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What is your outlook?
Dennis Ross
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6mins
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Carl Hart
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How humans create reality through language and beliefs
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Jamie Wheal
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Robert Greene
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Perception Box
Paralyzed, Alana Nichols thought her athletic career was over. Then she changed her mind.
Alana Nichols
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Perception Box
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Bessel van der Kolk
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Perception Box
Dhar Mann on failure, fatherhood, and the spreadsheet that changed his life
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Alua Arthur
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6mins
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How Olympian Gracie Gold finally stopped striving for perfection
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How one moment of shamelessness saved Andrew Zimmern’s life 
Andrew Zimmern
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7mins
Perception Box
How record-breaking swimmer Diana Nyad found strength and healing in the water
Diana Nyad
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Perception Box
How Byron Katie accidentally discovered joy in the darkest of times
Byron Katie
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5mins
Perception Box
Ryan Holiday on the art of perception and self-reflection
Ryan Holiday
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6mins
Perception Box
A neuroscientist’s guide to building a more positive reality
Nicole Vignola
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7mins
Perception Box
Navigating autism and loneliness with Kaelynn Partlow
Kaelynn Partlow
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Perception Box
The man that found purpose after losing his sight
John Furniss
Unlikely Collaborators
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Perception Box
How to step out of your inner monologue and understand the world better
David Eagleman
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2mins
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Talithia Williams
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4mins
The Well
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Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
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7mins
Perception Box
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Kel Mitchell
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7mins
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Lee Cronin
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3mins
The Well
Suffering: The key to true happiness?
Arthur Brooks
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9mins
Perception Box
A Harvard physician’s guide to rewriting your brain’s stress responses
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
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4mins
Perception Box
Death threats and imposter syndrome: social media star Carrie Berk on dealing with fame and success
Carrie Berk
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Working on the Arab-Israeli conflict makes everything else look easy.

Question: Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the way the world is headed?

Dennis Ross:    Well if you work on the Arab-Israeli issue for as long as I have, you almost have to _________ be an optimist.  You always believe you can change things.  It’s hard to be optimistic today when you look at everything; but the fact is we have the power to change.  It’s within our means to do that.  And as long as that’s the case, I’ll remain optimistic.

Recorded on: September 12, 2007

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