Stories help you make sense of your life -- but when these narratives are incomplete or misleading, they can keep you stuck instead of providing clarity. In an actionable talk, psychotherapist and advice columnist Lori Gottlieb shows how to break free from the stories...
In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of...
There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia...
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to...
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How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships Often it's not what you say but how you say it. The part of the country you come from, your ethnic background, age, class, gender, and individual personality - these and many other influences result in different...
Home working veterans say the key to success is establishing a daily activity pattern and trying to stick to it. Working from home sounds great in theory, but if you’ve never done it before it can take getting used to. For starters the home environment is full of...
From setting a clear agenda to testing your tech setup, here’s how to make video calls more tolerable for you and your colleagues. In the age of coronavirus, many of us have transformed overnight from office workers into telecommuters. And we are increasingly relying...
What use is data if it doesn't inform action. Thank you to Gap Square for sharing this article