Dall'Aglio, a French philosopher and author of "A Rolex at 50: Do you have the right to miss your life?" and "I love you: Is love a has been?," says love is the desire of being desired. But in a world that often favors the self over others, how can people find the tenderness and connection they crave?
It may be easier than you think: "For a couple who is no longer sustained, supported by the constraints of tradition, I believe that self-mockery is one of the best means for the relationship to endure," he says.
In this surprisingly convincing talk, Dall'Aglio explains how acknowledging our uselessness could be the key to sustaining healthy relationships.
Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, studies how humans empathize, belong, and love, and her approach to embracing vulnerability and loving whole-heartedly could fundamentally change the way you live, love, work, and parent.
"When we work from a place, I believe, that says, 'I'm enough,' then we stop screaming and start listening, we're kinder and gentler to the people around us, and we're kinder and gentler to ourselves," she says.
How do we do this? You have to watch to find out.
Treasure, a business sound expert who studies sound and advises businesses on how best to use it, also has some advice for the average person as well. He explains the seven deadly sins of speaking, and his how-to's include vocal exercises and tips on how to speak more powerfully and empathetically.
"So I don't think, honestly, we're an animal that was built to be happy; we are an animal that was built to reproduce," she says. "I think the happiness we find, we make. And I think, however, we can make good relationships with each other."
Great research teams, relationships, and businesses allow people to deeply disagree, she says, but "the truth won't set us free until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it. Openness isn't the end. It's the beginning."
Fiction and non-fiction author McCarthy writes about relationships, marriage, and parenting, and in her TED talk shares some surprising research on how marriages really work.
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