{"id":4918,"date":"2013-10-03T07:26:23","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T11:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:27:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:27:37","slug":"a-week-of-ted-experiment-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/a-week-of-ted-experiment-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Last week I watched 70 hours of TED talks. Here&#8217;s everything I learned!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219610\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-02-at-11-1.27.14-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"837\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-02-at-11-1.27.14-AM.png 837w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2013-10-02-at-11-1.27.14-AM-480x280.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 837px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week I watched as many TED talks as humanly possible<\/strong> (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"\u2018A Week of TED\u2019 Experiment: Follow Along Live!\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/a-week-of-ted-experiment\/\">296<\/a><\/span>, in my case), to explore the effects of overloading my mind with information while trying to learn as much as possible, and to see how things like meditation, taking breaks, and caffeine affect how much information I can retain.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re uninitiated, TED talks are short, typically 18-minute talks given by leaders in the fields of <b>T<\/b>echnology, <b>E<\/b>ntertainment, and <b>D<\/b>esign, which are then posted online at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/TED.com\">TED.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is everything I learned from this experiment, as well as everything I learned from the talks themselves.\u00a0<strong>I broke what I learned down into five articles to make things easier to digest, and made them into lists to save you some time. My favorite articles are at the top.<\/strong> Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/100-incredible-things-learned-watching-ted-talks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/100things-1.png\" alt=\"100things-1\" width=\"729\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/100things-1.png 729w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/100things-1-480x138.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 729px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/10-things-learned-productivity-watching-70-hours-ted-talks-last-week\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10productivity-1.png\" alt=\"10 things I learned about productivity watching 70 hours of TED talks last week\" width=\"729\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10productivity-1.png 729w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/10productivity-1-480x138.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 729px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/7-characteristics-people-give-ted-talks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5014 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/7char.png\" alt=\"The 7 characteristics of highly effective people who give TED talks\" width=\"729\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/7char.png 729w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/7char-480x112.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 729px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/get-more-energy-out-of-caffeine\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/caffeine-1.png\" alt=\"How to get as much energy out of caffeine as possible\" width=\"729\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/caffeine-1.png 729w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/caffeine-1-480x112.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 729px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/10-ted-talks-make-you-more-productive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/top10productivitytalks-1.png\" alt=\"10 incredible TED talks that will make you more productive\" width=\"729\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/top10productivitytalks-1.png 729w, https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/top10productivitytalks-1-480x112.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 729px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I watched 296 TED talks to overload my mind with information, and to see how things like meditation, taking breaks, and caffeine affect how much information I can retain. 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