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How to triple your memory skill by using this trick Tanya Cushman:  So, I have a little test for you. Don't panic.   I'm not here to judge you. It's just a little test, OK?  First, you get 30 secondsto memorize 10 words in the right order.  After that, you get 30 secondsto write down what you remembered.  And then finally, you get 30 secondsto check your answers  So, are you guys ready? Well, we're going to start anyway.  So, memorize 10 wordsin the right order in 30 seconds in three, two, one, go! Word in picture above OK. Stop. Now write down what you remember.  OK, and stop. Now quickly check your answers. OK, and stop. Very exciting; I hearda lot of grunting and moaning. So I hope I didn't stressyou out too much. Now a moment of reflection.  I'd like you to ask yourself, "How did I memorize this,and was it the best way to do it?" Now, for the generationof my parents and grandparents, being able to memorize something like thiswas an abs...

The Psychology of self motivation | Scott Geller                               Scott Geller Beyond boundaries. What a theme, huh? Now, when I think of boundaries, I think of rules, regulations,and restrictions. And I think of the parents,and the teachers, and the supervisors, who hold us accountablewith regard to those boundaries.  That's not a bad thing. Yeah, I know, if you're like me,I need supervisors, I need someone holding me accountableto do the right thing. But beyond boundariesis something different.  I think of those leaders, those teachers,those supervisors, those parents who inspire usto go beyond the call of duty, to do more than we have to, to do it not because they tell us,but because we want to. I would like to share with you what the research saysabout how to make that happen. And not just for other people,but for yourself.  Here is the deal, how could we inspirepeople and ourselve...

  How to manage failure and success        This is a great lesson which no universitytaught me no book taught me but that one person that institution taught me such abigger lesson so I thought of sharing with you how to manage Success mostimportantly the failure i had to repeated a number of times I don't mind repeatingthat one incident that incident for me is a university education I'm not ready anywhere i have a so far ihave gone around the orbit 71 times around the Sun i have not gone through anyeducation such a beautiful education i got in seven 1979 1980.  i thought ofsharing  with you on this occasion it is like this 1979 august 17th  we wereready for launch of the satellite launch vehicle with 44 subsystem and thousandsof thousands of the components it was built in Vikram Sarabhai Space Center andat that time professor Satish dhawan was the Chairman space Commission andis also Space Center and he gave me the task 1973 to build a satel...

self-confidence tips; Self-confidence Transcriber :  Jaime OchoaReviewer: Elisabeth Buffard In my past life as a soccer coach, once you won a national championship, everyone wants to come play for you. Really not true. Once you paid them$ 25,000 a year in scholarships, everybody wants to come play for you. And parents would alwayscome to me and they'd say: "Okay, my son or my daughterwants to come play at your university, what is it that we have to do? You know, what are you looking for?" And being the Socraticprofessor that I am, I say, well, what doesyour son or daughter do? What do they do really wellthat we'd be interested in? And typically their answers are,well, they've got great vision. They're really good. They can see the entire field. Or, my daughter is the fastest player,there's nobody that can beat her. Or, my son's got a great left-footer.  Really great in the airand can hit every ball. I'm like: "Yeah, not bad; but to be quite ...

Translator: Viviane P.Reviewer: Amanda Chu A few years ago, I began to observesomething in my own behavior that made me a bit uncomfortable. And that was that from the momentthat I woke up to the end of the day, my life was a series of screens. I started the day with the thing that woke me upfirst thing in the morning, my phone, and so I sat there in bed watchingvarious cooking videos on Instagram and bouncing around between a bunchof different applications. But then it was timeto get out of bed and cook breakfast, and so the thing that I focused then on, in addition to the omelette in the pan, was the iPad that wasright next to the oven.  And then it was time to do some work, and so I went to a different screen which was attachedto another screen itself. All the while, this little devil on my wrist was tapping and beepingand blooping and distracting me as I was tryingto get important stuff done. But there was one particular offenderout of all of these different devices that I...