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Some of the points made resonates with our Indian Way of life.
Dr. Matthew Whoolery, a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University-Idaho, has an unorthodox recommendation: let go of your self-esteem.
"Notice I'm not saying lose your high self-esteem, or lose your low self-esteem," he said in a new TEDx talk. "I'm saying, lose your self-esteem altogether."
It's a thought-provoking message about gratitude and human connectedness. Whoolery's talk draws on thinkers ranging from famed psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl to Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy to the teachings of Buddhist monk Geshe Jampa Tegchok.
We've highlighted three noteworthy points below, but you should really watch the full talk:
We often speak about self-sufficiency but it's an illusion of sorts. You can say I'm self-sufficient, but in reality you have tons of people around the world as your support team, showing you kindness.
How To Lose Your Self-Esteem: A Psychologist's Fascinating TED Talk
[video=youtube;fjjPce_SbUA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fjjPce_SbUA[/video]
Dr. Matthew Whoolery, a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University-Idaho, has an unorthodox recommendation: let go of your self-esteem.
"Notice I'm not saying lose your high self-esteem, or lose your low self-esteem," he said in a new TEDx talk. "I'm saying, lose your self-esteem altogether."
It's a thought-provoking message about gratitude and human connectedness. Whoolery's talk draws on thinkers ranging from famed psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl to Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy to the teachings of Buddhist monk Geshe Jampa Tegchok.
We've highlighted three noteworthy points below, but you should really watch the full talk:
We often speak about self-sufficiency but it's an illusion of sorts. You can say I'm self-sufficient, but in reality you have tons of people around the world as your support team, showing you kindness.
How To Lose Your Self-Esteem: A Psychologist's Fascinating TED Talk
[video=youtube;fjjPce_SbUA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fjjPce_SbUA[/video]
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