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The author of the award-winning novels “Pachinko” and “Free Food for Millionaires,” Min Jin Lee, discusses her remarkable career and the long journey and intention behind her Korean diaspora novels.Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/po ...  Show more

“Every conversation has the potential to open up and reveal all the layers and layers within it, all those rooms within rooms," says musician and host of the beloved podcast Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway. In this profoundly moving talk from 2022, he offers a guide to deep conv ...  Show more

Many of us are feeling stuck right now, forced to adapt to a world that we have little control over. But if we focus too much on these uncontrollable aspects of our lives, we greatly increase our suffering. Learn why our routines and habits are so important to our wellbeing, and ...  Show more

Many believe if we detach from our problems, we won't work hard to solve them. However, the opposite happens. When we detach, we can fully engage in life and what is happening around us, but our circumstances do not control or sink us. Listen to this podcast to learn how to detac ...  Show more

Beyond the Controlling Self - Part 2  - It's natural that we do what we can to ward off danger and further ourselves. While our control strategies – such as aggression, judging, planning, seeking approval, pretending – have a developmental role, they are not a recipe for happi ...

Many of us have trouble separating from the problems in our lives.  If we have too many problems that we don't like, we can start to believe that our lives are going in the wrong direction.  This can make us feel scared, unsafe and we may make decisions out of desperation.  Li ...