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TED Talks for 20-somethings

Twenty-somethings rejoice! From personal finance to finding your passion, these TED Talks can help you through your (first, second and possibly third) quarter-life crisis.

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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
How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas
16:03

Manoush Zomorodi

How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

16 minutes 3 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
An honest look at the personal finance crisis
18:02

Elizabeth White

An honest look at the personal finance crisis

18 minutes 2 seconds
What I learned from 100 days of rejection
15:22

Jia Jiang

What I learned from 100 days of rejection

15 minutes 22 seconds
Why 30 is not the new 20
14:35

Meg Jay

Why 30 is not the new 20

14 minutes 35 seconds
Embrace the near win
11:27

Sarah Lewis

Embrace the near win

11 minutes 27 seconds
Why the secret to success is setting the right goals
11:41

John Doerr

Why the secret to success is setting the right goals

11 minutes 41 seconds
Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water
09:32

Raymond Tang

Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water

9 minutes 32 seconds
The secret to living longer may be your social life
15:52

Susan Pinker

The secret to living longer may be your social life

15 minutes 52 seconds
Dare to refuse the origin myths that claim who you are
19:06

Chetan Bhatt

Dare to refuse the origin myths that claim who you are

19 minutes 6 seconds
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