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Here are 3 steps that can maximize empathy when you’re talking to a friend in need: ideas.ted.com/4-easy-ways-to…

3 simple ways to express empathy in your next conversation

It’s not hard to recognize when a friend, family member or colleague is having a rough day, but what isn’t as easy is knowing what to say. The next time that happens, use these three tips to …

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English majors, like all humanities majors, are on the wane. But what the emerging field of literary neuroscience is beginning to prove is that literature makes us more empathetic: ideas.ted.com/how-literature…

How literature — yes, literature — can help you better connect with others

What is literature good for? Plenty — it increases our ability to “read” other people, lights up multiple parts of our brain and can even help reduce bias, says poet and creative …

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Sleep alone can’t restore us. ideas.ted.com/the-7-types-of…

The 7 types of rest that every person needs

Are you getting your seven or eight hours of sleep a night — yet you still feel exhausted? Here’s why that could be happening, according to physician Saundra Dalton-Smith.

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Here’s an unfortunate truth about the working world: Too many leaders in organizations simply don’t know how to lead. Here are 4 ways leaders can stop micromanaging and instead guide employees to arrive at their own solutions. ideas.ted.com/how-do-good-le…

How do good leaders give advice? The short answer: They don’t

Instead of having an answer to every question, the most effective leaders are coaches — people who can guide others to arrive at their own solutions, put them into action, and set goals, says…

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Coming out isn’t a one-time act. While there is no simple formula, there are people in the queer community who are glad to share their experiences as a guide: ideas.ted.com/some-advice-on…

Some advice on coming out

While there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for coming out, writer Amanda Gundel and therapist Daniel Tehrani share 6 common steps –and some common-sense guidance — for this proces…

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Boundaries are a process. There’s no magic pill that ensures a perfect execution — but the tools and scripts that follow will help you create a foundation to build on: ideas.ted.com/5-scripts-to-h…

How to deflect nosy questions, stop advice-givers, fend off criticism and more

Setting boundaries is not a one-time act; it’s a process. Here are some tools and scripts that will help you create a foundation to build on, from psychotherapist Terri Cole.

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How can you make your interactions with your know-it-all coworker not just less annoying but less damaging? ideas.ted.com/know-it-all-at…

There’s a know-it-all at every job — here’s how to deal

Most of us have worked with a know-it-all, someone who always thinks they’re right and hogs meetings. Conflict expert Amy Gallo explains how to make interactions with them less annoying and l…

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What exactly is empathy? And crucially, can we have more? ideas.ted.com/5-exercises-to…

5 exercises to help you build more empathy

Just like we take care of our bodies and our mental health, developing empathy is a way to take care of our social health, says psychology professor Jamil Zaki PhD.

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Offering advice can be helpful, but it shouldn’t be your default response in a conversation. To tame your advice monster, replace your advice-giving habit with a new habit: Staying curious. ideas.ted.com/how-to-tame-yo…

How to tame your inner advice monster

We all have an inner advice monster — that oh-so-clever of us part of us which has the answer to everything. But it could be getting in the way of connection. Here’s how to muzzle it, s…

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The problem of misinformation isn’t going away. Here are 7 strategies you can use to avoid being misled, and to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccuracies: ideas.ted.com/7-ways-to-avoi…

7 ways to avoid becoming a misinformation superspreader

Here are seven strategies you can use to avoid being misled and to prevent yourself — and others — from spreading inaccuracies, from psychology professor H. Colleen Sinclair.

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Here's what you can do if someone you care about suffers from chronic irritability: ideas.ted.com/irritability-b…

Why are some people irritable all the time? And what can you do?

Maybe you have someone like this in your life … or maybe you’re the one who’s too often in a bad mood. Psychologist Guy Winch explores this common problem and shares his advice.

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Children can’t be what they can’t see. Here’s how parents can nurture emotional literacy in everyday life: ideas.ted.com/how-to-raise-e…

How to raise emotionally intelligent kids

We need to teach children about the importance of connection, heart and compassionate listening and put these things at the center of all our relationships, says author, educator and consultant Lae…

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4 pieces of advice we can learn from graduation speeches: ideas.ted.com/100-graduation…

This writer analyzed 100 graduation speeches — here are the 4 tips they all share

Writer Bruce Feiler is a pro at examining life stories and looking for patterns to help us live with more meaning, purpose and joy. Here’s what he found when he applied his skills to commence…

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A company is not a family, and it shouldn't try to be one. Here's why: ideas.ted.com/why-a-company-…

Why a company is not a family — and how companies can bond with their employees instead

When companies overuse the word “family,” the results are rarely positive. Here’s how it can lead to dysfunction — and how leaders transform their dysfunctional work familie…

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A relationship contract might not be right for everyone, but there is something powerful about naming your desires and insecurities, however insignificant they might seem. ideas.ted.com/creating-a-rel…

Creating a contract — yes, a contract! — could help you get what you want from your relationship

Writing a contract about every part of your relationship — from sex to money, housework to the dog — may sound clinical or calculating, but the practice has been transformative for author Man…

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Not all reading is created equal. ideas.ted.com/6-strategies-t…

6 strategies that will make you a better reader — and person

Simple advice to help you get more out of the books you read, from author Ryan Holiday.

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The most common way we define authenticity is being true to oneself. But the way we think about authenticity poses a real danger to our capacity to grow and learn. Here’s why: ideas.ted.com/yes-good-leade…

Yes, good leaders are authentic leaders — but here’s what that actually means

Real authenticity is playful, not rigid, and it’s part of the lifelong process of learning about yourself, says leadership researcher Herminia Ibarra PhD.

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