Over two decades of interviewing countless creative people, Debbie Millman (host of the iconic “Design Matters” podcast) had a realization: the pride and joy of accomplishing something often evaporates almost instantly. She explains how to stop chasing external validation for your achievements and instead live for the act of creation itself.

We all have a “thing” — the way we act when we’re not at our best that we somehow can’t see in ourselves. Leadership expert Chris Wheatley learned about his when his best friend at work called him on it. He shares how hearing that hard truth shattered a lifelong pattern of defensiveness, offering a practical framework for receiving feedback with tact. (Recorded at TEDxSpokane on January 31, 2026)

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Stratospheric infrastructure company Sceye has crossed the Pacific for the first time, taking its reflective, balloon-like High-Altitude Platform System from New Mexico to Japan. It’s the latest milestone on the road to commercialization for a platform that can deliver phone service and observation.

Read more about Sceye on CNET.com:
5G From the Sky: New Internet Infrastructure Takes Flight

Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:26 A Fiber-Optic Cable from the Stratosphere
0:35 Latest Mission
1:27 Services Offered
2:00 Quantum Key Distribution
2:20 ‘Landlords in the Stratosphere’

Video Credits:
Host: Jesse Orrall
Scripted by: Jesse Orrall
Producer: Jesse Orrall, Jon Gomez
Camera: Sceye
Video Editor: Jon Gomez
Thumbnail Designer: Tharon Green

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