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Alice Mollon It’s time to give up on chasing perfection and embrace our uniquely individual...

How to declutter your mind

Alice Mollon If your brain is a heaving mess of work and life to-dos, find some focus with these...

Here’s a question to consider: What if there’s nothing wrong with you?

Jordan Awan While asking this question won’t change your life, it can help pause your inner...

Do you ever feel like you’re not enough?

Jenice Kim If your self-worth seems to rise and fall according to what other people think, you’re...

Learn to “Think Like A Coder” with our new series

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What can you do when you’re flattened by depression? Plan for it

Justin Tran By adopting a take-charge approach towards living with depression, you can start to...

How to raise kids who will grow into secure, trustworthy adults

iStock If kids don’t feel trusted — or if there isn’t anyone close to them whom they can rely on...

Do you say “sorry” too much? Here’s what to say instead

Jenice Kim When we needlessly apologize, we end up making ourselves small and diminish what we’re...

Ever sent clothing or toys in response to a disaster? Here’s what probably happened to it

Kevin Sargent So many of us have been moved to mail a box of clothes, toiletries, food or toys...

6 dos and don’ts for next-level slides, from a slide expert

iStock Want to prevent yawns and glazed-over eyes? Before you deliver your next speech, pitch or...

7 things everyone should do while they’re in college

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3 mental blocks that keep you from achieving your goals

Jordan Awan The bad news: We all face powerful mental blocks that stop us when we’re trying to...

Need to stop procrastinating? Try this.

Justin Tran Procrastination isn’t shameful or a character flaw. Instead it’s rooted in a very...

Why we sabotage romantic relationships— and what we can do about it

Rose Wong By examining our actions and attitude, we can start to break the cycle, says psychology...

How to help kids fall in love with the outdoors

Justin Tran You don’t need to go to a national park to help your kids fall in love with nature; a...

Scent playlists could boost your health and well-being

iStock A new technology aspires to harness the powerful human sense of smell to enhance our daily...

How to raise kids without rigid gender stereotypes

Justin Tran We call young people who step outside gender lines “brave.” But if adults truly want...

How to talk to kids about sex

Rose Wong Today, it’s not enough to have one birds-and-the-bees talk; it needs to be an open,...

4 things that kids wish their parents knew

Rose Wong Children could definitely give the adults in their lives some lessons in parenting....

What to do when a relationship’s over — but your feelings aren’t

Rose Wong While clean breaks can and do happen, sometimes we’re left with unresolved feelings....

Pratt students animate Student Talks ideas!

Photo: Dian Lofton / TED For the past two years, TED-Ed and Pratt’s Department of Digital Arts...

Have you mispronounced someone’s name? Here’s what to do next

Jenice Kim Most of us have stumbled when saying an unfamiliar name. That’s natural, but it’s what...

Powerful life lessons from teachers, collected by their students

Project FUEL founder Deepak Ramola. By training kids to interview their teachers, film them, and...

What we can teach boys about strength

Jenice Kim Let’s celebrate boys for their abilities, values and passions, and show them that...