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How to survive following your passions

So, you've decided to pursue your dreams. Go you! It'll be hard work, but well worth the effort. Throughout your quest, let these TED Talks reinvigorate your sense of purpose when times get tough.

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Success, failure and the drive to keep creating
07:04

Elizabeth Gilbert

Success, failure and the drive to keep creating

7 minutes 4 seconds
How to find work you love
17:37

Scott Dinsmore

How to find work you love

17 minutes 37 seconds
Embrace the near win
11:27

Sarah Lewis

Embrace the near win

11 minutes 27 seconds
Why some of us don't have one true calling
12:16

Emilie Wapnick

Why some of us don't have one true calling

12 minutes 16 seconds
Embrace your raw, strange magic
16:54

Casey Gerald

Embrace your raw, strange magic

16 minutes 54 seconds
3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do
12:28

Stacey Abrams

3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do

12 minutes 28 seconds
How to get better at the things you care about
11:12

Eduardo Briceño

How to get better at the things you care about

11 minutes 12 seconds
Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
05:59

Angela Lee Duckworth

Grit: The power of passion and perseverance

5 minutes 59 seconds
Flow, the secret to happiness
18:41

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Flow, the secret to happiness

18 minutes 41 seconds
Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
17:14

Guy Winch

Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

17 minutes 14 seconds
A kinder, gentler philosophy of success
16:37

Alain de Botton

A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

16 minutes 37 seconds
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