1. Sleep Is Your Superpower | Matt Walker | TED
Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker.
Scientist Matt Walker talks about how good things can happen to our brain when we get enough sleep and the worst things that happen when we don’t get enough.
He also delves into discoveries on how sleep can affect our learning.
2. A simple way to break a bad habit | Judson Brewer
Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them?
Psychiatrist Judson Brewer studies the relationship between mindfulness and addiction — from smoking to overeating to all those other things we do even though we know they’re bad for us.
Learn more about the mechanism of habit development and discover a simple but profound tactic that might help you beat your next urge to smoke, snack or check a text while driving
3. Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy argues that “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence,
even when we don’t feel confident — can boost feelings of confidence, and might have an impact on our chances for success. (Note: Some of the findings presented in this talk have been
referenced in an ongoing debate among social scientists about robustness and reproducibility.
4. The first 20 hours — how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman
Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, ‘The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business’, as well as the upcoming book ‘The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.
Josh specializes in teaching people from all walks of life how to master practical knowledge and skills. In his talk, he shares how having his first child inspired him to approach learning in a whole new way.
5. How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale
Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams.
In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time.
6. How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure
Have you ever felt like you’re talking, but nobody is listening? Here’s Julian Treasure to help you fix that. As the sound expert demonstrates some useful vocal exercises and shares tips on how to speak with empathy, he offers his vision for a sonorous world of listening and understanding.
7. How to practice emotional first aid | Guy Winch
We’ll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don’t have to. He makes a compelling case to practice emotional hygiene — taking care of our emotions, our minds, with the same diligence we take care of our bodies
8. Power of Fitness | Vincent Lam
Why exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Vincent Lam has had a passion for fitness for as long as he can remember. His goal is to help people restore, maintain, and promote quality of life and optimal physical function
He talks about how exercise is important part of life and how it effect on your mental health ,health problems , discipline , confidence. How Exercise boost your productivity
9. What I learned from going blind in space | Chris Hadfield
There’s an astronaut saying: In space, “there is no problem so bad that you can’t make it worse.” So how do you deal with the complexity, the sheer pressure, of dealing with dangerous and scary situations?
Retired colonel Chris Hadfield paints a vivid portrait of how to be prepared for the worst in space (and life) — and it starts with walking into a spider’s web. Watch for a special space-y performance.
10. Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Talks about how education system created mindset that mistakes are the worst thing you can make.
