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How to Be a Better Human

A practical guide to taking control of your life | TED Talks Daily

How to Be a Better Human

TED

Self-improvement, Personal Growth, Better Human, Chris Duffy, Interviews, Emotional Awareness, Self-help, Education

4.21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal agency, says Cate Hall, former Supreme Court attorney and once the world’s top-ranked female poker player. Sharing her journey from the throes of addiction to leading a multibillion-dollar foundation, Hall shares tactical wisdom for increasing your ability to see and act on life's hidden degrees of freedom, showing how even the most trapped among us can discover a path to fulfillment.

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by London Business School. You know that feeling of racing between meetings,

0:06.1

trying to stay ahead of the market shifts, all while managing a never-ending stream of virtual calls?

0:11.8

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0:22.4

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0:29.4

known for its world-renowned faculty, the executive MBA has over 100 different electives to choose

0:35.1

from, so you can tailor your journey to suit your individual goals.

0:39.1

Ready to take that next step up in your career?

0:41.2

Search London Business School Executive MBA today.

0:46.9

Sean has had some good ideas over the years.

0:50.5

But using Canva was a really good one.

0:53.9

Sean designed some social posts to promote his friend's car boot sale.

0:58.5

They looked good, really, really good.

1:03.2

Next thing he knows, someone came and bought the lot, including the car.

1:09.9

Now Sean doesn't know how he's going to get home.

1:13.4

Thanks, Canva.

1:16.0

Hey, it's Anna Sale, host of Death, Sex and Money, the show from Slate about the things we

1:20.3

think about a lot and need to talk about more.

1:23.8

Many of us have something going on behind closed doors.

1:27.1

Like a listener, we called Elizabeth, who told us she's a hoarder.

1:31.3

I see meth beyond probably what most people think of when they think of mess.

1:38.4

We'll work through it all together on death, sex and money.

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