10 appearances at TED, which will help to find his calling in life

The charge of the motivation for the week ahead! Layfhaker collected videos from the TED conference, which will help to understand yourself and decide what you want from life and career.

1. How to stop coming up with ridiculous excuses

All people want to follow their dreams, but only a few are willing to long and hard for this to work. Professor Larry Smith reflects on the absurd excuse that prevent people to realize themselves in the profession.

2. How to become a better

Carol Dweck researches "growth mindset"- the idea that we can develop the ability of our brain to learn and solve problems. In this presentation, she proposes to change its attitude to the difficulties: I do not say, "I got bad," say "as long as I did not work well."

3. How to find true calling

Some people can not answer the question "Who do you want to be?", Not because they do not have hobbies and interests, but because too many of them. Writer and painter Emily Vapnik encourages people draw different areas, not to become narrow specialists.

4. How to cope with temptation

Joachim de Posada tells the story of the famous experiment with marshmallow. Children who may be postponed for later enjoyment, more likely to achieve their goals in the future. Self-discipline - a determining factor for success in life, and it is understood even by kids.

5. How not to give up on the way to their targets

When we decide to do something important and to implement an ambitious plan, our first and natural desire - with someone to share it. But psychological experiments have proven that telling someone their idea, you make it less feasible. Entrepreneur Derek Sivers advises to keep their plans secret.

6. How do you decide what to do until the end of life

The artist Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard with one unfinished sentence: "Before I die, I want to... "The inhabitants of the area used up her day: who would want to plant a tree, someone - hug a loved one, or to sing in front millions. Think about what you would write on this board.

7. How to find a job in the shower

This performance is to look at everyone who feels unhappy at work. The problem is that many people simply go with the flow and do not try to change anything. If you do not have enough happiness, time to think: without the case you can not imagine your life?

8. How to overcome any difficulties

At age 19, Amy Purdy lost both legs below the knees, and now she is a professional snowboarder and two-time world champion. Amy encourages people to stop taking life's difficulties as insurmountable obstacles, but instead - to begin to dream and to move forward no matter what.

9. How to find a balance between the two sides of his personality

David Brooks tells of two personalities that coexist in us: the first is hungry for career success and the second - love and peace in my heart. The problem is that balance very difficult to find. You always run the risk of becoming prudence careerist or, conversely, be a person of high moral qualities, but do not realize.

10. As they enjoy their work

Work well to motivate not money, but the feeling that what you are doing, there is some meaning. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely tells about important psychological experiments, and how to help workers become happier and more productive.