The How' You Doing

Tough one...the difficult truth, a polite lie, or something else?

Bunch of YT Vids

Depression is a disease of civilization: Stephen Ilardi at TEDxEmory - YouTube

Two defs: 1) being down, 2) Major Depressive Disorder.
Anti ruminative is seen as a bullet, but not expanded on...anti ruminative - Google Search

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Getting Free Of Self-Importance Is The Key To Happiness: Polly Young-Eisendrath at TEDxMiddlebury - YouTube

Words: shame, guilt, envy, jealousy. Happiness is guaranteed almost 24/7.

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Self Control: Dan Ariely at TEDxDuke - YouTube

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The Science of Willpower: Kelly McGonigal at TEDxBayArea - YouTube
The Promise of Happiness
Willpower is like a Muscle
Some motivational techniques that don't work at all
Forgiving yourself is better
Techniques to handle inner stress, avoiding it to affect action.

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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans: Daniel Amen at TEDxOrangeCoast - YouTube
Strong argument to get real data on troubled brains; medication won't help with a large cyst in the left frontal lobe.

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How to Know Your Life Purpose in 5 Minutes: Adam Leipzig at TEDxMalibu - YouTube

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Three Myths of Behavior Change - What You Think You Know That You Don't: Jeni Cross at TEDxCSU - YouTube

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You're Already Awesome. Just Get Out of Your Own Way!: Judson Brewer MD, Ph.D. at TEDxRockCreekPark - YouTube

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Varying content. Good is when a video is sort of right but wrong. Not wrong, but wrong for me; doesn't apply to me because of X. And this X tells me something. Reminds me of what is wrong.

Later

Maybe I can write about it later.

Freedom of Speech

Having the internal ability to talk is as important as external ability. It is needed for freedom. Maybe it in fact IS freedom.

Where does it come from? Probably our genes.

How is it disabled or messed with?