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The Isolation paradox: Why Stepping Back moves you forward | Pal Wabuson | TEDxTanke
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-25 16:21
[Music] So let's say we want to do an experiment, right. And we say you're going to be given 30 days to yourself alone. You have access to everything you need like food, water, everything in your house alone, but you're not going to use your phone and you will not have access to the internet.How many of us will sign up for this experiment. A show of hands. Interesting. Interesting.Okay. All right. All right.Thank you. Okay. Okay.So, yeah. So for some of us it's going to be like a dream come true because I c ...
Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Thriving Modern Society | Sadiya Lawan Danyaro | TEDxNWU
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-23 15:15
emotional intelligence. Now, let me share a personal story. There was a time when someone I deeply valued unintentionally hurt me.I had put thought and effort into selecting a special gift for that person, but to my surprise, that person totally forgot about it. I felt emotionally disturbed. disappointed, frustrated, and even hurt.In that moment, I had two choices. To react impulsively or manage my emotions intelligently. I did not allow my emotions to dictate my response.I approached the situation with emo ...
Wharton professor: Sometimes 'we need a strategy to overcome ourselves'
CNBC Television· 2025-09-23 13:00
Why do you think it's important to know what our financial habits are and to think about them. I love that question. Self-awareness from my research.It is one of the most powerful tools toward choosing the right strategies for change. In fact, this is kind of the thesis of my book, How to Change. And the the key insight from my career is that once we understand what our adversary is, what's holding us back um whether it's overconfidence or uh a lack of having the right social supports or um maybe it is that ...
How being neurodivergent affects my life | Alessia Block | TEDxUniversityCollegeRoosevelt
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-19 15:52
I consider myself to be a pretty self-aware person. I'm constantly thinking about who I am and what I do. And while that sounds like it made me some sort of Jedi master of wisdom, it's not always the case.My inner voice sort of resembles the classic angel and devil shoulder scenario. One side is the angel. Super insightful, kind of like a therapist who helps you understand your strengths, weaknesses, how others perceive you, and how being neurody divergent affects your life.The other guy, this is the one wh ...
Breakdowns as breakthroughs | Chayma Charifi | TEDxBowdoinCollege
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-15 16:28
[Applause] When you first enter my room, you immediately encounter a marquee box with the phrase remember the sting sitting on top of the dresser in front of my bed. It's a reference to the summer of 2023 when I was stung by bee for the first time. I also lost my mind.That summer, I developed psychosis, which is defined as a disconnect from reality characterized by symptoms including but not limited to grandio thinking, erratic behavior, violent tendencies, and fragmented thought patterns. In psychosis, unr ...
The Silent Reset | Dr. Cherag Shah | TEDxSABVMCRI
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-12 15:11
Core Argument - The presentation addresses the pervasive issue of digital noise and its impact on mental well-being, leading to anxiety, stress, and burnout [2][4] - It introduces the concept of "Mind Architect" to help individuals understand and manage their mental operating system for improved clarity, purpose, and presence [10] - The presentation proposes a framework of Reset, Rewire, and Rise (RRR) to combat mental loops and promote a more fulfilling life [18] Mental Well-being & Performance - The speaker shares personal experiences of burnout despite professional success, highlighting the importance of mental health [6] - The presentation emphasizes the need to reset the brain from past limiting beliefs and introduce new perspectives [19][20] - It differentiates between reacting and responding, advocating for clarity, peace, and purpose in decision-making [22][23] Practical Techniques - The presentation introduces three simple techniques for stress reduction and anxiety management: psychedelic sigh, gaze method, and five-finger breathing pattern [26][27][28] - The psychedelic sigh involves specific breathing patterns to reduce cortisol levels [26] - The gaze method involves eye movements to alleviate anxiety [27] - The five-finger breathing pattern utilizes acupressure to calm the rhythmic blood pattern [29] Analogy & Metaphor - The presentation uses the analogy of a computer with multiple tabs open to illustrate the impact of mental overload [24] - It compares the human mind to an operating system (like Apple or Android) that needs to be understood and optimized [10] - The presentation uses the metaphor of a cocoon and a butterfly to represent the transformation from a limited state to one of clarity and purpose [30]
How to act yourself: Notes from theatre and open mic | Anto Kriston | TEDxSt Pauls College
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-05 15:49
[Music] Hi, I had failed in my undergrad. To cope up this failure, writing became my coping mechanism. On one such night, I used this magical book to point down the topics that I want to talk on TEDex.While retrospecting this behavior of mine, why I did not write I want to be in TED TEDex or I want to talk in TEDex. Rather, I was already playing a character which made me to point on all this topic. And today here I am.I'm still figuring out what to believe in in God, parents, blessing, manifestation, univer ...
Emotional Resilience: Life, Family & Discipline | Navin Wadhwani | TEDxKunskapsskolan Gurgaon Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-02 16:44
[Music] Good evening everyone and thank you and giving me an opportunity to be part of this event. Uh good evening to teachers, parents and children. uh look we are all product of our own experiences and I'm here to share some of my own experiences and in that context probably also talk about why emotional strength and emotional resilience is so important in this time and age and what are the simple action steps that we can take in our daily life to hopefully build that I'm not saying that these are the the ...
Live What You Learn | Fayez Atari | TEDxKhilda
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-02 16:14
[موسيقى] واو ما اجملكم هي اول مره الي على مسرح باي ذا واي كثير شكلكم حلو تمام حديثي اليوم رح يكون بعنوان ماذا لو كان الكتاب الذي عليك ان تقراه هو انت وليس كتابا اخر ولكن قبل ما اكمل حديثي حابب اشكر جماعه تدكس خلده على استضافتهم لي على هذا المسرح الجميل شكرا لكم كلكم شكلكم كثير طالع حلو شكرا لاهتمامكم [تصفيق] [موسيقى] الان بدي اياكم تعتبروا حديثي اشبه برله عشان هيك بدي اطلب منكم طلب غريب هو غريب كثير بس سريع بسيط بدي ايانا كلياتنا مع بعض ناخذ نفس عميق زي هيك ان 3 2 يا ما سمعت كمان انظون اوكي عشان هي رحله الا ...
How to Act Yourself: Notes from Theatre and Open Mic | Anto Kriston | TEDxSt Pauls College
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-29 15:48
[Music] Hi. I had failed in my undergrad. To cope of this failure, writing became my coping mechanism.On one such night, I used this magical book to scribble the topics that I want to talk on TED. While retrospecting this behavior of my day, I asked a question why I did not write I want to be in TED talk. Rather, I already played the character and listed out the topics.I don't know what to believe in. I'm still figuring out should I believe in manifestation, God, parents, blessing or universe or the charact ...