Making toast doesn’t sound very complicated — until someone asks you to draw the process, step by step. Tom Wujec loves asking people and teams to draw how they make toast, because the process reveals unexpected truths about how we … Continue reading
Ever wondered about the potency of holding a clear ‘intention’ for the world? What is altruism? Put simply, it’s the wish that other people may be happy. And, says Matthieu Ricard, a happiness researcher and a Buddhist monk, altruism is … Continue reading
Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness (based on how we make choices/decisions) — sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A. … Continue reading
Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can’t normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what’s really … Continue reading
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.