How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen at TEDxBoston
What it is
Clayton Christensen's TEDx talk applying business theory to personal life. He argues that career success is not the right measure of a life and urges attention to relationships and values.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters share it as an inspiring reflection on what to optimize in life beyond career, especially in threads on burnout and meaning.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“This is a very inspiring presentation, especially towards the end.”
Inspiring talk on measuring life by impact on others.
khaledh, 2016-08 · Strong recommendation · in “How to be mediocre and be happy with yourself”
“A good youtube link”
Talk on measuring a meaningful life.
lateguy, 2014-06 · Recommendation · in “Founder Depression”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: clayton christensen, career, values, relationships, success
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