30 TED Talks to Educate, Inspire, and Entertain
Posted On October 28, 2016
TED talks are short talks given by some of the most interesting and successful leaders in technology, entertainment, and design offering new ideas, and perspective – all in under 20 minutes. Here are 30 that I recommend:
- Try something new for 30 days, Matt Cutts
- Inside the mind of a master procrastinator, Tim Urban
- The surprising habits of original thinkers, Adam Grant (this is a good follow-up to the previous talk)
- The art of asking, Amanda Palmer
- Do schools kill creativity? Ken Robinson
- The transformative power of classical music, Benjamin Zander
- The puzzle of motivation, Dan Pink
- How great leaders inspire action, Simon Sinek
- My year of saying yes to everything, Shonda Rhimes
- The power of vulnerability, BrenéBrown
- The surprising science of happiness, Dan Gilbert
- How to gain control of your free time, Laura Vanderkam
- What I learned from 100 days of rejection, Jia Jiang (see Challenge #48 in the book, The Rejection Challenge)
- Looks aren’t everything. Believe Me I’m a model, Cameron Russell
- How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them, Verna Myers
- Your body language shapes who you are, Amy Cuddy
- How I held my breath for 17 minutes, David Blaine
- Your elusive creative genius, Elizabeth Gilbert
- Why you should define your fears instead of your goals, Tim Ferriss
- Minding your mitochondria, Dr. Terry Wahls(see Challenge #10 in the book)
- My stroke of insight, Jill Bolte Taylor
- Underwater astonishments, David Gallo
- If I should have a daughter, Sarah Kay
- Why we do what we do, Tony Robbins
- Never, ever give up, Diana Nyad
- How to make stress your friend, Kelly McGonigal
- The birth of a word, Deb Roy
- Got a meeting? Take a walk, Nilofer Merchant (see Challenge #5)
- Every kid needs a champion, Rita Pierson
- The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology, Pranav Mistry