About my journey to set up a blog
How can the power of giving improve the world? I love this amazing TED talk by Jacqueline Way about the power of giving. Jacqueline started a project with her three year old son, where they would give every day for …
How can we improve our relationships? I love this TED talk by John Gray, which explains why changes in the workplace have resulted in women’s stress levels being so much higher than men’s, and what we can do to improve …
How can I get what I want? I absolutely love this TED talk by Mel Robbins. She talks about helping us get what we want. First, we have to pick something. Then we have to be honest with ourselves, and …
How can we overcome loneliness? I have just watched this lovely TED talk by Baya Voce about loneliness. As someone who has struggled with this from time to time, I was interested to find out more. Baya explains that we …
How can boredom be beneficial? I absolutely love this TED talk by Manoush Zomorodi about boredom. She tells a story about how her boredom and mind wandering was put to good use when she created her dream job. She realised …
What is the difference between men’s and women’s brains? This is an absolutely brilliant and hilarious TED talk by John Gray about the difference between men’s and women’s brains. Novelty stimulates dopamine, which gives us motivation, focus and pleasure. The …
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Are bucket lists important? I have just watched this brilliant TED talk by Edward Readicker-Henderson about why we should give up having bucket lists. Edward was told he only had a year to live on six separate occasions over a …
How can we improve our self-control? This is an absolutely amazing TED talk by Dan Ariely about self-control. I delayed posting my blog post yesterday because I wanted to go and watch the Wales-Denmark Euro 2020 game in the pub. …
How can we increase trust? I love this TED talk by David Horsager about trust. Research shows that mistrust more than doubles the cost of doing business. When trust increases, we also see an increase in productivity, morale, innovation and …
Do we need a plan for our life? I love this TED talk by Mithila Palkar, where she discusses the fact that she feels it’s OK not to have a plan for your life. Things don’t always work according to …