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If you are looking for a recommendation on which TED Talk to watch next, here is a list for you to start working your way through!
- 3 secrets of resilient people (https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_hone_3_secrets_of_resilient_people?language=en)
- 4 ways the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_4_ways_the_covid_19_pandemic_changed_the_way_we_sleep)
- 5 ways to listen better (https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_5_ways_to_listen_better)
- 6 tips for better sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_6_tips_for_better_sleep)
- A walk through the stages of sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_a_walk_through_the_stages_of_sleep)
- Are naps actually good for us? (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_are_naps_actually_good_for_us)
- Be The Warrior Not The Worrier – Fighting Anxiety & Fear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FyVetL1MEw)
- Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce (https://www.ted.com/talks/malcolm_gladwell_choice_happiness_and_spaghetti_sauce)
- Confessions of a bad feminist (https://www.ted.com/talks/roxane_gay_confessions_of_a_bad_feminist)
- Connection and intention through horse power (https://www.ted.com/talks/vicki_macdermid_connection_and_intention_through_horse_power)
- Do schools kill creativity? (https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?language=en)
- Four ways to live a better and happier life (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv5TkFwmP_w)
- Give yourself permission to be creative (https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_hawke_give_yourself_permission_to_be_creative)
- Hacking your memory — with sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_hacking_your_memory_with_sleep)
- How caffeine and alcohol affect your sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_caffeine_and_alcohol_affect_your_sleep)
- How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime (https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en)
- How daylight saving time affects our bodies, minds — and world (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_daylight_saving_time_affects_our_bodies_minds_and_world)
- How does income affect childhood brain development? (https://www.ted.com/talks/kimberly_noble_how_does_income_affect_childhood_brain_development)
- How great leaders inspire action (https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all)
- How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iM6M_7wBMc)
- How I fell in love with a fish (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_barber_how_i_fell_in_love_with_a_fish?language=en)
- How much sleep do you really need? (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_much_sleep_do_you_really_need)
- How sleep affects what (and how much) you eat (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_sleep_affects_what_and_how_much_you_eat)
- How sleep affects your emotions (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_sleep_affects_your_emotions)
- How sleep can improve your immunity (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_sleep_can_improve_your_immunity)
- How to achieve anything in life by learning how to sell. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKedDUV8MO0)
- How to build a company where the best ideas win (https://www.ted.com/talks/ray_dalio_how_to_build_a_company_where_the_best_ideas_win?language=en)
- How to deal with your insomnia — and finally get to sleep (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_how_to_deal_with_your_insomnia_and_finally_get_to_sleep)
- How to Get Your Brain to Focus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu4Yvq-g7_Y)
- How to make work-life balance work (https://www.ted.com/talks/nigel_marsh_how_to_make_work_life_balance_work)
- How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them (https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them)
- How to speak so that people want to listen (https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen)
- How to start a movement (https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement)
- How to tie your shoes (https://www.ted.com/talks/terry_moore_how_to_tie_your_shoes?language=en)
- How we experience awe — and why it matters (https://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_and_cirque_du_soleil_how_we_experience_awe_and_why_it_matters?language=en)
- Imposter Syndrome (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNBmHXS3A6I)
- Keep your goals to yourself (https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_yourself)
- Kindness: The ultimate rebellion against bullying (https://www.ted.com/talks/lucy_thomas_kindness_the_ultimate_rebellion_against_bullying)
- Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21j_OCNLuYg)
- My stroke of insight (https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight)
- Playful inquiry — try this anywhere (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDMOgH1Nak)
- Redefining Rest – Slowing Down to Speed Up! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypNfi10JZo)
- Self control (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQhj6ktYSo)
- Shh! Sound health in 8 steps (https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_shh_sound_health_in_8_steps)
- Sleep is your superpower ( https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower)
- Support, synergy and success on the autism spectrum. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JhgoBpzHuk)
- The 4 ways sound affects us (https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_the_4_ways_sound_affects_us)
- The art of stillness (https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_the_art_of_stillness)
- The cure for burnout (hint: it isn’t self-care) (https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_nagoski_and_amelia_nagoski_the_cure_for_burnout_hint_it_isn_t_self_care)
- The happy secret to better work (https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en)
- The person you really need to marry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3fIZuW9P_M)
- The surprising health benefits of dreaming (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_the_surprising_health_benefits_of_dreaming)
- The transformative power of classical music (https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zander_the_transformative_power_of_classical_music)
- The way we think about charity is dead wrong (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pallotta_the_way_we_think_about_charity_is_dead_wrong?language=en)
- The World Becomes What You Teach (https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=t5HEV96dIuY)
- Weird, or just different? (https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different)
- What adults can learn from kids (https://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak_what_adults_can_learn_from_kids?language=en)
- What ping-pong taught me about life (https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_what_ping_pong_taught_me_about_life?language=en)
- What really matters at the end of life (https://www.ted.com/talks/bj_miller_what_really_matters_at_the_end_of_life)
- What’s the connection between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease? (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_what_s_the_connection_between_sleep_and_alzheimer_s_disease)
- Why architects need to use their ears (https://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_why_architects_need_to_use_their_ears)
- Why good leaders make you feel safe (https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_why_good_leaders_make_you_feel_safe?language=en)
- Why sleep matters now more than ever (https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_why_sleep_matters_now_more_than_ever)
- Your elusive creative genius (https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_your_elusive_creative_genius)