Happiness is all in your mind: Gen Kelsang Nyema at TEDxGreenville 2014

Simple, profound truths are the realm of this Buddhist nun. Her message? The gift of happiness truly lies within our own hearts and minds. Gen Kelsang Nyema, exuding a peacefulness that immediately connects with the audience, starts by asking three questions: Are you having a good day? Why? Tomorrow, would you rather have a good day or a bad day? She teaches that we cannot put our happiness at the whim of other people and of circumstances. If we want to be happy, we have to "stop outsourcing our happiness to other people" and cultivate a source of inner peace. What happens next is quite astounding. The whole crowd of 350+ people proceeds to meditate with Nyema. There's a little squirming at first, but as she leads the audience through a calm citation of how to rest the mind, audience members feel a collective relaxation flow into the room and through the people. Fascinating! Refreshing.



Points to note

1. Need to stop outsourcing our happiness.

2. Actively cultivate a source of peace and happiness from inside.

3. Happiness and unhappiness are both states of mind, therefore, their real cause can't be found outside the mind.

It is not what happens to us but how we react to it that creates happiness and unhappiness.

How to Get Your Brain to Focus | Chris Bailey | TEDxManchester

The latest research is clear: the state of our attention determines the state of our lives. So how do we harness our attention to focus deeper, get distracted less, and even become more creative? Chris Bailey, author of the recent book Hyperfocus, talks about how our ability to focus is the key to productivity, creativity, and living a meaningful life.

Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved his focus to the fascinating field of high performance.



Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved his focus to the fascinating field of high performance. His work is based on his knowledge and experience about the practical application of behavioral psychology, neuroscience and especially common sense. He currently works worldwide to make successful people, teams and organizations even more successful.

How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson

How you define Stephen Duneier depends on how you came to know him. Some define him as an expert institutional investor, while others know him as a large scale installation artist, avid outdoorsman, professor, decision strategist, coach, business leader, mindfulness extremist, author, speaker, daredevil or Guinness world record holder. In his talk, Stephen explains that what truly defines him aren't titles, but an approach to decision making that transformed him from someone who struggled with simple tasks to a guy who is continuously achieving even his most ambitious dreams.

For thirty years, he has applied cognitive science to investing, business and life. The result has been the turnaround of numerous institutional businesses, career best returns for managers who have adopted his methods, the development of a $1.25 billion dollar hedge fund and a rapidly shrinking bucket list.

Mr. Duneier teaches graduate courses on Decision Analysis in UCSB’s College of Engineering. His book, AlphaBrain is due for release in early 2017 from Wiley & Sons.

Through Bija Advisors, he helps business leaders improve performance by applying proven, proprietary decision-making methods to their own processes.

His artwork has been featured around the world and is represented by the Sullivan Goss Gallery. As Commissioner of the League of Professional Educators, Duneier is using cognitive science to alter the landscape of American education. He is the former Head of Currency Option Trading at Bank of America and Emerging Markets at AIG International.

Food for thought: How your belly controls your brain | Ruairi Robertson ...

"Have you ever had a gut feeling or butterflies in your stomach? Has hunger ever changed your mood? Our bellies and brains are physically and biochemically connected in a number of ways, meaning the state of our intestines can alter the way our brains work and behave, giving a whole new meaning to 'Food for thought'.


As a nutritionist, microbiologist and neuroscientist, Ruairi Robertson is passionate about the link between our bellies and brains. His research is examining how our intestines and the microbes within them can influence both physical and mental health, and most importantly how our diets influence this relationship. Ruairi has travelled the world researching food, and believes it is the key to global public health. Ruairi is a PhD student in University College Cork in Ireland and current Fulbright Scholar (2015/16) to Harvard University.

Master Shi Heng Yi – 5 hindrances to self-mastery | Shi Heng YI | TEDxVi...

