TED Talks | December

Bored? Tired of scrolling through your endless Instagram feed? Looking for some inspiration?
Yeah, us too.

Listening to a TED talk is a great way to spend some time learning random but often interesting and inspirational things. We’ve put together a list of our three favorite TED talks to watch in December.

1. For the skeptics:
Money can buy happiness by Michael Norton
Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people.

2. If you need a laugh:
This is what happens when you reply to spam emails by James Veitch
Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, weeks-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal.

3. For anyone looking to save time:
Top 10 Tech Time Saving Tips by David Pogue
Tech columnist David Pogue shares 10 simple, clever tips for computer, web, smartphone and camera users. And yes, you may know a few of these already — but there’s probably at least one you don’t.

More TED talks can be found at:
https://www.ted.com/talks
Happy holidays!