Tim Urban describes the processes that take place inside the brain of a procrastinator.
Andy Putticomb talks about the importance of taking care of your brain and training it be mindful, and a video to practice it.
Manoush Zomorodi discusses how healthy periods of boredom can be for our minds, and the dangers of a world where we are never bored.
Warning: there is one adult word.
30 days is an ideal timeframe to develop a good habit or eliminate a bad one. It is long enough to change your behaviors, but short enough not to be overwhelming.
What is something you wish you could do? Try it for the next 30 days.
There is power in a smile. Finding something to make you smile can improve your mood and health. Even just forcing yourself to smile can make you happier.
Amy Cuddy talks about the body language of confident people, and how adopting those poses can make you more confident.
Shawn Anchor explains how working hard so you experiencing success to make you happy is backwards.
Randall Munroe uses math to answer so creative hypothetical questions, and demonstrates perseverance while doing it.
Mark Rober talks about the power of learning through failing, by focusing on what you learned to improve next try instead of focusing on the failure.
Not quite as inspiring or instructive as some of the others, but this video might give you insight into how teachers sometimes seem a little frazzled by the end of the day.
Teaching yourself a new skill is a skill in itself. Discovery, research, experimentation combined with motivation are great tools to develop in yourself. They will allow you to teach yourself to play instruments or build furniture, or learn a language, or ...well... whatever you want. Your need for learning will extend well beyond your time in school.