Uk.businessinsider. AngryJulieMonday/flickr "If kids aren't doing the dishes, it means someone else is doing that for them," Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford University and author of "How to Raise an Adult" said during a TED Talks Live event.
"And so they're absolved of not only the work, but of learning that work has to be done and that each one of us must contribute for the betterment of the whole," she said. Lythcott-Haims believes kids raised on chores go on to become employees who collaborate well with their coworkers, are more empathetic because they know firsthand what struggling looks like, and are able to take on tasks independently. She bases this on the Harvard Grant Study, the longest longitudinal study ever conducted. "By making them do chores — taking out the garbage, doing their own laundry — they realize I have to do the work of life in order to be part of life," she tells Tech Insider. What is success? What is success? Newsweek. TED Talks are fun and interesting.
Preparing for interviews can be, uh, less fun and interesting. To reconcile this, here are five fabulous TED Talks that are both enjoyable to watch and useful in helping you prepare for your next big interview. 1. Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are We all know that body language impacts the way others perceive us. To be your most confident self at your next interview, try some of Amy Cuddy’s power poses. 2. Julian Treasure offers some excellent rules of thumb to follow for when you’re talking in general, but also for when you’re sharing your experiences with an interviewer. But the best part of his talk is when he walks through the various ways you can use your voice to show excitement, emphasis, or even power—all useful stuff when you’re showing a hiring manager what you could bring to the table. 3.
For those of you who have a more technical background, it’s important to realize that not everyone you speak with will have your same technical prowess. Dan Pallotta: The dream we haven't dared to dream. How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk. What makes a TED Talk go viral? These 5 nonverbal patterns may explain. Hand gestures might make a talk feel more compelling.
In a poll that asked volunteers to rate TED Talks, there appeared to be a correlation between the number of hand gestures a speaker made and how well people rated their talks. Photo: James Duncan Davidson. Collage by Josh Roos/TED. All TED Talks are good. Why do only some go viral? Over the last year, a human behavior consultancy called Science of People set out to answer this question. So why do some TED Talks rack up millions of views, while others on similar topics get less attention? “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” We spoke to Van Edwards to find out more. What initially piqued your interest in looking TED Talks? We’re always looking for something that is counter to logic. I had to figure out how we could turn this into an experiment. At TEDxVilnius, photographer Jurga Anusauskiene captured speakers’ nonverbal communication in photos.
And what is thin-slicing? Let’s talk through some of the patterns you noticed. Christiana Figueres: The inside story of the Paris climate agreement. Kare Anderson: Be an opportunity maker.