A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity

"Seems that the secret to creativity is multitasking in slow motion." Read online

This week on TED.com January 26, 2019

Talk of the week Tim Harford: A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity 17:21 minutes · Filmed Nov 2018 · Posted Jan 2019 · TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Crichton found their inspiration and productivity through cross-training their minds. Watch now »

Playlist of the week Take charge of your personal finances It's hard to know where to start with personal finance — saving, budgeting and everything in between. These TED Talks provide insightful perspectives and practical advice to help you face your financial situation with honesty and compassion. Watch » 6 TED Talks • Total run time 1:19:10

This week's new TED Talks Stockholm native Greta Thunberg first heard about climate change when she was 8 years old. She absorbed the solutions adults threw at her -- recycle paper, study the data, train to be a climate scientist. None of it felt like enough. "What's the point of learning facts in the school system," she asks, "when the finest science from that system means nothing to our politicians and society?" In this passionate call to action, Greta explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and stood firm outside the Swedish parliament in an effort to prompt change. As she says: "We have all the facts and solutions. All we have to do is wake up and change." Watch » If you've ever watched a wave crashing over ocean rocks, you may have wondered -- how do all those mussels, oysters and barnacles stay stuck on? Turns out they make their own incredibly powerful glue, and it might hold secrets we humans can borrow. Dive into the fascinating (really!) world of glue and cement with scientist Jonathan Wilker. Watch » The American election system is complicated and fragmented, to say the least -- and the clear results are low voter turnout, lack of information and lack of engagement in democracy. Civic engagement champion Tiana Epps-Johnson shares one key thing that's needed to bring voting in the US into the 21st century -- and to get every person to the polls. Watch » Reimagine the limits of architecture with Débora Mesa Molina, in this breathtaking, visual tour of her work. She and her team show how structures can be made with overlooked materials and unconventional methods -- or even extracted from the guts of the earth. "The world around us is an infinite source of inspiration if we are curious enough to see beneath the surface of things," she says. Watch »

Read more on ideas.ted.com A simple trick to help you speak in public without showing your nerves. The science of why stress makes your voice shake -- and how to stop it. Read more » One quick way to cut down on the stuff in your home. Live lighter and greener by just saying no. Read more » How "craftivism" helped convince one large employer to pay a Living Wage. Meticulous organizing -- and hand-stitching -- combined for an effective protest. Here's how. Read more » What old story about yourself are you still believing? Here’s how to find it and change it. Read more »

FROM the comments ...  “ I identify with slow-motion multi-tasking and feel grateful to have a name for the "myriad project model" I have come to know. Thank you for words to attach to this. My daughter, too ... has recently begun to experience the revelations that come from stepping away from one problem/sticking point and indulging in another project or activity, only to discover the answer to the original problem as her brain sorts, processes, and solves. "This feels freeing. Thank you very, very much!” Commenter: Amy Mattey Talk: Tim Harford A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity

TED Radio Hour: Wired For Altruism Helping others feels good, but why do some go farther than others? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about altruism — what motivates us to be altruistic, what limits us and do we ever go too far. Listen on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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