In the Ted Talks that I watched for this class‚ Shultz spoke on why we are stuck in the feeling of being right. Shultz says that we find ourselves stuck in a feeling of being right because of how we feel emotionally when we are wrong. Being wrong feels the same as being right until you realize that you are wrong‚ and then it can be devastating‚ embarrassing‚ and even funny at times. She called this “error blindness”. Shultz notes‚ that the second reason we are stuck in being right is cultural
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Kelly McGonigal begins this Ted Talk with a confession: she’s been giving people the wrong ideas about stress. Kelly has been telling people for years that stress will kill them and that it is totally and completely bad for them. Based on a study‚ though‚ this information that stress is bad for you is largely incorrect. The study in question shows that high levels of stress doesn’t kill people; rather‚ their perception of stress is what kills them. The study revealed that people with high stress
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#1 Daniel Pink: The Candle Problem experimenter gives subjects candle‚ thumbtacks‚ matches. Put candle on the wall. Put tack box on wall to hold candle. Add timing into the experiment: offer rewards (money). How much faster? 3.5 minutes longer. Incentive didn’t work. Never has worked. Findings are largely ignored. MISMATCH BETWEEN SCIENCE AND BUSINESS. In the 21st century‚ reward/punishment doesn’t work. Take the tacks out of the box: make it way easier. Incentivized group worked better in simplified experiment
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Jo Hughes: Magpie Person About Lucy Main character Has “personality” Imogen Lucy’s sister. 4 years older. Is “pretty” The father Expresses his sorrow with violence. Doesn’t cry. The Mother Cries a lot. Tom Imogen’s boyfriend (when she is an adult) Vanessa Lucy’s friend. Sees Imogen at the marked. Distant family don’t think they are alike at all. They were looking from one of the girls to the other‚ and then let their eyes linger admiringly on Imogen. Lucy would try to make
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This Ted Ed Talk by Brene Brown discusses the idea of human connection and the power of accepting ones self. Brene discusses her journey to try to dissolve the mystery of vulnerability and the lack of human connection involved with it. Her research concludes that the best way to connect with others is to accept and embrace that you are vulnerable‚ and your vulnerabilities are a part of you. To be able to connect with others‚ you must first be able to connect with yourself. Brene discusses that vulnerability
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This Ted talk intended to inform others about the serious plight of young black boys being raised in America. Clint Smith eloquently described the unfair rules and teachings and restriction sometimes known as “the talk” that is given to black boys of a particular age in an effort to keep them safe. The need for these rules have been brought on by bias‚ bigotry‚ racism‚ and ignorance of other people mostly of other ethnicities and races. “The Talk” may differ from person to person‚ or house to house
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highly educated having attended both college and law school‚ and was considered to be extremely charming which he used to lure his victims. Bundy planned his crimes carefully‚ using a guise of being injured to lure young women who he then murdered. Ted left no evidence except for the physical‚ and likely would not have been caught if he hadn’t been pulled over by chance after committing a murder. 5. Holmes and Holmes identify 8 types of mass murderers. Which type do you consider the most dangerous
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Throughout St. Rita of Cascia’s life‚ she suffered through excruciating pain and conquered many trials. Even during her toughest times‚ she still stuck by God’s side and allowed him to play out his plan. Until the time of her death‚ St. Rita fought to please others till she finally reached her goal. St. Rita has become a prime example of a strong woman just by her life teachings and extraordinary actions. St. Rita of Cascia was born in 1381 in Roccaporena‚ Italy and she was considered to be a miracle
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St. Peters Basilica St. Peters Basilica is located in the Vatican in Rome. Built in the High Renaissance to early Baroque period‚ the construction of St. Peter’s took about 150 years to complete. A bevvy of famous architects worked on the Basilica‚ beginning with Bramante and finishing with Michelangelo. It has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world‚ and though it is neither the Cathedral of the Pope nor the mother church of Roman Catholicism‚ it is still regarded as one
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that he needs to stop living in the past and decided to forget about Martha and take on the responsibility of a leader. The most shocking part of this chapter was the way the men handled the death of Ted Lavender‚ specifically Cross’s reaction. The soldiers all took his death way too lightly. Ted was killed right in front of them and killed at a time they were least expecting something like this to happen. The way the soldiers handled this was almost inhumane. Then as
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