👁3 ways to make better decisions -- by thinking like a computer
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👣If you ever struggle to make decisions, here's a talk for you. Cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths shows how we can apply the logic of computers to untangle tricky human problems, sharing three practical strategies for making better decisions -- on everything from finding a home to choosing which restaurant to go to tonight.
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👁Inside the mind of a master procrastinator
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👣Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.
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👁Why we make bad decisions
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👣Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness -- sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
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👁The surprising science of happiness
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👣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.
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👁Choice, happiness and spaghetti sauce
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👣\"Tipping Point\" author Malcolm Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness.
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👁The paradox of choice
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👣Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has made us not freer but more paralyzed, not happier but more dissatisfied.
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👁How to get your ideas to spread
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👣In a world of too many options and too little time, our obvious choice is to just ignore the ordinary stuff. Marketing guru Seth Godin spells out why, when it comes to getting our attention, bad or bizarre ideas are more successful than boring ones.
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👁When you're making a deal, what's going on in your brain?
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👣When two people are trying to make a deal -- whether they’re competing or cooperating -- what’s really going on inside their brains? Behavioral economist Colin Camerer shows research that reveals how badly we predict what others are thinking. Bonus: He presents an unexpected study that shows chimpanzees might just be better at it.
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👁How to turn off work thoughts during your free time
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👣Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to stop worrying about tomorrow's tasks or stewing over office tensions with three simple techniques aimed at helping you truly relax and recharge after work.
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👁How to gain control of your free time
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👣There are 168 hours in each week. How do we find time for what matters most? Time management expert Laura Vanderkam studies how busy people spend their lives, and she's discovered that many of us drastically overestimate our commitments each week, while underestimating the time we have to ourselves. She offers a few practical strategies to help find more time for what matters to us, so we can \"build the lives we want in the time we've got.\"
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👁The surprising science of happiness
🗣Subtitle: Farsi | English | Turkish

👣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.
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