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TED: Why you will fail to have a great career (2011)

• yesenadam 8y ago
  [Didn't watch] Presumably not just because if more than a small minority of people had what is now called a 'great career', it wouldn't be called 'great'. I might watch if you or someone wrote a bit about what it's about, why worth watching.
  • Regardsyjc 8y ago
    The talk is about how most people give up on their dreams or into fear and thus will never have a great career. They will always opt for the safer good enough career, than the risky hard rewarding great career.
  • PhantomGremlin 8y ago
    I might watch if you or someone wrote a bit about what it's about, why worth watching. Well said. Basically this submission says "watch this 15 minute video based on a 1 sentence summary.". Bah!
    • beatgammit 8y ago
      And I've found that a lot of TED talks are pretty mediocre. They have good delivery, but they're a bit light on proof, so I find them hard to accept at face value. Instead of watching a ton of TED talks, I look to see which speakers wrote a book, check out reviews (to see if they cited sources), and watch only if their full content checks out. If I like the talk, I'll read the book. There's just a ton of mediocre content out there, and I just don't have time to watch them all.