Tag Archives: #tedtalk

Remember to say Thank You

May 9, 2018TedTalks#friendship, #love, #magic, #manners, #mothersday, #tedtalk, #thankyouTeam Booko

Why not give this a go. Dr. Laura Trice muses on the power of the magic words “thank you” which can deepen a friendship, repair a bond, make sure another person knows what they mean to you.

10 great children’s books that will become classics

April 18, 2018Children, TedTalks, Top Books#Childrensbooks, #imagination, #inspiring, #literacy, #novels, #stories, #tedtalkTeam Booko

Jarrett Krosoczka gets to use his imagination as his full time job writing children’s books. in this Ted Talk he shares with us 10 new children’s books that are bound to become classics.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

March 28, 2018TedTalks#career, #careerchange, #change, #changeofmind, #growingup, #job, #potential, #tedtalk, #truecallingTeam Booko

What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you’re not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, fear not, you’re not alone…you may just be a “multi potentialite”. This is an illuminating talk by writer and artist Emilie Wapnick who describes the kind of people who have a range of interests and jobs over one lifetime.

Your elusive creative genius

March 21, 2018TedTalks#author, #eatpraylove, #funny, #genius, #idea, #inspire, #memoir, #tedtalk, #writer, #WritingTeam Booko

Musing on the idea that instead of someone “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius, this is a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk by Elizabeth Gibert.

The Danger of a Single Story

March 14, 2018TedTalks#change, #culture, #inspiring, #novels, #stories, #tedtalk, #worldviewTeam Booko

Our lives are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie explains that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

The politics of fiction

March 7, 2018TedTalks#culture, #Fiction, #politics, #Reading, #stories, #tedtalkTeam Booko

Listening to stories widens the imagination but telling them lets us leap over cultural walls & embrace different experiences. Elif Shafak argues that fiction can overcome identity politics.

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