Student Rob

Novelty is what makes life memorable. How often do you remember specific days at work? And how often do you remember your holiday last year? Novelty is the difference. If you want a memorable life, spend less time on repetition and more time trying new things.

The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong To be mentally strong you have to give up your bad mental habits. “You need good habits like practising gratitude, but you also have to give up bad habits like resenting someone else’s success.” youtube.com/watch?v=TFbv757k…

Eulogies for the Living We need to tell people why we’re grateful for them while we can. “Why do we wait so long to recognise each others gifts. Why are the truest compliments said about our loved ones when they can no longer savour them?”. youtube.com/watch?v=6N0U6iri…

The 110 Techniques of Communication and Public Speaking Effective public speaking involves more than simply talking, 110 things in fact. “You’re not born with a particular gene that makes you brilliant on stage, it’s something you acquire through life.” youtube.com/watch?v=K0pxo-dS…

Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator Deadlines are important and we need them to push us towards doing the work. "The frustration with long-term procrastination is not that you cannot achieve your dreams, its that you can't even start them." youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStG…

The Infinite Game Staying in the game is how you find happiness. "You are your competition, that is what ensures you stay in the game the longest and that is what ensures you will find joy - because joy comes not from comparison, but from advancement." youtube.com/watch?v=cr6a8lz1…

I’ve listened to a ridiculous number of TED (and non-TED) talks recently, covering topics from procrastination and public speaking to living eulogies and game theory. Here is a list of my favourite's summarised into a sentence (or two!):

Cognitive biases and phenomenons shape the way we feel about ourselves, behave and think about others, but they are often unknown to us. Here are 10 that you should be aware of:

A lot of Twitter is people boasting about their successes, but not many discuss their failures or regrets. Here is a list of mine and the lessons I’ve learned:

The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong To be mentally strong you have to give up your bad mental habits. “You need good habits like practising gratitude, but you also have to give up bad habits like resenting someone else’s success.” youtube.com/watch?v=TFbv757k…