Meet Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi in his serene talk about self-discovery. Learn why rainfall is an essential part of each flowering. And every small step – part of the journey to the highest peek. The hindrances along the way to self-discovery and personal growth are easy to overcome. Learn how from his talk. For more than 30 years, Master Shi Heng Yi has been studying and practicing the interaction between mind and body. His strength is the ability to smoothly combine this knowledge with physical exercises and to practice Martial art –Kung Fu and Qi Gong. He has an academic background but he prefers to live at the Shaolin Temple Europe, Monastery located in Otterberg, Germany. Since 2010 he has been taking care of the settlement and he personifies the sustainable development and spreading the Shaolin culture and philosophy. As a contemporary monk, Master Yi holds a smartphone in the folds of his clothes as he sees no contradiction between living together with ancient knowledge and high technology. “The universal law of being successful and happy at the same time means finding the balance”, says master Yi.



5 Hindrances to Self-Mastery

1. Sensual desire (sight/touch/taste/smell/hearing) = Am I addicted?

2. Ill will / aversion = Am I feeling a negative emotion?

3. Dullness / heaviness = Am I unmotivated?

4. Restlessness = Is my mind jumping from though to thought?

5. Sceptical doubt = Am I indecisive?



Rain (is the solution)

Recognise which one you're experiencing

Accept that's what you're experiencing

Investigate why you're experiencing it

Non-identify with that experience: 'i am not the body, i am not the mind, i am not my emotion'

Change Your Breath, Change Your Life | Lucas Rockwood | TEDxBarcelona

Want to improve your memory-Do this everyday | Krishan Chahal | TEDxMMUS...

Most of us feel that our memory is weak. But how to improve your memory? From day to day life activity to memorized pie value 43000 decimal place then recalled it in 5 hours and 21 minutes, how I memorized it? You can you also do it. If I can called as memory king then why not you? Do these exercise 5 minutes daily and change your life.



Guinness world record holder Mr. Krishan Chahal is the world’s foremost authority on the memory improvement. Known as memory king Mr. Chahal has also created the world’s toughest memory record by memorising value of pi up to 43,000 decimal places. Around the world millions of people and esteemed organisation like Davidson Academy of Naveda (USA), Indian Air Force, IiT Kanpur, Defence Research & Development Orgaization, Indian Navy, NPCIL and many other  organisations have benefitted from his highly effective memory improvement programs. He has authored several books on accelerated leaning. His Latest books are ‘Art of Memorising’ and ‘Art of Studying Well’ He strongly believes that everyone has good memory they just need to learn HOW TO USE IT.

Why the majority is always wrong | Paul Rulkens | TEDxMaastricht

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved his focus to the fascinating field of high performance.

Paul Rulkens is an expert in achieving big goals in the easiest, fastest and most elegant way possible. Originally trained as a chemical engineer, he has moved his focus to the fascinating field of high performance. His work is based on his knowledge and experience about the practical application of behavioral psychology, neuroscience and especially common sense. He currently works worldwide to make successful people, teams and organizations even more successful. He lives with his wife and two children in Maastricht.

How to become a memory master | Idriz Zogaj | TEDxGoteborg

The Skill of Humor | Andrew Tarvin | TEDxTAMU

Humor is something that transcends most barriers. It is a common unification; a concept understood by all. Despite this, there exists a large portion of the population that does not think they can utilize humor. Andrew Tarvin will show you that everyone can use humor.

Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble with his experience as an international comedian, Andrew’s program are engaging, entertaining, and most important, effective. He is a best-selling author, has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and TEDx, and has delivered programs in 50 states, 18 countries, and 3 continents. He loves the color orange and is obsessed with chocolate.

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOr...

Behavior is the expression of the problem, not the problem". Daniel Amen.

How to Read a Book a Day | Jordan Harry | TEDxBathUniversity

After a childhood speech impediment left him struggling to read, Jordan learned strategies from world leading speed readers to dramatically enhance his reading ability. Jordan now helps others unleash their potential to learn anything faster. Because he knew that spending hours reading books and watching seminars was not as effective as it could be



1. reduce subvocalization

          A. press tip of tongue to the roof of the mouth

          B. Change your environment that is optimum (not too loud to distract and not too quiet to let mind wander)

2. reduce regression

           A. Improve concentration by being an active reader ( ask why before reading)

           B.. Gliding - cover the lines that you read to remove your safety net

3. fixations

            A. split the page into 3 columns and use your peripheral vision



1. Front and back cover

2. Table of contents

3.Skim (10 sec ea pg)

4.Scan (30 sec ea pg)



Use one technique at a time such as gliding, bouncing, and visual aids

The secret to self control | Jonathan Bricker | TEDxRainier

Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most.

