5 Ted Talks You No Longer Have An Excuse To Miss Out On

You know that one TED Talk your best friend has been pestering you to watch for about two months now? And how his incessant coaxing, has almost always been met with a dignified, "I am in office right now, will watch later."? Well, it's safe to say that, for the foreseeable future, you will be both out of office, and excuses. So really, might as well check out what the hype is about, for yourself! 

 

 

Besides, TED Talks are a great way to absorb 15-20 minutes of valuable information and enlightening insights, without sifting through pages, and articles, and words. They're engaging, illuminating, and stimulating enough for you to actually watch the entire thing. So, basically, if you've been looking for a shortcut to easy, intriguing knowledge, here's a round-up of our top 5 TED Talk recommendations, you no longer have a valid excuse to miss out on! 

 

1. The Power Of Vulnerability By Brene Brown

 

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What Makes It Worth Your While

A common favourite amongst serious TED Talk enthusiasts, this is a brief video packed with important life lessons and necessary truths. Brene Brown skillfully takes us through the art, and necessity of being vulnerable, and the surprising gifts it brings along, such as an enhanced sense of self-worth, and higher odds of finding healthy relationships. This TED talk will tell you how you can use something viewed largely as a disadvantage, as a key to making your life better. 

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2. Inside The Mind Of A Master Procrastinator By Tim Urban

 

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What Makes It Worth Your While

This intriguing TED talk by internet writer Tim Urban gives you an insider peek at what exactly goes on in the mind of a serial procrastinator. The incredible presenter provides you with a number of valuable psychological facts related to how our brain influences our work output. The lessons from this video are especially applicable at the moment when a significant proportion of our work from home hours is spent on mindless delaying and procrastination. 

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3. How To Make Stress Your Friend By Kelly McGonigal 

 

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What Makes It Worth Your While

Considering how stressful current times in the world are, do you really doubt the utility of this video? For so long, we've looked at stress as a disease, as an urban hindrance created by our jam-packed schedules, and high aspirations. In this TED Talk, Kelly shows us how to use stress to your advantage instead. This video will help you figure out how can you channel a feeling largely considered negative, into beneficial use with simple tweaks in the way you think. 

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4. My Stroke Of Insight By Jill Bolte Taylor

 

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What Makes It Worth Your While

In this tremendously intriguing TED Talk, Jill takes us through what exactly happens when a brain scientist uses her stroke as an opportunity to study her mind from the inside. This powerful video describes the insights of a stroke victim, who attempts to study her brain as it shuts down important functions like motion, speech and self-awareness, one by one. The story in this TED Talk is extremely powerful and full of some astonishing realisations about the organ that controls how we live our life. 

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5. Why 30 Is Not The New 20 By Meg Jay 

 

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What Makes It Worth Your While

This TED Talk is a must-watch for every 20 something out there, struggling to figure out the way this thing called adult life works. With her powerful words, Meg contradicts the popular beliefs about our twenties being these frivolous, throw-away years, the mistakes made during which we can eventually fix down the line. She urges us to make good use of this decade, and not shirk responsibilities simply because we believe that marriage, kids and the need for stability are at least a couple of years away. 

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