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15 TED Talks Every College Student Needs To Watch

Listen to the people who have "Ideas Worth Spreading"

Sep 13, 2017

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15 TED Talks Every College Student Needs To Watch

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In college, you spend your days taking classes that will educate you about your future career, talking to people who tell you what your future should be, and stressing about the fact that you don't know what your future truly holds. It can be overwhelming to constantly have thoughts floating around in your head of what your life could be like. And while we spend days listening to our teachers lecture, we often forget to listen to people who truly can help guide us to make good decisions. TED Talks, given by visionaries, educators, inventors, musicians, writers -- and really anyone with an idea worth sharing -- are free resources for furthering your self awareness and future leadership. These 15 TED Talks are videos that, I believe, should be watched by every college student.

1. Apollo Robbins: The Art of Misdirection

2. Chimimanda Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

3. Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity

4. Andrew Stanton: The Clues To a Great Story

5. Danny Meyer: The Convergence of Casual and Fine

6. Cameron Russell: Looks aren’t everything. Believe Me, I’m a Model

7. Tim Urban: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator

8. David Kelley: How to Build Your Creative Confidence

9. Margaret Heffernan: Dare to Disagree

10. Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius

11. Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion

12. Danielle Feinberg: The Magic Ingredient That Brings Pixar Movies to Life

13. Reshma Saujani: Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection

14. Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation

15. Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

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