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Peace of Mind Is a Basic Human Right, Not a Privilege! | H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwaiti | TEDxAlBateen
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-20 16:05
[music] I have a friend who wants to start his company and as a matter of fact all of his saving went into that startup. He built up his cloud. He start putting all of his data there.He starts serving the community and that perspective to build this trust to build that great trust that will not only bring him a great development digital economy but also it will add value to him to his family to everybody in that respective. However, he got an attack. All of his saving flourished and went into loss.Not only ...
Getting Unstuck: Moving Towards Better Mental Health | Dr. Devin Effinger | TEDxBoulder
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-20 16:02
[applause] I remember waking up lying in a dense forest, looking up at the sky through the tops of the trees, but having no recollection of how I'd gotten there. Within seconds, my brain was overflooded with pain signals, and then everything went dark. I came back in fragments being dragged out of the woods, paramedics cutting my clothes off in the ambulance, and then waking up in the ICU, having difficulty speaking.At 15, I nearly died in an accident that left me overcoming a speech impediment following tr ...
How to introduce yourself—and get hired #shorts #tedx
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 18:00
Communication Strategy - Capturing attention is crucial, regardless of intelligence or suitability [1] - Focus on crafting a compelling introduction [1] - Prioritize soundbites over data dumps due to short attention spans [2] - A concise, 20-word introduction can effectively grab attention [2] - Shift the focus from "about me" to "about you" introductions [2] Effective Introduction Techniques - Instead of describing oneself, explain the value offered to others [2][3] - Highlight what one can do for the audience [2] - Industry examples demonstrate the difference between self-focused and benefit-focused introductions [3]
Giving validation and language to climate grief | Cindy Chia | TEDxSaltLakeCity
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:54
Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health - The report highlights that in 2024, over 8,000 premature deaths in Utah were linked to air pollution, nearly equivalent to the population of Park City, indicating a significant public health crisis [1] - Climate change-related events such as air pollution, wildfire smoke, drought, and heat waves are impacting people's physical and mental well-being, leading to feelings of tiredness, detachment, helplessness, and anxiety [2] - Studies indicate that nearly half of the children exposed to wildfires develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, demonstrating the profound psychological impact of climate trauma [6] - Climate change is causing a form of grief related to environmental loss, often misunderstood as a personal issue, but is a valid response to a world in crisis [4][12] Physiological and Neurological Responses - Exposure to climate change can shift the nervous system into survival mode, affecting mental health physiologically and neurologically [7] - Climate change-related stress can irritate the vagus nerve, increase inflammation, disrupt sleep, and spike cortisol levels, leading to physical symptoms like a racing heart and exhaustion [8] Coping and Healing Strategies - Naming and acknowledging climate grief can reduce internal chaos and help individuals understand their emotional experiences [14][15] - Grounding in the present moment through sensory awareness and mindful movements can help the nervous system feel safe and ease stress [15][16] - Maintaining a consistent sleep routine and using air purifiers can regulate mood, reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, and build resilience [17][18] - Acknowledging that symptoms may be related to climate change impacts can shift individuals from feeling broken to feeling empowered [19]
In search of the new Ithaca | Tilemachos Mavrakis | TEDxFiesole
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:39
Hello, Kalispera Bonacera. Um, yeah, obviously she gave it out. I'm totally Greek and I come from a very small town called Fibs or Tebe as you call it in Latin. You know, Fibs was the home of all ancient Greek tragedies and a Tyron was there, Antiggoni was there. So everything really in the ancient Greek tragedy scene happened in my hometown. So then when I was invited to speak here to TED, I thought, okay, is it me or are we living a new type of tragedy now? Is it a Greek one? No, but it's definitely Greek ...
Amor Fati: E+R=O | James Stroker | TEDxFiesole
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:39
So, I raced down the hallway. I raced I ran into my classroom and I jumped. I I literally jumped up on the desk. I mean, for real, I jumped up there and went, "This is going to be a great day. " And then I said our mantra for the year is character. The ability to persist against constant opposition. The ability to choose to choose courage over comfort. To do the right thing instead of the easy thing. I said character is believing that life is happening not to us but for us. And then all of a sudden it happe ...
How your clothes could be distracting you at work | Dr Steffie Tomson | TEDxFiesole
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:38
In the morning when you get ready, you probably think about how you want to appear that day. Polished, a little professional, maybe a little fun. So, you pick out your outfit, you take a spin in the mirror, everything's copathetic, so off you go. But you know what I bet you're not thinking about is whether the earrings that you chose to wear this morning are going to sound like windchimes every time you turn your head. Or whether your blouse is going to fall off that one shoulder every time you grab your la ...
Energizing leadership: Success through mind, body, and heart | Giovanni Gambardella | TEDxFiesole
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:38
Good evening. So I'm very happy to be here tonight. >> Um what we do is basically team building and team coaching activity.We do this since more than 20 years and during these 20 years we met more than 75,000 people served more than 800 corporate clients. what we think that we do is to bring smile and happiness into the work environment. So when I heard about this uh tell today and the theme that is renew recharge sustain I said yes that's the perfect topic why because what we do with our activity is making ...
Convening power | Agata Pawlik | TEDxFiesole
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:37
Good afternoon. Are you hungry. It's 1:30 and the Dolcevita is uh outside of this building.We should be eating beautiful uh Italian lunch uh primo secondo antipasto cafe. And we are here. And I ask you why did we gather here.There is a drive, right. There was a curiosity. There was a willingness to meet people, to connect, to network.And uh I asked recently some friends of mine, what do you what do you mean about connection. And they they thought, you know, yeah, I'm freaking out now. I'm asking them within ...
Why the climate crisis needs women in charge | Caroline Gleich | TEDxSaltLakeCity
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-19 17:37
[cheering] [applause] [applause] When I was 15, my halfb brotherther was killed in an avalanche. The mountains can take even the most careful climbers. Since then, I've learned to read snow and avalanches like a doctor reads vital signs.At first, to keep my partners and me alive as a professional ski mountaineer. Then to understand risk more deeply and now to apply that risk management to confront the biggest, fastest moving danger of them all, the climate crisis. And what the forecast keeps missing is our ...