Finding Meaning In The Digital Age

There Is More To Life Than Being Happy

By Dr. Esfahani Smith

Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life -- serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you -- gives you something to hold onto. Learn more about the difference between being happy and having meaning as Esfahani Smith offers four pillars of a meaningful life.

Here the TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_esfahani_smith_there_s_more_to_life_than_being_happy#t-149972

My Stroke of Insight

Jill Bolte Taylor

Watch this remarkable scientist studying her own stroke and sharing her experiences of it, combined with science. If you need some inspiration in your life, this is the talk for you!

Distracted? Lets Make Technology That Helps us Spend Our Time Well

Tristan Harris

A breath of fresh air to hear the truth about the tech industries manipulation of our attention from an Ex-Googler. Imagine a world where technology would actually help us manage our attention rather than just take it away from us. Tristan Harris paints a picture of what the tech world COULD look like and what we should do to demand it. 

Google talk: Consciousness: The Missing Link

Radhanath Swami

Mindblowing talk, given at Google by spiritual guide Rhadanath Swami, providing logical and philosophically sound explanations and solutions for the world's biggest problems. Must watch!!

The Hidden Influence of Social Networks

Nicholas Christakis

We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know.

Gaming can Make a Better World

Jane McGonigal

You think video games are bad? Watch this talk of scientist Jane McGonigal and find out about the power of games to solve real-world problems.

Connected by Alone?

Sherry Turkle

As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication -- and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have.

How To Find Spiritual Connection

Radhanat Swami

In a world shrunken by digital connections are we still nourishing the right connections in our lives and in society? How can we get better connected spiritually, with ourselves and with each other? Spiritual leader Radhanath Swami addresses these questions in this insightful talk.

Life's Amazing Secrets - 10 Golden Keys toward Happiness

Gaur Gopal Das

Hillarious monk sharing 10 secrets of happiness in a way we can all relate to. This talk is worth watching every minute of it and will give you a completely new perspective on life. 

How To Let Altruism be Your Guide

Mattieu Ricard

Inspiring talk by monk and meditation expert on how the world is not all bad, we are inherently good, and how we can use this goodness to make the world a better place. 

Enlightenment engeneering: Tech as Catalyst for Inner & Outer Piece

Mikey Siegel

This talk is about how to harness technology to facilitate extraordinary states of consciousness (those states where you are just struck by awe, feel a deep sense of connection to something larger than yourself etc. ) and increase overall well-being. 

The Power of Vulnerability

Brene Brown

A must watch TED talk on human's vulnerability and the importance to connect to it, to better understand ourselves and the people around us. 

The Happy Secret To Better Work

Shawn Anchor

Funny and informative TED talk about the science of happiness and it effects on productivity.

The Science of Happiness: What your Mother Didn't Tell You

Dan Gilbert

Dan Gilbert is a grandfather of positive psychology, teaching at Harvard University. His talks are not only funny but awe-mazing. Have your mind blown about what really makes us happy and what doesn't. 

The Psychology of Your Future Self

Dan Gilbert

Another stunning but much shorter talk by Harvard Professor Dan Gilbert on the fallacy of us to think that we will be the same in the future as we are now. Especially in regard to how we use technology in our lives, this talk has many practical implications.