thought to cause that high that people experience after running or that relaxed post-exercise feeling.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

And plenty of people have done really silly or dangerous things after having cannabis. However, a lot of our understanding

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

and to trust myself to come up with the words after the other person had spoken. That’s the essence of “yes, and.”

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

A justice who returns to the same principles case after case, year after year, is a justice with character.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

by the idea that it just has to be some kind of information processing. After all, if you think the brain literally is a computer, then what else could it really be?

Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TED · TED

he discovered something deeply helpful to humanity. And after a year and a half of making my show, I can tell you that very often when we explore the gross side of life,

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

or economic might that defines your strength. I think after all, it's the strength of your story. You just need to have the courage to tell it.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

In the case of our nation, it took centuries. We had to live occupied and under oppression for century after century. But we never gave up on our identity.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

because resilience oftentimes is not just about surviving. It's also about thriving after you're given the chance to survive. And this is the story of Kosovo.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

and especially if we're looking at the past couple of days after I finished my mandate, which I just finished. Actually, this is my first international activity

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

Actually, this is my first international activity after finishing my mandate as the sixth president of Kosovo. But it was important for me to not miss this one.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

which is why we're so resilient in protecting it. And it requires a day-after-day protection and fight to keep it alive. So I think the way how AI is abused nowadays

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

And our nation is the only place on Earth where the number of Jews after World War II was higher after the war than before the war,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

where the number of Jews after World War II was higher after the war than before the war, because we protected them with our lives.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

Let's be brave enough to imagine and fight for a better world. Perhaps then all of us can make the future bright after all. Thank you.

Beware the Power of Prediction | Carissa Véliz | TED · TED

and regulating everything from circulation to growth and immune response. That's great, but you can worry about all those things after this test, right? Well, not so fast.

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

in her research with a patient known as H.M. After having his hippocampus removed, H.M.'s ability to form new short-term memories was damaged,

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

So based on the studies, going to sleep three hours after memorizing your formulas and one hour after practicing your scales would be the most ideal.

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

going to sleep three hours after memorizing your formulas and one hour after practicing your scales would be the most ideal. So hopefully you can see now that skimping on sleep

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

he would buy up his own stock, pump up his own stock, and after it came out, he would sell it. Look, it’s like a 10-digit cardiogram there.

The Problem with Billionaires — and the Debut of True Net Worth | Randall Lane | TED · TED

fired for not using it. After Marrakesh, I thought, this is incredible.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

I was in the hospital, recovering from one last surgery to repair the facial paralysis I suffered after the attack. I picked up my phone and saw:

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

I thought the purpose of my life was to serve girls. After Afghanistan, the optimism I had as an 11-year-old activist was gone.

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

But putting a ring on it is not going to solve my problems. And as I was nursing a broken heart after one of my near misses, it hit me. I'm not half waiting for a whole.

Stop Telling Single People to Get Married | Peter McGraw | TED · TED

is really just how we get out of our own ways. Because after coaching women on this for years, what I found is that women are so wonderful

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

At times, it can really feel like our social fabric is unraveling. So after my 360, I decided to do some work on myself and to see if I could also learn some things

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

who had cloven hooves and a retractable jaw. After about five or six days of drinking from this fire hose, I caved. Mid-meditation, I put my hand on my heart,

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

you know, arms crossed, these types of things. After a lifetime of interacting with someone who engages in anxious niceness,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

It's actually a family of skills. After my 360, I learned a whole bunch of practices for upping my love game, and I'm going to share two with you right now

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

may you live with ease." After you've generated a little warmth, you do a bait-and-switch and move onto yourself.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

Once again, you conjure the image and send the phrases. After that, it's on to a mentor, somebody who's helped you in your life. Then a neutral person, somebody you might overlook.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

But I'm much more likely to access the upward spiral these days. In fact, three years after my 360, I got another one, because I never learn. And this one was way different.

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

(Laughter) After she finished reading, my wife turned to me and said, "Congratulations, now you're boring."

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

The first time I actually got this type of critical nice feedback was after a talk I gave and the person came up to me and she said,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

People would come over to talk to my grandparents, and after they would leave, my mother would come over to us, and she’d say, “Do you know who that was?

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

"Oh, would you be open to like, getting coffee, getting tea like, before or after our next group?" Like, "I love to hang out"

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

So when I was sidelined in my leadership role after maternity leave, that moment brought up all that self-consciousness

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

If you're feeling really ambitious, after this talk, go outside and make a phone call. I know, you're not a phone person,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

How do you think I spent those first few weeks after getting laid off? I'm not a phone person either,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

But going from knowing to doing can be surprisingly complicated. Sometimes after all the introspection and the dopamine dips, and the strategizing, and the exploration, and the phone calls,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

Your metamorphosis is complete. I am rebelliously optimistic that after today, you will see setbacks so much more clearly,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

where I became some fabulous connector and lived happily ever after. But in truth,

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

It's up to you to create them. After all, only you know your limits, your potential

Let Your Ambition Light You Up — Not Burn You Out | Tarveen Forrester | TED · TED

"People think you're smart now, Henna. They may not think you're so smart after this." That instead of improving,

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

When you're wincing and cringing and going "ick!" Remind yourself that improvement comes after cringe. Now there are some benefits to an approval mindset, remember,

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

And are you going to purposely look for those ick moments, those opportunities where improvement can come after the cringe? Are you going to make your internal motivation muscles stronger?

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

Good thing, because most of our stressors are what are called "chronic stressors," that are there day after day, week after week, year after year. And I hope people are like, "OK, so how do I complete the stress response cycle?"

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

without me being trapped in the dark with predators. AN: And I started doing it 20 years after Emily did, but it's never too late, you can always recover.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

AN: I taught school for five years. That's how long I made it. I burned out after four years and then I pushed through one more year. If you have any possible means of reducing the everyday stressors

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

that matter as much as test scores do. After months of piloting and iterating, these pieces came together into a coherent model

Schools Urgently Need a Redesign. Here’s How | Aylon Samouha | TED · TED

went from dozing through class to forging his own path in every sense of the word, after discovering blacksmithing. His school was ready

Schools Urgently Need a Redesign. Here’s How | Aylon Samouha | TED · TED

And so I would say that's really the best way to make decisions, is go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows.

How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED · TED

or when I'm struggling to find the words to write a eulogy hours after losing one of my closest friends. Of course, stressing over spilled milk

Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TED · TED

What belongs in yours? After savoring these reminders, consider: hope isn’t just a feeling,

Stress Resets, the Ultimate Mental Health Hack | Jenny Taitz | TED · TED

How about a weekly walk with your best friend? Or ten minutes practicing the piano after dinner. The third step is to reinforce these identities

How to Reclaim Your Life From Work | Simone Stolzoff | TED · TED

Well, one morning, when I was sure that my mother was well looked after, I got into my carm and I drove for four hours

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

the wind whistling through the pampas grass. Finally, after two hours, completely washed clean by this kind of living silence,

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

Here he is with his sons Angelo and Domenico, both in their 70s and looking after their father, and who were quite frankly very suspicious of me and my daughter

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

But despite being a sourpuss, the niece who lived with him and looked after him called him "Il Tesoro," "my treasure."

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

"You just don't understand, do you? Looking after this man is a pleasure. It's a huge privilege for me.

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker