“If you’re a manager or a leader and all you do is dream big dreams and talk about the future in lofty visionary terms and you don’t actually get anything done, everyone is going to hate you.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Want to be […]
“I saw that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, and when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Author and public speaker Byron Katie shares how she transformed her life after discovering ‘The […]
“There is so much more uncertainty and volatility in a world that is moving fast with big countries that are more at odds with each other and with fewer rules of the road that leaders, companies, and societies are adhering to.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up […]
The one phrase that changed Diana Nyad’s life, and set her on course to become the first person ever to conquer the 110 mile, 53 hour swim from Florida to Cuba. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y At 64, Diana […]
“The truth is there are very few supplements that have good evidence-based medicine to support them.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of menopause in 13 minutes ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ8p_BViUKc Supplements and vitamins constantly go viral with claims that they can transform your health just […]
How to know what you really want, with Luke Burgis Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► The ugly psychology behind scapegoating | Luke Burgis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLa0zqShCcw There are two kinds of desire, thin and thick. Thick desires are like layers of rock that have been built […]
Social media addiction – how it changes your brain, with Luke Burgis Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►►https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► How social media changes identity, personality, memory | Parker Posey | Big Think https://youtu.be/VHEfCSHZfs8 By definition, mimetic desire means that we’re adopting another person’s desire as our own, […]
Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile, with Tal Ben-Shahar Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► The science of happiness, motivation, and meaning | Dan Ariely https://youtu.be/6yQiBT_W2VA Antifragility is the idea of putting pressure on a system, or human, the system or human actually grows bigger and […]
The 2 biggest misconceptions about happiness, with Tal Ben-Shahar Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM We study medicine, psychology, history, and geography but not happiness. This makes no sense, if happiness is one of life’s most important goals. Many […]
“How I reversed my unhappiness,” with Tal Ben-Shahar Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM We were told from a very young age, whether explicitly or implicitly, that happiness stems from success. It’s all about the attainment of the next […]
