Why do we work? Not, it turns out, just for the paycheck. Psychologist Barry Schwartz describes the meaning and engagement that some workers derive from some professions you might not expect to be …| ideas.ted.com
We all contain an inner nitpicker, but we shouldn’t let it drag us down and drown out everything else. Psychologist Rick Hanson gives advice on how to put it back in its place.| ideas.ted.com
The key to harnessing self-doubt starts with self-efficacy, or our confidence in our ability to set ourselves up for success. And we can improve self-efficacy through something that we all already …| ideas.ted.com
If you’d like to see the ways your mind is leading you astray, it’s not enough to look at what you’re thinking. You need to examine how you’re thinking, too. Psychologist Joan Rosenberg names five …| ideas.ted.com
These three unexpected things can help fuel your creativity: A good mood, some quiet time that’s all your own, and limits. Learn why, from performance expert Steven Kotler.| ideas.ted.com
Losing yourself in a task helps you to get more done — and there’s no need to wait for inspiration to strike, says violinist Diane Allen.| ideas.ted.com
This piece was written by a member of TED's community. It was commissioned and edited by TED staff.| ideas.ted.com
Your perfectionism won’t go away overnight, but author, podcast host and recovering perfectionist Morra Aarons-Mele shares tips that can help you take your first steps on the road to recovery…| ideas.ted.com
Good news: You can be a generous person without writing a bunch of checks. In fact, many of the most awe-inspiring and effective examples of generosity are gifts of time and energy, talent and love, custom-fitted to a specific need. Here are six gifts of time and attention that have the strong potential to spark ripple effects that affect millions, from head of TED Chris Anderson’s new book, Infectious Generosity.| ideas.ted.com
How do you establish and maintain trust as a leader? Former astronaut Cady Coleman shares three tips to help you prepare your team to face any challenge — in outer space or here on Earth.| ideas.ted.com
Culture defines any business, yet it’s also one of the hardest things to manage. In this extract from her TED Book, Margaret Heffernan describes the important, often-overlooked element necess…| ideas.ted.com
Being incredibly talented doesn’t immunize you against anxiety, but Lionel Messi has mastered a coping mechanism that’s also a tactical weapon, says social psychologist Adam Alter PhD.| ideas.ted.com
How can you get a distracted manager to notice you and all that you do? Leadership coaches and podcast hosts Frances Frei and Anne Morriss share some actionable advice.| ideas.ted.com
What separates thriving organizations from struggling ones? Author and thinker Seth Godin explains that it’s all about soft skills.| ideas.ted.com
Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.| ideas.ted.com
Most of us have worked with a know-it-all, someone who always thinks they’re right and hogs meetings. Conflict expert Amy Gallo explains how to make interactions with them less annoying and l…| ideas.ted.com
For most of us, a major cause of overwhelm at work is the small stuff, or what authors Rob Cross PhD and Karen Dillon call “microstresses.” Good news: Your relationships can actually he…| ideas.ted.com
