A/V Club
HACKSTUDIO A/V CLUB
These videos inspire us.
Together, they illustrate the incredible opportunity we have to honor our authentic selves and get started right now building the lives we want to live.
BRENE BROWN: Why Your Critics Aren't The Ones Who Count
There is nothing more frightening than the moment we expose our ideas to the world. Author and vulnerability researcher Brené Brown shows us how to deal with the critics and our own self-doubt by refusing to "armor up" and shut ourselves off. "Not caring what people think," she says, "is its own kind of hustle."
IRA GLASS - Keep Working Until Your Skill To Catches Up To Your Taste.
In a four-part interview on storytelling back in 2009, Ira Glass, longtime host of radio program "This American Life," shared some insightful advice from his own life experiences on overcoming self-doubt.
JOSH KAUFMAN - How To Learn Anything
Josh Kaufman is the author of the #1 international bestseller, 'The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business', as well as the upcoming book 'The First 20 Hours: Mastering the Toughest Part of Learning Anything.' Josh specializes in teaching people from all walks of life how to master practical knowledge and skills.
INSPIRE HER MIND
Be careful: you might be unintentionally steering the girls in your life away from their authentic passions and interests.
ANGELA LEE DUCKWORTH - The Key To Success? Grit.
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.
DANIEL PINK: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
JAMES PAUL GEE - What Video Games Have To Teach Us
James Paul Gee is an expert on how video games fit within an overall theory of learning and literacy. He is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies, Division of Curriculum and Instruction, at the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University.
GUY WINCH - Emotional Hygiene
We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don't we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness? Too many of us deal with common psychological-health issues on our own, says Guy Winch. But we don't have to.
AMY SACKA - 500 Photographs Of Detroit 500 Days
A prime example of the power of sharing your passion. Photographer Amy Sacka captures the beauty and stories of Detroit in daily pictures. Video produced by Detroit Public Television.
SIR KEN ROBINSON: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.