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Hello everyone and welcome back - to your favorite Blog! After watching many interesting TED talks on YouTube over the years and often wondering, why they seemingly never took place where I lived and why I had never been able to attend one, it finally happened this year! What an informative start to 2025. The event was called: 'TEDxLondon - Festival of Ideas' and took place last Sunday. I also heard they are in their 6th year already! The day was split into two sessions, with several speakers taking the stage in the morning and the other half after lunch. On one hand, I thought it was good to learn more about a variety of issues I was not deeply aware of up until this point; on the other hand, I felt somewhat helpless learning about yet another crisis that I might not be able to do much about. This is why I appreciate when a TED talk outlines a specific course of action towards the end, so you know where to start if you want to do something about it. Or when speakers share info...

Did you ever want to find out, what reality looks like for people in different countries? What food do they really eat, how does their home look like, what is their biggest dream, their income level and how do they make ends meet?  Anna Rosling Rönnlund   co-founded the foundation Gapminder  to promote a fact-based worldview.  She invented the project  Dollar Street , using everyday life photos as data to show us how people live, beyond country stereotypes and the primarily drastic images that news outlets provide.   Based on these case studies, you can see that circumstances, income and lifestyle can vary quite substantially even within one country. You will also realize, how spoiled we are if we take electricity, clean water and food in an actually functional fridge for granted. For many people it is not the norm - but pure luxury. This educational project is ongoing and data is still being collected as we speak. I ...

A little Sunday motivation for you: Brené Brown is an inspirational woman and the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller , Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the way we Live, Love, Parent and Lead. In this playful and entertaining U99 - Insights on making ideas happen video, she explains why critics are not the ones who should be holding you back. Watch it now, to understand why people on the sidelines, who never risked anything great and never put their work out there for the whole world to see - are in no position to criticize you, if you are brave enough to do so. After seeing this clip you might say: First, put something out there that is better than my work, then I might consider your feedback..

Seriously Hermione this speech was like WHOA! :D When we first read that Emma Watson would give a speech regarding gender equality for the #HeForShe campaign of the United Nations , we thought it was a good idea. What we didn't know, was how moving, direct and true the words of the British actress and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador would be.  She really delivered a thoughtful collection of points and made a strong statement. So young, yet so eloquent! Guys, this is for you too! It is about how we should all be there for each other and why it is important, to speak up when it is needed. Congratulations and respect for this moving performance - it takes courage. Check out the full length speech in the video above.

If you do not yet know about the existence of TED , then it is really time for us to fill you in. 'TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading . It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: T echnology, E ntertainment, D esign .' The conference talks were later shared as videos clips online with the goal to 'give everyone on-demand access to the world's most inspiring voices.' FACT: TED Talks have been viewed more than one billion times . Over a t RegularPpl.com you can now find a list of 10 really compelling, if not potentially life changing TED talks. With topics such as: The Happy Secret to Better Work , How to make choosing easier , or The Puzzle of Motivation . Click HERE for the full list. To give you a motivating kick-start we have embedded 1 of the 10 that sounds really useful! Dan Pink: The Puzzle Of Motivation