8 Motivational TED Talks for College Students The following are 8 motivational TED Talks all college and college-bound students

should watch before classes resume in September.

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1. The Power of Introverts

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Susan Cain is an American writer and lecturer. In this inspiring TED Talk for post-secondary students, she argues that universities are designed to be social in nature. She also points out that introverts should not give in to

the pressure to fit in and try to become an extrovert. By caving into

peer pressure, Cain believes that others around introverted students

miss out on the wonderful things that introverts have to offer.

Susan Cain

2. Try Something New for 30 Days

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Matt Cutts is an American software engineer, who headed the web spam team at Google between 2004 and 2014. In this

powerful TED Talk, Cutts discusses his decision to follow the suggestion of Morgan Sporlock, an American Philosopher, and try something new every 30 days. Some of the

30 day challenges he endeavored in: walking at least 10,000 steps a day, biking to work, and not drinking coffee. Some of

the main benefits of doing the 30 day challenges, he argues, are that time slows down and life becomes more motivating.

Matt Cutts

3. Dare to Disagree

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Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur, CEO, writer and keynote speaker. In this TED Talk, she discusses the benefits of

conflict for businesses - the collaborative kind. For her, conflict is a form of thinking

as well as a driver of change. Unfortunately it is notably absent from the business world because executives are afraid of

embracing it. If we are to get the most out of our people we must allow them to

develop the skills they require, she argues, we’ve got to encourage and engage in

constrictive conflict.

Margaret Heffernan

4. Success is a Continuous Journey Speaker

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Richard St. John is a prominent Marketer & Success analyst. In this brilliant TED Talk that is applicable for college students and entrepreneurs alike, Richard St. John tells

us that the road to success is not a one-way street, it is a continuous journey. He shows

his own business ups and downs to illustrate his key message. “When you stop

trying, you fail.”

Richard St. John

5. Technology and Social Revolution

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In this TED Talk, Apple Inc. co-founder and tech pioneer Steve 'Woz' Wozniak

challenges post-secondary students to become disruptors--to think for

themselves, question the world around them, come up with innovative and original

ideas that have competitive advantages, and break the mold of the status quo.

Steve ‘Woz’ Wozniak

6. The Key to Success? Grit

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Leaving behind a career in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth accepted a job as a math teacher to seventh graders in a New

York public school. It was here that she realized that IQ was not the only thing that

differentiated successful students from those that struggled to make the grade. In

this TED Talks video, Angela Lee Duckworth explains her theory of "grit" as

a means to finding ones success.

Angela Lee Duckworth

7. How to Make Stress Your Friend

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Stress and College are synonymous for Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist.

Stress is unavoidable in college, but how you handle it can make all the difference, she argues. In the TED Talk, McGoningal urges college students to see stress as a

positive, and introduces us to a silent mechanism for stress reduction.

Kelly McGonigal

8. The Life-Long Learner

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Ben Dunlap is an American author and academic, who was the president of

Wofford College from July 2000 to 2013. In this TED Talk, he emphasizes the

importance of being a life-long learner. By sharing stories of past greats, he got to some bewildering insight into how to

become a great leader. The video provides excellent tips for entrepreneurs and college students on how to stay ahead of the game.

Ben Dunlap

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