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My Epic Journey Becoming the Fastest Person to Paddle around Australia | Bonnie Hancock | TED

What challenges lie ahead of a staggering 12,700-kilometer paddle around the entire continent of Australia? Crocodiles and sharks were just the beginning, says Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Reflecting on her remarkable feat of becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia, she shares lessons on perseverance, resilience and finding meaning in life’s toughest moments. If you…

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What challenges lie ahead of a staggering 12,700-kilometer paddle around the entire continent of Australia? Crocodiles and sharks were just the beginning, says Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock. Reflecting on her remarkable feat of becoming the fastest person to paddle around Australia, she shares lessons on perseverance, resilience and finding meaning in life’s toughest moments.

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  1. @piku5637

    April 30, 2024 at 11:12 am

    Normalize local worker co-ops and Ⓐctive unions. Preserve and expand our democracy🗳️. Workers make the economy run, workers should run the economy☭.🌏🏴🇦🇺

  2. @joseluis2737

    April 30, 2024 at 11:42 am

    Beautiful speech!

  3. @SteveJubs

    April 30, 2024 at 1:30 pm

    That’s fine

  4. @ConfusedFishingRod-vu6et

    April 30, 2024 at 1:44 pm

    She had strong determination to achieve her aim that’s why she faced distinct obstacles during her success journey. I really appreciate her courage.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  5. @micro8106

    April 30, 2024 at 6:27 pm

    Thank you for share your experience. i respect your challenge, Because I also want to attempt some of the activity, But I afraid of my ability and circumstance. For example like a dangerous situation are coming I need to solve this problem in the nature by myself without any assistant. Through this problem, I just imagine when I undergo this challenge and falling in the drawback. I know in the distant future that I need to improve my confidence and ability to overcome this challenge. Today I believe this video could give me positive impact be a motivation to win any challenge.

  6. @SeatoPeakExpeditions

    May 1, 2024 at 5:59 am

    Well done. Amazing achievement.

  7. @SpenceTheArtist

    May 5, 2024 at 3:04 pm

    Amazing speech

  8. @aashikdharmaraj

    May 6, 2024 at 12:44 pm

    Wow tats a great way to circle AU . Great passion 💓

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How to Protect Your Emotional Health During the Holidays | Guy Winch | TED

The end of the year is often a time to reflect and spend time with family — activities that may seem joyful or anxiety-inducing, depending on your circumstances. Psychologist Guy Winch offers actionable advice on how to manage your emotions with confidence during the holidays, from setting boundaries to healing heartache — above all reminding…

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The end of the year is often a time to reflect and spend time with family — activities that may seem joyful or anxiety-inducing, depending on your circumstances. Psychologist Guy Winch offers actionable advice on how to manage your emotions with confidence during the holidays, from setting boundaries to healing heartache — above all reminding you that emotional health is possible, as long as you’re informed and willing to do the work. (This live conversation was hosted by TED’s Whitney Pennington Rodgers. Visit ted.com/membership to support TED today and join more exclusive events like this one.) (Recorded at TED Membership on December 4, 2024)

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DeepMind’s Genie 2 generates video game-like worlds | TechCrunch

DeepMind has unveiled Genie 2, a model that it claims can generate an “endless” variety of playable 3D worlds.

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OpenAI’s Text-to-Video GenAI Model Sora’s Recut Tool | TechCrunch

OpenAI has launched Sora Turbo for ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers, allowing users to generate video clips between 5 and 20 seconds in various aspect ratios and resolutions.

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