-Abraham Lincoln



Jonathan Bricker's work has uncovered a scientifically sound approach to behavior change that is twice as effective as most currently practiced methods.  His new methods are driving new norms and new apps for how people quit smoking and decrease obesity, saving many people from an early death.



Jonathan Bricker is an internationally recognized scientific leader in a bold approach called acceptance and commitment therapy. A Stanford researcher called his use of the approach “a breakthrough in behavioral research [that] has major public health implications for the major causes of preventable death.” Bricker and his team, having received $10 million in total federal research grants to study this topic, are rigorously testing this intervention on multiple platforms, including smartphone apps, websites, and telephone coaching. His SmartQuit app for quitting smoking was recently launched and is now in distribution worldwide.



1) Be aware of the cravings whenever they appear, detect them and think "I'm feeling I'm having a craving for X."

2) Don't fight it. Let the craving rest in your brain and be conscious of it

3) Instead of shaming yourself for giving in to a craving, tell to yourself what you'd say to a friend of yours who's had a slip up.

How to learn any language easily | Matthew Youlden | TEDxClapham

Polyglot and linguist Matthew Youlden explains easy steps to learning a new language and debunks popular myths about language learning.



Languages have shaped Matthew’s entire life, from learning languages as a child with his twin brother (www.superpolyglotbros.com) to later being Babbel’s Language Ambassador and working as a lecturer. Having already studied over 20 languages, Matthew’s mission is to share his joy of languages. He truly believes that with the right tools and a healthy dose of fun, anyone can easily learn a new language. matthewyoulden.com.

How to Get Your Brain to Focus | Chris Bailey | TEDxManchester

The latest research is clear: the state of our attention determines the state of our lives. So how do we harness our attention to focus deeper, get distracted less, and even become more creative? Chris Bailey, author of the recent book Hyperfocus, talks about how our ability to focus is the key to productivity, creativity, and living a meaningful life.



Follow Chris on @chris_bailey Chris Bailey was recently described by TED as possibly “the most productive man you’d ever hope to meet”. He is the international bestselling author of Hyperfocus and The Productivity Project, which have been published in sixteen languages. Chris works with organisations around the globe on how they can become more productive without hating the process.



To date, Chris has written hundreds of articles on the subject of productivity, and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, The Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fortune, Fast Company, and Lifehacker.

Stop searching for your passion | Terri Trespicio | TEDxKC

What are you passionate about? You’re told these five words hold the key to a successful career and life purpose.  What if it’s the wrong question altogether? This talk turns the ubiquitous “find your passion” message on its ear.



Terri Trespicio is a branding strategist who helps visionaries, experts, entrepreneurs, and businesses communicate with power and precision across media platforms. She consults with a wide range of experts, everyone from surgeons and social media celebs to startups and brand managers.



Success fuels passion more than passion fuels success

You don't create your life first, and then live it. You create it by living it, not agonizing about it

Don't think, just do something. You'll find your passion

After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxV...

In a classic research-based TEDx Talk, Dr. Lara Boyd describes how neuroplasticity gives you the power to shape the brain you want. Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015.

How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUn...

Chris Lonsdale is Managing Director of Chris Lonsdale & Associates, a company established to catalyse breakthrough performance for individuals and senior teams. In addition, he has also developed a unique and integrated approach to learning that gives people the means to acquire language or complex technical knowledge in short periods of time



5 Principles of Rapid Language Acquisition:

1. Focus on language content that is relevant to you

2. Use Your New Language as a Tool to Communicate from the very start

3. Understand then acquire the language Unconsciously  (Comprehensive Input Approach)

4. Do Physiological Training, learn how to pronounce the words that you would need

5. Express your psycho-physiological state and avoid getting overwhelmed



7 Actions for Rapid Language Acquisition:

1. Listen a lot, the tones, pronunciations, other auditory clues 

2. Focus on getting the meaning first, for some reason swear words are easily learned more than the important words, just a personal observation

