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# 10 Videos Guaranteed to Inspire You

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by 

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## Eric Barker


Dec 15, 2014 5:01 AM UTC

by 

[Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/)


## Eric Barker


Dec 15, 2014 5:01 AM UTC

## 1) How to be happier

Harvard professor Shawn Achor is the author of the wonderful book [The Happiness Advantage.](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307591549/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0307591549)

## 2) Is it better to come in first… or third?

Malcolm Gladwell is the author of the bestsellers [Blink](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316010669/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316010669&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), [Outliers](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316017930/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316017930&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) and [The Tipping Point](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316346624/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316346624&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20).

## 3) Why do we lie? And why do we lie to ourselves?

Great interview with Dan Ariely, author of [Predictably Irrational](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061353248/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0061353248&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) and [The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone—Especially Ourselves](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062183591/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062183591&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20).

## 4) What’s it take to free yourself of bad habits?

A fantastic interview with Charles Duhigg, author of [The Power of Habit](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400069289/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1400069289&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20).


## 5) Are there two kinds of happiness?

An excellent presentation on happiness by Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and author of [Thinking, Fast and Slow](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374275637/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=spacforrent-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0374275637). In it, he draws an insightful distinction: there may be two very different types of happiness.

## 6) Is vulnerability the key to connecting with others?

One of the most popular TED talks of all time is [Brené Brown](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592407331/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1592407331&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20)‘s presentation on vulnerability.

## 7) What do you want to do before you die?

[Candy Chang](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G8BADIO/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00G8BADIO&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20&linkId=FEI2JF647U6VG7C4) gives an inspirational talk about a project that asked people to finish the sentence: “Before I die I want to…”

## 8) Can trying something new for 30 days change your life?

Matt Cutts gives a great talk about how trying new things for 30 days not only helped him learn new skills but also changed him as a person.

## 9) What motivates us?

Dan Pink, author of the excellent book [Drive](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594484805/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1594484805&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), explains what makes us do what we do.

## 10) “What’s more dangerous: incompetent idiots or overconfident experts?”


Malcolm Gladwell, author of the bestsellers [Blink](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316010669/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316010669&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), [Outliers](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316017930/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316017930&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20) and [The Tipping Point](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316346624/ref=as%5Fli%5Fss%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0316346624&linkCode=as2&tag=spacforrent-20), gives a great talk about why the overconfidence of smart people can be far more dangerous than the incompetence of stupid people.

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