I have a confession. I used to be on the dark side. I used to be a Wall Street investment banker, but I reform my ways.I'm now a philosopher who thinks about emotions and the good life. But I'm here today to talk less about that little career shift and more about the emotions, the boredom, the anxiety, the shame, the envy that I experienced in making that transition. This then is a story about how our emotions, particularly our negative emotions, can queue us into what we really care about.It's a story abou ...

I'm pretty good at goodbyes. Some might say I'm a professional. By the age of 16, I have attended five different schools in three different cities.From kindergarten in Hong Kong to a private school in Shenzhen, from the rigid discipline of a Shenzhen public school to an international academy and finally to Hanjo here at Otia. For a long time, I carried a ghost in my pocket. Tucked behind the blast plastic on my old school card was a blurry polarade.A photo of my basketball team during the sports meet. I was ...

I'd like to introduce you to Mr. . Thomas, a hypothetical yet very real elderly farmer who came to the clinic. With weathered hands and a quiet voice, he's the type of patient who shows up on time, listens carefully, and never complains.Like many patients, Mr. . Thomas takes several medications, one of them being an anti-coagulant, something he'd been on for years. One day, I asked him a simple question.Mr. . Thomas, do you know what this medication is for. He looked down at the bottle, pointed gently, and ...

I want to talk to the people who are entering the workforce, the ones that are coming out of graduation. I want you to imagine that graduation day, the one that you've been working for. You're there.Your family's there. Your parents are excited about no more loans. And you're coming across that stage.You've got the cap. You've got the gown. You've got it all.And we're going to get 0.5% fives. Even those are important, my kids tell me. You grab that diploma and you step down off of that stage into the real w ...

a couple weeks ago, I left my friend's house and the taxi driver who picked me up said in English, "Where do you want to go?" So I said, which means please take me. He made a shocked face and I wasn't quite sure what this meant until he said this. Which means I didn't know you could speak Korean.That's impressive. Which country are you from. So I said, I'm from Korea.He tilted his head, took a little stare at me, and said words that I would never forget. Because you don't look like you're Korean. That's wha ...

I am. That is to say, I was a great man. My name is Robert Jones. I was born somewhere in the city of Fum Fudge, and I have a nose. It didn't help me breathe. Son, said my father, you've got a big one, and to that I grasped my nose all throughout my childhood until the day I came of age. Son, said my father, what is the chief end of your existence? My father, it is the study of nosology. And can you tell me what he inquired is nosology? Sir, what is the science of noses? And what exactly is a nose? A nose, ...

Good evening. My name is Alex Kim and I'm currently an eighth grader attending Soul International School. In 2021, I moved from the United States states to Korea during my fourth grade year after having lived in the United States for my entire life.For most of my childhood, the most significant recreational activity that I participated in was basketball. The sound of the ball going through the net, the squeaky of shoes, and the fast-paced nature of the sport made it almost like an addiction for me. For me, ...

Czy wiecie co to jest. >> No właśnie nie jest to to o czym myślicie. To jest takie urządzenie, które służy do przechowywania leków i suplementów z podziałem na dni tygodnia.I powiem wam, że gdy podczas jednego z naszych kobiecych wyjazdów zaczęłyśmy z pewną taką ekscytacją rozmawiać o tym, gdzie która takie kupiła, to pomyślałam sobie: "No nie, serio, serio, rozmawiamy o pudełkach na leki, nie o wiecie wyprawach, facetach, kieckach, przygodach, tylko o pudełkach na leki." Mniej więcej w tym samym czasie zor ...

Brad Profitt explores how what we focus on—often without realizing it—quietly shapes the direction of our lives through a concept he calls FD² (Focus Determines Direction). Through vivid personal stories involving loss, forgiveness, and everyday setbacks, he shows that focus isn’t just a mindset but a steering wheel that guides thought, behavior, and destiny over time. This talk challenges us to examine our thinking, intentionally shift our focus, and reclaim independence over where our lives are headed. Br ...

Chodźcie, czegoś was nauczę. Podziękujecie mi potem. Nazywa się to oddech piko piko i technika polega na tym, że oddychamy przez usta.Kiedy bierzemy wdech, wyobrażamy sobie, że robimy go przez słomkę. A kiedy robimy wydech, też przez słomkę i z dźwiękiem. Wstańcie, zrobimy to razem.Głęboki wdech. Jeszcze raz. Głęboki wdech.Jak wam się podobało. >> Dzięki. Usiądźcie.Piko po hawajsku oznacza punkt, więc kiedy oddychamy, łączymy się z dwoma punktami energetycznymi. Na czubku głowy i pod pępkiem. Jak bierzemy w ...