“An inspirational talk” doesn’t really describe the following video. Yossi Ghinsberg spoke at TEDxBratislava about his experiences from being lost in Amazon forests for weeks. He touched many interesting topics:
how society defines one’s personality
how competition and impression that “there is not enough of…” is not healthy
how one can enjoy life by taking responsibility for everything
how our true power is only revealed when we give it to others
…and how being happy is the most important thing, ever.
On Happiness
The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that there is no connection between things that happen to you and the way you feel about them, whatsoever.
Life certainly gives you impulses, but it is your mind and your set of thoughts that generate feelings about particular circumstances.
However, the emotions you feel certainly influence the way you perceive things which happen to you. It’s a kind of vicious circle.
I suppose that a one way of living a happy life is bearing this in mind all the time. No matter what kind of crap happens to you, you should try to handle your feelings and thoughts about it. You should understand that feeling good, feeling happy, is the most important thing. Ever.
On mistaken expectations
A great TED talk (i’m addicted to them) about happiness, making a choice and expected value of our deeds. Dan is truly an inspiring speaker.
