One of the websites I have listed on my resources page is www.ted.com – this will take you to a huge number of TED talks. Today, I wanted to explain a little bit about TED and how I find their talks to be a great way to learn and be inspired.
TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design. TED has events each year, and there are also independent TEDx events all over the world. There slogan is “Ideas worth spreading”, and I just love the idea of it! TED talks are typically 20 minutes or less and can cover any topic. I first heard about TED around 5 years ago when my local community was hosting a TEDx event. I went to it and really enjoyed the day, thus making me a fan of TED ever since. I really like the concept of being able to learn and be challenged and/or inspired in such a short amount of time. People have amazing stories, research, and solutions that they are sharing with the world, and I appreciate the fact that a lot of this is free for anyone to watch.
While it can be wonderful (depending on who you ask) to sit with your thoughts and/or read about something in-depth, TED talks provide an efficient and concise way to present an idea. This is great because most of us do not have the time or attention to give to a bunch of ideas – TED talks allow you to learn something, and if you want to explore the idea further you can pursue that after the talk. So, I encourage everyone to head over to the TED website and pick any talk that interests you and see if or how you enjoy the talk. If you are like me, you may start watching a ton of them and start losing track of time, but no matter what you do I hope you will find it was time well spent.