For the last three meetings of the year, we will take a break from the worries of the world and explore some of life's personal experiences. We will start with something simple, finding a purpose in life.
Vic Strecher, a professor from the University of Michigan, has made his purpose helping his students find their purpose. He developed media that would appeal to his young audience, including a comic book which featured a dung beetle, a creature who finds purpose in a pile of crap. He tells his story in this TEDx Talk.
Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel, has a different take. People take jobs without purpose, but they can find purpose in their work. Here is his TED Talk.
---------------------------- Updated 12/17/15 -------------------------------
Here is the third TED Talk shown at the meeting:
Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Also here is a TED Talk about dung beetles, not shown at the meeting:
Marcus Byrne: The dance of the dung beetle
---------------------------- Updated 12/17/15 -------------------------------
Here is the third TED Talk shown at the meeting:
Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter
Also here is a TED Talk about dung beetles, not shown at the meeting:
Marcus Byrne: The dance of the dung beetle
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