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Discover the App to Track Your Happiness
When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among the surprising results: We’re often happiest when we’re lost in the moment. And the flip side: The more our mind wanders, the less happy we can […]
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Refresh Your Mind For 10 Minutes A Day, Simply By Being Mindful
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. (No need for incense or sitting in […]
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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. Gilbert explains how our brain evolved to make front situations and simulates experiences. He teaches us by real […]
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Mindfulness in Schools
Stop. Breathe. Pay attention. “Our mental health and well-being are profoundly affected by where and how we place our attention”. In this enlightening talk, Richard guides through a short mindfulness meditation, and shares his experience of teaching mindfulness in schools. He reveals some of the amazing benefits being mindful can bring to the classroom and […]
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The Habits of Happiness
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Buddhist monk, photographer and author Matthieu Ricard has devoted his life to these questions, and his answer is influenced by his faith as well as by his scientific turn of mind: We can train our minds in habits of happiness. Interwoven with his talk are […]
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Talk by Satish Kumar on Wellbeing
Born and raised in India, Kumar at the age of 9 became a monk of the Jain religion, one of the world’s oldest belief systems revering nature and all life forms. He became an activist at 18, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence and land reform. His peace walk across the globe in the […]
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Roman Krznaric: El poder de la extrospección
La introspección pasó de moda y la extrospección tomó su lugar. El filósofo y escritor Roman Krznarix explica cómo podemos colaborar con el cambio social viendo el mundo que nos rodea. Roman Krznaric es un experto renombrado internacionalmente que ha estudiado la empatía. Es autor del libro “Empatía: un manual para la revolución”.
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Roman Krznaric: The Power of Outrospection
Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves. Roman Krznaric is an internationally renowned expert on empathy and author of Empathy: A Handbook for Revolution. He is a founding faculty member of The School of Life and founder of […]
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¿Y si el dinero no importara?
“Supongamos, hago esto a menudo en las clases de orientación vocacional con mis estudiantes, ellos vienen a mí y me dicen, bueno, vamos a terminar la universidad y no tenemos ni la menor idea de lo que queremos hacer. Entonces, siempre les hago la pregunta, ¿qué te gustaría hacer si le dinero no fuera el […]
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What if money was no object?
“Let’s suppose, I do this often in vocational guidance of students, they come to me and say, well, “we’re getting out of college and we have the faintest idea what we want to do”. So I always ask the question, “What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really […]