TED Talks and Infectious Generosity With Chris Anderson

Episode 121 of the Retire Sooner with Wes Moss podcast, hosted by Wes Moss, titled "TED Talks and Infectious Generosity With Chris Anderson" was published on February 29, 2024 and runs 66 minutes.

February 29, 2024 ·66m · Retire Sooner with Wes Moss

Summary

On today’s episode, Wes explains the generosity component of the Retire Sooner podcast and welcomes Chris Anderson to the show. Chris is the curator of TED, a nonprofit media organization that leverages the power of ideas to make a better future, perhaps more well-known for its TED Talks Series. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller TED Talks and has overseen the introduction of TEDx, TED-Ed, TED Fellows, and the Audacious Project, a new form of collaborative philanthropy. Chris describes his new book, Infectious Generosity, as his way of fighting against the increasingly divided world and how the internet and social media platforms have contributed to it. He makes his case for shifting the conversation from a negative outlook to one that dreams about positive possibilities. He wants people to look for and amplify the good in online interactions. Wes then describes how Chris’s lessons can help give people an enduring sense of gratitude and guidance in finding outlets for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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