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8 Life-Changing Lessons You Can Learn Under 3 Minutes - TIME
8 Life-Changing Lessons You Can Learn Under 3 Minutes - TIME
8LifeChangingLessonsYouCanLearnUnder3Minutes|TIME
8LifeChangingLessonsYouCan
LearnUnder3Minutes
Minda Zetlin / Inc.
Everythingfromhowtobesuccessfultohowtotieyourshoesbetter
MORE
Youdliketobesmarter,moreefficient,more
successful,andhappier.AndyouknowthatTED
Talksarefulloflessonsonhowtogetthatway.
Butmostofthemtake15to20minutestowatch,
andyoujustcantdoitinthemiddleofabusy
day.
Doyouhavethreeminutes?Theeverhelpful
folksatTEDhaveputtogetheracompilationof
amazing,informative,andentertainingtalksthat
eachlastaboutthatlong.Theycovereverything
fromhowtobesuccessful,tohowtotieyour
shoesbetter,tohowalifethreateningdiagnosis
canturnouttobeabeautifulgift.
Theyreallworththetimeinvestmentandthen
some.Hereareafewofthelessonsyoulllearn:
1. Doing 30-day
challenges will give you a
more memorable life.
Theideaisactuallyprettysimple,explains
GoogleengineerMattCutts.Thinkabout
somethingyouvealwayswantedtoaddtoyour
life,andtryitforthenext30days.Itturnsout
30daysisjustabouttherightamountoftimeto
addanewhabitorsubtractahabitlike
watchingthenewsfromyourlife.
Thankstohisown30daychallenges,Cuttssays
hewentfromdeskdwellingcomputernerdto
thekindofguywhobikestowork.Forfun!he
says.Ashedidmoreandharder30day
challenges,hisconfidencegrew,hesays.He
wroteanovel.Lastyear,hehikedupMount
Kilimanjaro,thehighestmountaininAfrica.I
wouldneverhavebeenthatadventurousbefore
Istartedmy30daychallenges,hesays.
Perhapsmostimportant,thechallengeshave
changedthewayheexperienceshislife.Instead
ofthemonthsflyingby,forgotten,thetimewas
muchmorememorable,hesays.So,heasks,
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8LifeChangingLessonsYouCanLearnUnder3Minutes|TIME
whatareyouwaitingfor?Iguaranteeyouthe
next30daysaregoingtopasswhetheryoulikeit
ornot,sowhynotthinkaboutsomethingyou
havealwayswantedtotryandgiveitashot?For
thenext30days.
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8LifeChangingLessonsYouCanLearnUnder3Minutes|TIME
Whosthemostimportantpersoninstartingamovement?Itsnotthemovements
leader,itsthefirstfollower,asCDBabyfounderDerekSiversshowsinthisentertaining
talk.Inlessthanthreeminutes,aloneguywithnoshirtdancingonahillwhilemany
otherpeoplesitonthegrassturnsintoahundredorsopeopledancingwithonlyafew
stillsitting.Howdoesithappen?Becauseofthesecondguywhohasthegutstogetup
anddancewiththefirstandshoweveryoneelsehowtofollow,asSiversputsit.
Whatdoesthatmeanintherealworld?Ifyoureallycareaboutstartingamovement,
saysSivers,havethecouragetofollowandshowothershowtofollow.Andwhenyou
findalonenutdoingsomethinggreat,havethegutstobethefirstonetostandupand
joinin.
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