You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.

I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

Many of the talks that we share change the way we think.

Some change the way we work.

This talk may change the way you use your desktop?

Tonight I'm going to share with you my one simple trick that's going to make your life a lot easier.

It's going to protect your data and it's going to calm you down.

That's comedian and visual artist Alan Resnick, who's best known for his surrealist work with the Cartoon Network's beloved nighttime TV block, Adult Swim.

But in this absurdist talk, he's here to tell us that we've been using our computers wrong,

or specifically our desktops.

And it is completely, sincerely, 100% earnest.

Really?

Or is it?

If you follow my simple rule, save it to your desktop,

you're not only going to have an awesome desktop,

you're actually going to have a wicked, awesome life.

And just a quick heads up, this talk is quite visual,

so as I do sometimes, I will be jumping in at a few points throughout

to describe key moments on stage.

If you are able, please visit ted.com to watch the video version also.

It's coming up right after a short break.

And now our TED Talk of the Day.

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