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Investopedia - Educating the world about finance. 100 Incredible Things I Learned Watching 70 Hours of TED Talks Last Week. The other week I watched 70 hours of TED talks; short, 18-minute talks given by inspirational leaders in the fields of Technology,Entertainment, and Design (TED). I watched 296 talks in total, and I recently went through the list of what I watched, weeded out the crappy and boring talks, and created a list of the 100 best things I learned !

This article isn’t entirely about productivity, but I guarantee you’ll learn a thing or two. Here are 100 incredible things I learned watching 70 hours of TED talks last week! Productivity 1. Studies have shown that what motivates a person the most (in non-factory-type work) is how much autonomy, mastery, and purpose they have, not how much money they make. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Here are three other productivity experiments I’ve done recently: Meditating for 35 hours over 7 days; using my smartphone for only an hour a day for three months; living in total reclusion for 10 days.

Becoming a better human. Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz: What College Admissions Offices Look for in Extracurricular Activities. Admissions officers look first at test scores, the rigor of the courses you take, and your grades in those courses. After that, they are interested in a student’s extracurricular activities — in other words, how you spend your time outside of classes.

Colleges care about the character of people they admit; therefore, what you do after school, during weekends and over summers tells them a lot about the kind of person you are. When you think about it, you are what you do every day, every month, every year. When it comes to extracurricular involvements, it doesn’t really matter what the content is. Extracurricular activities are the major way students can demonstrate how unique they are, possibly more interesting, even “better” than other student applicants, and showcase what they love to do. As college admissions people read applications, the following is what they are likely to look for in student extracurricular activities: A. Made a difference? Reached a goal? B. C. Color — Method of Action. Fab.com - Everyday Design. Colossal | A blog about art and visual ingenuity.

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