TED Talk- The Three A's of Awesome

We recently watched this TED talk in class, and I found it to be quite motivational and inspiring. To summarize the talk, Neil Pasricha speaks of the "Three A's of Awesome." They are attitude, awareness, and authenticity. On the topic of attitude, his message was to have a positive outlook on life even after something tragic has happened. On awareness, his main point was to see the world in the same way that a three year old sees the world, where we appreciate and are curious about every new thing that happens to us. In Pasricha's last point about authenticity, he said that it is important to remain true to ourselves, and who we are on the inside.

Throughout the talk, one of the main themes that kept coming up was to be able to appreciate and be thankful for all the little things in life that we sometimes take for granted. Some of the examples he used were putting on clothes fresh from the dryer, or popping bubble wrap, or hitting all of the green lights on the way home from work.

Neil Pasricha's book on the simple things that make life great

I found this talk to be so inspiring because even after his wife left him out of the blue, and his best friend committed suicide, he was able to come up with a way of coping with the grief. He did this by starting his blog on all of the little awesome things in his life that make it that much better. By focusing on the positive things in his life, he could move on from the grief that would otherwise hold him down. It really paid off for him, not only by helping himself cope, but he was also awarded one of the best blog awards!

This talk was really enjoyable to listen to, and I think he made great points especially about appreciating all of the little things in life that make it so much better. Often times we forget about them, and it was refreshing to hear about what other people find so enjoyable.