3. Start mixing the words you learn, formula for 1000 phrases = (10 verbs)(10 nouns)(10 pronouns)

4. Focus on the core words, around 3000 words will allow you to speak almost 98% of the language (know what phrases to say, then the pronouns+common verbs + adjectives, lastly glue or combine what you've learned previously)

5. Get a language parent aka a native speaker who: 1) works to understand what you want to say 2)tolerates your mistakes in speech and grammar 3) affirmatively shows he/she understands what you are trying to say correctly 4) matches your vocabulary level when you speak to each other

6. Copy their facial expression when they say words and phrases and if they are not present practice with a visual aid

7. Directly connect words to mental images, for example when you try to remember "fire" in the language, visualize it as well.

What Is Your Mental Age? (Quick Test)

For millions of people around the world, their biological and their emotional age are two completely different things. Here is an easy but very accurate test that will determine your mental age.

RULES
The rules are simple: answer the question of picking the first thing that comes to your mind. Seriously, do not overthink. If you get 9 as your mental age, it does not mean your IQ is low; it only shows your perception of the world is young and bright. If you get 60 while you are 22, it’s not too bad either. It just means you are really wise.
For each answer, you pick, add a certain number of points. You get 1 point for each time you choose number 1 option; you get 2 points for option 2, and so on. There will be 4 options for each question.

TIMESTAMPS
Pick a color 1:25
Pick a meal 1:54
Online preferences 2:53
Your spirit animal 3:58
Pick a movie 4:40
Skills to learn 5:45
Dream vacation 7:00
Big money and how to spend it 8:25
Taking responsibility 9:16
The meaning of life 9:57

SUMMARY
• 10-19 points: 9 years old
If you got 10-19 points, you are 9 years old. A cute little child at heart. You’re energetic, interested in everything, and open-hearted. You react emotionally to every event in your life, you need people to share it all with, and a fluffy unicorn to cuddle with.
• 20-29 points: 15-19 years old
Hello there, teenage soul. You are seeking new emotions. You want to riot, conquer the world, and explore yourself and the people around you. This is the period when you want to find your place in the world.
• 30-33 points: 20-29 years old
It’s a great age when your true personality is formed. You always know what to do, but you also perfectly remember how to have fun, which is no less important, right?
• 34-37 points: 29-55 years old
Your mind level is middle-aged. You know that we are responsible for what we do, and you don’t allow your emotions to rule your mind. It’s a great age for intellectual activity and self-realization. Career, family life, or both – this is your time to shine!
• 38-40 points: 55 and older
The age of stability when you don’t have to prove anything to anyone and know how to live for yourself. You wear no mask and always stay yourself. Such a philosophical attitude keeps you away from unwanted thoughts and complexes. The golden days.

I Tried Rich People's Habits, See How My Life Changed

How to make more money? They say that the morning is the most important part of the day. And rich people always get the most out of the early hours. Well, actually, that's why they're rich. Chaotic morning always messes up the rest of the day, and you can't be productive. So if your plan is to become rich, the millionaire morning routine is exactly what you need.

10 Morning Habits That Can Ruin Your Day

Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? Perhaps it’s because you’re guzzling down a bunch of coffee or jumping in a hot shower right after you wake up? Or maybe when you first open your eyes in the morning, you can’t fight the urge to see what’s new on social media? These may not be the best ways to start your morning.

Old habits die hard, that’s why we do some things without even thinking about how harmful they are — especially in the morning when we don’t have time to spare. So today, Bright Side wants to talk about ten things many of us do every morning that are actually harmful to us. You’ll learn how to make your morning and the day that follows better than they ever were before.


TIMESTAMPS:
Hitting the snooze button 0:32
Checking your phone 1:38
Drinking coffee first thing 2:33
Not making the bed 3:40
Eating empty carbs and sugar for breakfast 4:19
Leaving the curtains closed 5:11
Saving stretches and exercises for the evening 5:58
Brushing your teeth after breakfast 7:15
Making phone calls 7:49
Taking a hot shower 8:33

Break Your Mental Resistance With The 2 Minute Rule (animated)

How to triple your memory by using this trick | Ricardo Lieuw On | TEDxH...

Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the American civil war? Now, that’s probably harder. As a teenager, Ricardo Lieuw On was packing groceries when he knew what he wanted to study: he wanted to learn about learning. He picked up a study in psychology and learned how to reduce his learning time from 3 hours to 1 hour on the same piece of content. He gained the same knowledge in 200% less time. And specially for TEDxHaarlem, he shares the secret of his technique.

9 Brain Exercises to Strengthen Your Mind

SUMMARY: - #1. Repeat this exercise 15 times. Your breathing should be a bit faster than usual. The most important thing is to do the exercise smoothly and not to hurry. Try not to lower your hands, and coordinate your movements and breathing. - #2. Repeat each movement at least 10 times. Your breathing should be rhythmical, and your fingers should be spread as much as possible. - #3. Repeat these movements at least 10 times. Make sure you bend and straighten each finger thoroughly and completely. - #4. When the brain ages, your memory, attention span, and concentration weaken. Luckily, this finger workout can help you deal with this problem. The following exercises will help you improve your memory. - #5. First of all, tightly press together the fingertips of your thumb and index finger on your right hand. You should slightly curve the uppermost part of your index finger. Repeat this exercise 20 times for each hand. - #6. With the fingertip of the thumb on your right hand, press down on the bottom of your right index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky in turn. You should apply effort to do this exercise. After you repeat this motion 20 times, do the same for your left hand. - #7. As you've probably understood, your brain is tightly connected to your hands. Since most people have one dominant hand, the brain hemisphere connected to this hand is more developed than the other one. Thus, lefties have a more active right hemisphere, and right-handed people enjoy a more developed left hemisphere. To activate both hemispheres, you can try the following exercises. - #8. Try to perform everyday activities like brushing your teeth, eating, opening doors, or writing with the help of your nondominant hand. This can develop new connections between the 2 hemispheres of your brain and encourage the activity of the less vigorous hemisphere. - #9. Start to write by hand more. This activity provides perfect brain stimulation and improves neuroplasticity. Specialists recommend this method to patients who suffer from memory issues or dementia.

Marcus Aurelius – How To Build Self Discipline (Stoicism)

Marcus Aurelius was the emperor of Rome, probably the most powerful man on the planet and he strived to improve himself every day. Here are some great tips to develop self discipline from one of the great Stoic thinkers.









1 Find your purpose

2  Count on yourself - commit to your goal

3 Show up everyday consistently

4 Practice voluntary hardship

5 Practice dichotomy of control (what is in your control and what is outside your control)

6 Never play the victim

7 Practice delayed gratification

8 Ignore naysayers

9 Find wise people to emulate (rolemodels)

10 Honestly review your day

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Summary

Become more effective, follow the 7 habits. This is an overview of the great book by Stephen Covey.




The 7 habits of highly effective people summary:

This book, the 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey, has touched millions of people's lives – it's one of, if not THE, most well know success books out there. There are literally 1000's of success books out there, so why should this one be any different? Stephen Covey researched the last 200 years of success literature and found something interesting.. In the last 50 years, most of the books have been focused on the personality ethic - Things like public image, how you dress, how you perform in social interactions, positive mental attitude, skills and techniques to get people to behave in certain ways. These books focus on how to appear rather than how to actually be.

The 7 habits of highly effective people takes an inside out approach – it focuses on the character ethic rather than the personality ethic.

1 - be proactive
2 - begin with the end in mind
3 - put first things first
4 - think win win
5 - seek first to understand then to be understood
6 - synergy
7 - sharpen the saw

The surprising habits of original thinkers

How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of originals — including embracing failure. "The greatest originals are the ones who fail the most, because they're the ones who try the most," Grant says. "You need a lot of bad ideas in order to get a few good ones."

Body Language Expert Keynote Mark Bowden at TEDx Toronto — The Importanc...

Here is a very interesting talk by Mark Bowden.

Body language expert keynote speaker, Mark Bowden (https://truthplane.com/) trains and coaches business people in public speaking and presentation skills. He is the public speaking coach and presentation trainer for any executive that needs to stand out, win trust, and gain credibility every time they speak. Voted #1 body language professional in the world for two years running, Mark Bowden is a top keynote speaker on body language and a top expert in body language and nonverbal communication