We’ve spent some time lately looking into the “science of happiness” as explained by Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener (Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth) and Rick Hanson (Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence and Just One Thing: Developing…
Kid President says it is time to wake up and “create something that will make the world awesome.” The following video from SoulPancake features Robby Novak, 9, who delivers an inspiring pep talk about how boring is easy and that the world needs more…from all…
Our friend Bill Dix just shared this video by Simon Christen with us, noting that “we spent a limited amount of time in San Francisco during our Orange County days, but we never saw fog the way he does.” Indeed. A beautiful look at the…
5/5/2013 President Barack Obama – Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio “I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better. I dare you to dream bigger.” 5/10/2013 Actress Julie Andrews – University of Colorado – Boulder, CO “Be an ambassador for the kind of world…
One of the most highly regarded commencement speeches in recent years. Steve takes us through an inspiring story of love, loss, and death.
We’ve recently discovered a series of Coca Cola ads that highlight the goodness in the world, as captured by security cameras. An interesting concept, that cameras designed to capture bad behavior capture so many acts of kindness and bravery.
We received this video from Brock Phillips in response to our post “The Great Misinformation: Why David Stockman is Wrong,” in which we refute Stockman’s pessimistic, dystopian view of America and its prospects. Here was Brock’s message: I enjoyed your e-mail about David Stockman’s article and…
Emma Fitzpatrick is truly impressive in this spoof of Anne Hathaway’s “I Dreamed a Dream” solo from Les Miserables. The video was produced by Alberto Belli, a grad student in USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Belli created this impressive (and funny) video for a mere $100. Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, gives an Oscar-worthy…