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Without music, life would be a mistake. Friedrich Nietzsche

Brené Brown: the power of vulnerability

TED Talk | 2010

This influential twenty-minute speech by American author and researcher Brené Brown has been watched more than 39 million times, and has a great deal of insight to offer any artist, conductors included. Brown has spent two decades studying authenticity, courage, empathy, shame, and vulnerability. Her autobiographical talk on vulnerability, laden with both research and humor, explores what it means to know and be one’s self.

Carol Dweck: the power of believing that you can improve

TED Talk | 2014

Dweck is also a widely-read American author and researcher, whose extensive work in the field of motivation led to a well-formed understanding of the “growth mindset.” This ten-minute talk amounts as a powerful introduction to her research by presenting two approaches to solving a difficult problem: one that is “fixed” and the other that allows for our ability to grow.

Kelly McGonigal: how to make stress your friend

TED Talk | 2013

Health psychologist and author Kelly McGonigal delivers one of the most-viewed TED Talks of all time in which she connects science to strategy when it comes to dealing with stress. She explains the importance of maintaining a positive outlook on stress, details its effects on the mind and body, and illuminates the importance of interpersonal support and community in stressful situations.

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