We know you’re busy, so we’ve curated our top 10 TED Talks for you to enjoy!

TED brings together some of the most inspiring thought leaders on the planet. With thousands of amazing talks to choose from it can be difficult to find TED’s hidden gems. Here, you’ll find some of the most popular TED Talks of all time, mixed in with our favorites. We think these are some of the best TED Talks out there!

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Secrets to the “Happiness Advantage” at Work

18 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Want to be happier at work? Solid science predicts we actually control 90% of our happiness and only 10% is related to our circumstances! Today, Shawn Anchor tells us how to nurture the "happiness advantage" in our work and home. Amazing!
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Rewilding: How Wolves Radically Change Rivers

18 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Author George Monbiot has coined a new term - "rewilding" - which may be the key to finding balance with the natural world. You won't believe the dramatic improvements that nature can manage for itself, once key species are reintroduced. Fascinating!
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The Wild Potential of Embracing Our Limitations

10 minutes

[ Art ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What if embraced our limitations? What possibilities might we discover if we just owned them and let them force us to get creative. We might actually find possibilities we would never have discovered. Take a look at how remarkable this mindset can be!
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Karen Thompson: What Fear Can Teach Us!

17 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

DO NOT MISS THIS! If you are turning your back on all the fear and malice in the news media these days, this TED Talk is a really fun and "game-changing" insight! (We use it almost every day)
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Can Super Mario Teach Us To Be More Successful?

26 minutes

[ Creativity ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

There's a tendency to look at what stands in our way to success and feel overwhelmed. But Mark Rober has a novel method to get around this, and he calls it the Super Mario Effect. Now, THIS is a game-changer!
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Hilarious James Veitch: Scamming an Email Scammer!

9 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What would happen if you replied to an email scam in your inbox? Comedian James Veitch decided one day to find out. The story that ensues is very funny and revealing!
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Abundance is Our Future!

16 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

It's easy to concede that the world is going to hell in a handbasket, but the data shows the opposite! Here's the CEO of the X-Prize foundation to clue us in on where we are headed and why!
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Do Schools Kill Creativity?

16 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Have you ever watched the TED Talk with the most views in history: 33 million? There's a reason this one is on top. Great fun and a subject that can expand every single one of us, no matter our age.
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The Power of Giving People a “Lollipop Moment”

9 minutes

[ Curators' Best ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Heard anything about "Lollipop Moments"? Here's an amazing metaphor to remember how easy it is to fundamentally improve someone's life with just a simple turn of a phrase!
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How Paper Tools will Change the World

14 minutes

[ Health ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

When it comes to innovations that will change the world, shouldn't we consider how many hands will have access to them? Check out this brilliant TED Talk from Manu Prakash, one of the remarkable brains behind the paper technologies of the future that will revolutionize how we think about science!
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