### *I have been passionately promoting TED almost since it started. It is a fantastic initiation that completely re-shaped public speaking and informative presentations by creating a very entertaining and unique formula for sharing information. In today's accelerated world it offers us full engagement in any contemporary subject in maximum 20 minutes. Speakers are carefully selected and well-prepared to meet the high standards, therefore it is a real privilege to give a TED-talk. There are thousands of great speeches in basically any topic that you could imagine, so it is not easy to choose the best ones. Still, in this series I would like to share with you a few personal favourites.*
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<sup>[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGOsNkj3W4A)</sup>

When we are disheartened before taking a huge step or dealing with a challenge, some magic would do wonders. What if you could overcome challenges just by drinking juice?  In her enlightening [talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGOsNkj3W4A), **Dr. Simone Schnall** of the University of Cambridge reveals three research-backed tricks to change the way you perceive challenges and turn mountains into molehills.


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### *Do you have a favourite TED-talk? I would be interested to know. We can learn from each other... 😊 Stay tuned, soon I come back with another suggestion for you.*

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### Previous parts of this series:

[Simon Sinek](https://whaleshares.io/met/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-one) on leadership
[Ursus Wehrli](https://whaleshares.io/met/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-two) on tidying up arts
[Dan Ariely](https://whaleshares.io/met/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-three) on the irrationality of our "rational" decisions
[Julian Treasure](https://whaleshares.io/met/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-four) on listening
[Tim Urban](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-five) on procrastination
[Nicolas Christakis](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-six) on social networks
[Amy Cuddy](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-seven) on the power of body language
[Dan Pink](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-eight) on motivation 
[Kelly McGonigal](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-davourite-ted-talks-part-nine) on stress management
[Shawn Anchor](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-ten) on happiness at work
[Ron Gutman](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-eleven) on smiling
[Michael Shermer](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirteen) on myths, superstitions and urban legends
[Hans Rosling](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourteen) on interesting statistics
[Apollo Robbins](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fifteen) on the art of misdirection
[Jill Bolte Taylor](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-sixteen) on an insider view of stroke
[Kai-Fu Lee](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-seventeen) on artificial intelligence
[Itay Talgam](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-eighteen) on lessons leaders can learn from conductors
[Emily Levine](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-nineteen) on the theory of everything
[Brian Little](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty) on who we are really
[Al Gore](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-one) on climate change
[David Christian](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-two) on the history of humanity in 18 minutes
[Barry Schwartz](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-three) on the paradox of choice
[Andrew Solomon](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-four) on how our worst moments grow us stronger
[Phillip Zimbardo](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-five) on time perspectives
[Bill Gates](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-six) on mosquitos, malaria and education
[Mark Rober](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-seven) on the Super Mario Effect
[Celeste Headlee](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-eight) on good conversations
[Michael Patrick Lynch](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-twenty-nine) on seeing past our own perspective
[Amanda Palmer](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty) on the art of asking
[Jacob Wilde](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-one) on the lessons we can learn from weaver ants
[Alison Ledgerwood](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-two) on positive thinking
[Karen Thompson Walker](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-three) on the power of fear
[Thomas Suarez](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-four) on how a 12-year-old can develop Apps 
[Pamela Meyer](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-five) on deception
[Lizzie Velazquez](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-six) on self-definition
[Kyle Eschen](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-seven) on the predictable blind spots of our brain
[Dolly Chugh](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-eight) on the puzzling psychology of ethical behaviour
[Chuck Nice](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-thirty-nine) on the unintended consequences of technological advancement and human interaction
[Adam Galinsky](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty) on self-assertion
[Elizabeth Loftus](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-one) on false memories
[Liv Boeree](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-two) on strategies we can learn from playing poker
[Yu-kai Chou](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-three) on gamification
[Gabe Zichermann](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-four) on engaging millenials using gamification
[Mary Donohue](https://whaleshares.io/@ksolymosi/my-favourite-ted-talks-part-fourty-five) on the differences between generations