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School, Stress & Zero Salary: The Reality of Growing Up Today | Arjun Jetty | TEDxBrushy Creek Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-26 15:59
Picture this. You wake up at 6:30 a. m., work a 12-hour shift, get judged for your performance, smile through the stress, and guess what. No paycheck, no bonus, not even free ice cream. Welcome to childhood in 2025.We've always been told that childhood is the easiest time of life. But today, growing up feels like having a full-time job minus the salary and with way more homework. At least adults get weekends.We get optional math packets and fun projects that somehow require parents with engineering degrees ...
How AI tools are helping doctors avoid burnout
NBC News· 2025-08-21 21:30
Hey, how are you. Inside this hospital in Boston, a quiet revolution is underway. It's not a new drug or a breakthrough procedure.It's artificial intelligence used to fight doctor burnout. Many clinicians feel completely overwhelmed. Nearly half of all physicians are reporting at least one symptom of burnout.And a 2023 survey found that two out of five doctors say they would consider leaving within the next 2 years. Is it okay if I use the iPad to listen to our visit and help me write my note today. All rig ...
The Importance of Mental Health in Today's Society | Kairav Singh | TEDxDiscovery College Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-19 15:24
[Applause] It's 2:00 a. m. and David is still awake.His laptop glows in the dark as he stares at his unfinished essay. His eyes are blurry for staring at the screen for so long. He's exhausted, but sleep won't come.The next morning, he wakes up. He eats breakfast and makes it through the day, pretending he's fine, but he's not. Inside, he feels like he's drowning.Later that evening, he's doom scrolling through reals, comparing his life to the polished Instagram posts of others. He feels trapped in a cycle h ...
Del apagón al reset | Betsy Martínez | TEDxPuraVida
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-15 15:27
Core Argument - The presentation advocates for "conscious productivity," redefining productivity as prioritizing well-being as the primary indicator of authentic and sustainable progress [3] - It challenges the conventional notion of productivity as doing more, suggesting that true productivity might involve doing less or working less, focusing on building a life rather than being consumed by it [4] - The speaker shares a personal experience of burnout leading to a temporary memory loss (amnesia total transitoria), highlighting the dangers of overwork and self-exploitation [1] Strategies for Conscious Productivity - The presentation introduces three key strategies: the power of doing nothing, disconnection as a vital input, and the metric of well-being [5][6][7][8] - Disconnection, particularly digital disconnection, is emphasized as essential for health, advocating for connecting with people face-to-face [7] - The "metric of well-being" involves scheduling leisure, inactivity, rest, and well-being activities in one's agenda, treating them as important as work activities [9][10] Critique of Modern Work Culture - The presentation critiques the modern work culture's tendency to label self-exploitation as productivity, frenzy as a busy life, and unconscious self-destruction as success [1] - It references Byung-Chul Han's "society of fatigue," noting the shift from an imposed "can't do" to a self-imposed and tyrannical "yes, we can with everything," leading to a cult of exponentiality and performance [1] - The presentation warns against the paradox of performance, where optimizing every minute leads to doing more but having less time, health, friends, and meaning in life [1] Call to Action - The presentation urges the audience to consider the price of prioritizing being constantly busy, using the speaker's own health scare as a cautionary tale [13] - It encourages the audience to renounce self-exploitation and design a life forward instead of understanding it backward [14][15] - The speaker suggests that dedicating time to "doing nothing productive" is not a waste of time but an investment in designing a better life [14][15]
