7 TED talks that will help you find happiness 04-28

7 TED talks that will help you find happiness

Shyam's two cents worth thought on happiness

I STUMBLED UPON HAPPINESS, I CHANCED UPON SEVEN TOP TED TALKS ON HAPPINESS

By, A Psychologist, A Buddhist Monk, A Palsy afflicted comedian ( A stand-up comedian, who could not stand.) and others.

People think psychologists are crazy, and yah I found it to be true, when I listened to Dan Gilbert Prof. of psychology at Harvard University. I think you need to be crazy to drive sanity into crazy people, and reduce their craze for unhappiness.

Some words, phrases and sentences, I loosely picked up from the talks

Violate the laws of Prudence, Synthetic Happiness, I have 99 problems and palsy is just one of them. And, if I can Can, you can Can. (It is nothing about canning or caning, it is about happiness). In praise of slowness.

Happiness is not a well detailed goal nor is it a well defined destination. You are always en route happiness, and depending upon your actions and thought process, you are nearer or farther from it. Similarly, happiness keeps travelling to and fro in relation to you.

I can guarantee you that these talks will take you to a different world and different experience. You can stay there, till your next communication brings you back to reality and earth (by way of email, call, or social media post).

Now please view the videos.

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Dan Gilbert: The surprising science of happiness

Dan Gilbert, author of "Stumbling on Happiness," challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned.

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Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness

What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.

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Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.

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Maysoon Zayid: 'I got 99 problems, and palsy is just one'

"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.

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Michael Norton: How to buy happiness

At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness — when you don't spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people.

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Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?

What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work. (Filmed at TEDxRiodelaPlata.)

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Carl Honoré: In praise of slowness

Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.

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