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The 7 types of rest that every person needs: ideas.ted.com/the-7-types-of…

The 7 types of rest that every person needs

Are you getting your seven or eight hours of sleep a night — yet you still feel exhausted? Here’s why that could be happening, according to physician Saundra Dalton-Smith.

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How to listen — really listen — to someone you don’t agree with ideas.ted.com/how-to-listen-…

How to listen — really listen — to someone you don’t agree with

Listening may not be the most exciting part of conversation, but it’s essential if you want to have a meaningful exchange with another person. Psychologist Tania Israel shares the 3 basic ski…

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now ideas.ted.com/case-for-4-day…

Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

The pandemic has shown that now — and more than ever — we need to move to a model of work that protects employees from stress and burnout. The good news: The four-day week can be great …

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Don’t get fooled or conned again — here are the 5 tactics to look out for ideas.ted.com/dont-get-foole…

Don’t get fooled or conned again — here are the 5 tactics to look out for

People and businesses routinely use five techniques to get us to do what they want, says presenter and broadcaster Alexis Conran. Here’s  how to recognize them.

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ideas.ted.com/worried-about-… Feeling lonely this holiday season? You can still make it special — here's some practical advice:

Feeling lonely this holiday season? You can still make it special — some practical advice

The holidays are going to be challenging, with some of us still separated from the people and traditions we love — but there are still ways to find joy, says psychologist Adia Gooden PhD.

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24/7 darkness, polar bears, and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work ideas.ted.com/arctic-climate…

24/7 darkness, polar bears and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work

The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the global average, so it’s essential for scientists to study this climate now so they can better understand our warming world. Photographer Esther Horvat…

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Want a meaningful life? Just ask: “Who would I take to a remote island?” ideas.ted.com/want-a-more-me…

Want a meaningful life? Just ask: “Who would I take to a remote island?”

Often the best and easiest way to improve your own sense of well-being and meaningfulness is to switch your lens: Concentrate less on yourself and more on being connected with others, says philosop…

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Want to keep your relationship on solid ground? Get enough sleep. Research shows that couples who reported sleeping less than 7 hours per night were more likely to engage in hostile conflict. ideas.ted.com/want-to-keep-y…

Want to keep your relationship on solid ground? Get enough sleep

It’s time to start prioritizing sleep as a mutual goal within your relationship. Here’s why, explains sleep scientist Wendy M. Troxel PhD.

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When you think about how to praise employees, it helps to realize there are two distinct kinds: “we-strengths” and “me-strengths” ideas.ted.com/2-kinds-of-pra…

The 2 kinds of praise we all need to get at work

You should praise an employee’s we-strengths — strengths that move the whole team forward — and their me-strengths — strengths that make a person stronger. Here’s why,…

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To keep our ancestors alive, our brains evolved an ongoing internal trickle of unease. It’s the little whisper of worry that keeps you scanning your inner and outer worlds for signs of trouble. ideas.ted.com/one-way-to-cal…

One way to calm an anxious mind: Notice when you’re doing OK

Here’s a simple yet powerful way to build well-being and resources in your brain and your body, says Rick Hanson and his coauthors.

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Work isn’t who we are, not even if we love our jobs. ideas.ted.com/how-to-set-cle…

How to set clear work boundaries — and stick to them

Work isn’t who we are, not even if we love our jobs. Boundaries help us safeguard our time, our energy and our purpose and enable us to feel fulfilled, not overwhelmed. Writer Jayne Hardy provides …

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Experiencing meeting madness? Here's how you can step in and save your next meeting when it’s going off track: ideas.ted.com/how-to-stop-th…

How to stop the same people from doing all the talking and other strategies to keep your meetings...

After years of being stuck in meetings that were endless and unproductive, Madeleine van Hauke decided to start a business to help organizations get rid of these drains of people’s time and e…

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Gaming brings the entire world together with its common language and its team dynamics. ideas.ted.com/your-kids-gami…

Stop thinking of your kids’ gaming time as wasted time; here’s why

Gaming today is far more social, skillful and beneficial than the video games you grew up with, says coach Cara Lane. So instead of telling your kids to turn the &*%! thing off, ask: “Can…

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The way we think about authenticity poses a real danger to our capacity to grow and learn: ideas.ted.com/yes-good-leade…

Yes, good leaders are authentic leaders — but here’s what that actually means

Real authenticity is playful, not rigid, and it’s part of the lifelong process of learning about yourself, says leadership researcher Herminia Ibarra PhD.

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How do you get over a friendship that has ended? Here are 5 steps: ideas.ted.com/how-to-get-ove…

How to get over a friendship breakup

The end of a friendship can hit you with a heartbreak that you’re not prepared for. Friendship coach Danielle Bayard Jackson and entrepreneur Kristen Newton explain how you can navigate this …

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All couples argue. But most couples need to argue more, not less: ideas.ted.com/most-couples-n…

Most couples need to fight more, not less — here’s why and how to do it

When we avoid arguing, we miss the opportunity to help our relationship improve — without arguments there is no progress. Here’s how we can embrace conflict *and* resolve it, from psych…

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The cannabis industry is growing rapidly, and there’s much we don’t know about its impact ideas.ted.com/whats-the-carb…

What’s the carbon footprint of cannabis? Surprisingly high

Growing an ounce of cannabis indoors can produce as much carbon pollution as driving 370 miles! Researchers explain why it’s so energy-intensive — and what we need to know in order to c…

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Can just breathing really make a difference? ideas.ted.com/feeling-anxiou…

Feeling anxious? The way you breathe could be adding to it

Breathing could be an overlooked key to finding more calm and peace in your life. Here’s why and how you can start experimenting with your inhalations and exhalations.

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