PickVidsBest Productivity & self-improvement Videos
The 95 Productivity & self-improvement videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 8 introductory, 2 intermediate, 85 for a general viewer, and 0 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are a talk. What they share is that one speaker finishes a claim, and the examples exist to hold that claim up. Channels you will keep seeing include TEDx Talks, TED, CGP Grey.
A real person, a lot like you
A three-minute video from Derek Sivers, based on his book Anything You Want, about remembering that the people you deal with online are real people.
THIS IS WATER! by David Foster Wallace
A short video of David Foster Wallace's 'This Is Water' commencement speech about awareness and choosing how to think.
The "Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer who was dying of cancer, gives his 'Last Lecture' about achieving childhood dreams and living well.
BOOKSTORES: How to Read More Books in the Golden Age of Content
A short film by Max Joseph about his anxiety in bookstores and how to read more books amid constant streaming, social media and news.
University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven
Admiral William McRaven's 2014 University of Texas commencement address, built around lessons from Navy SEAL training.
Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard? | Jon Jandai | TEDxDoiSuthep
Thai farmer Jon Jandai talks about leaving Bangkok to farm and build his own house, arguing that food, shelter, clothing and medicine are easy to provide and that modern life is made needlessly complicated.
Forget big change, start with a tiny habit: BJ Fogg at TEDxFremont
BJ Fogg of Stanford's Persuasive Tech Lab argues that lasting change comes from tiny habits, such as flossing one tooth or doing one pushup, anchored to things you already do.
How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It
A Harvard Business Review video with tactics for getting better at small talk and enjoying it, such as setting goals, allowing pauses, and starting and ending conversations.
Ira Glass on the Creative Process (www.getoutthebox.org)
A two-minute video of Ira Glass on the creative process, describing the gap between taste and skill when starting out and urging you to keep producing until your work matches your taste.
Getting Started With Org Mode
Harry Schwartz gives a roughly hour-long tour of Emacs Org mode as an outliner, task manager, markup language and agenda tool.
How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson
Stephen Duneier describes a decision-making approach that took him from struggling with simple tasks to achieving ambitious goals.
How to Age Gracefully | CBC Radio
A five-minute CBC Radio WireTap farewell video in which people of all ages offer words of wisdom to younger people.
Arnold Schwarzenegger 2018 - The speech that broke the internet - Most Inspiring ever
A motivational compilation of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2018 speech, delivered as inspiration about work and purpose.
Michael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial
A Nike commercial in which Michael Jordan lists the shots he missed and games he lost, saying that repeated failure is the reason he succeeds.
Gary Vaynerchuk: Building Personal Brand Within the Social Media Landscape - Web 2.0 Expo NY
Gary Vaynerchuk's Web 2.0 Expo keynote on building a personal brand in social media.
Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 high definition.flv
Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address, in which he tells three stories about connecting the dots, love and loss, and death, including his remarks on typography.
Maximizing Productivity, Physical & Mental Health with Daily Tools
A long Huberman Lab episode laying out science-based daily tools for focus, sleep, exercise and mental and physical health, organized around a 24-hour day.
Inner Game of Tennis
A 1970 demonstration of W.
How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen at TEDxBoston
Clayton Christensen's TEDx talk applying business theory to personal life.
George RR Martin asks Stephen King: "How do you write so Fast?!"
A short clip of George R.R.
Brain Crack (Explicit Version) :: Best of the Show :: 07-11-06
A short Ze Frank piece from his 2006 show about "brain crack", the rush of exciting new ideas that feel great but tend to fall apart once you start executing them.
Joe Rogan Experience #1309 - Naval Ravikant
Joe Rogan interviews entrepreneur and angel investor Naval Ravikant on happiness, work, technology platforms, AI and society.
RSA ANIMATE: The Secret Powers of Time
An RSA Animate illustrating a lecture by psychologist Philip Zimbardo on how people's perspectives on time (past, present, future) shape work, health and well-being.
Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are | Amy Cuddy | TED
Amy Cuddy's TED talk arguing that adopting expansive postures, or power posing, can boost feelings of confidence and affect success.