thank you very much we must be moving from the front stage villain to the back
from the front stage villain to the back
from the front stage villain to the back stage hero I mean Here I am a former
stage hero I mean Here I am a former
stage hero I mean Here I am a former politician now a banker talking about
politician now a banker talking about
politician now a banker talking about happiness
happiness
happiness I mean how credible is that it’s really
I mean how credible is that it’s really
I mean how credible is that it’s really wonderful to be here today and in my 12
wonderful to be here today and in my 12
wonderful to be here today and in my 12 minutes I will give you an introduction
minutes I will give you an introduction
minutes I will give you an introduction three points and a conclusion and in
three points and a conclusion and in
three points and a conclusion and in these twelve minutes I will have given
these twelve minutes I will have given
these twelve minutes I will have given the recipe for what happiness is all
the recipe for what happiness is all
the recipe for what happiness is all about you see by way of introduction the
about you see by way of introduction the
about you see by way of introduction the interesting thing is that happiness is
interesting thing is that happiness is
interesting thing is that happiness is something that we all seek I actually
something that we all seek I actually
something that we all seek I actually think it’s the meaning of life Aristotle
think it’s the meaning of life Aristotle
think it’s the meaning of life Aristotle talked about it John Locke talked about
talked about it John Locke talked about
talked about it John Locke talked about it the US Constitution talked about it
it the US Constitution talked about it
it the US Constitution talked about it life liberty and the pursuit of
life liberty and the pursuit of
life liberty and the pursuit of happiness but it’s also an extremely
happiness but it’s also an extremely
happiness but it’s also an extremely individual thing you know if I ask you
individual thing you know if I ask you
individual thing you know if I ask you what makes you happy it’s probably
what makes you happy it’s probably
what makes you happy it’s probably something completely different from what
something completely different from what
something completely different from what makes me happy for me when I hear the
makes me happy for me when I hear the
makes me happy for me when I hear the words 12 minutes I think of a Cooper
words 12 minutes I think of a Cooper
words 12 minutes I think of a Cooper test and that makes me happy for some of
test and that makes me happy for some of
test and that makes me happy for some of you you might have Alex you’re nuts
you you might have Alex you’re nuts
you you might have Alex you’re nuts that’s not fun that’s not happiness I
that’s not fun that’s not happiness I
that’s not fun that’s not happiness I think that in order for an individual to
think that in order for an individual to
think that in order for an individual to be happy you need to have an ingredient
be happy you need to have an ingredient
be happy you need to have an ingredient with three things in it body mind and
with three things in it body mind and
with three things in it body mind and empathy number one then is body and here
empathy number one then is body and here
empathy number one then is body and here I think there are three things that you
I think there are three things that you
I think there are three things that you need to do in order to feel good about
need to do in order to feel good about
need to do in order to feel good about yourself number one is you need to sleep
yourself number one is you need to sleep
yourself number one is you need to sleep enough how many of you slept eight hours
enough how many of you slept eight hours
enough how many of you slept eight hours last night ten percent you know my
last night ten percent you know my
last night ten percent you know my percentages that’s fairly close
it’s important to rest you cannot work
it’s important to rest you cannot work on four hours or five hours or six hours
on four hours or five hours or six hours
on four hours or five hours or six hours sleep you need the recovery time number
sleep you need the recovery time number
sleep you need the recovery time number two I would argue you need to eat well
two I would argue you need to eat well
two I would argue you need to eat well and the older you get the better you
and the older you get the better you
and the older you get the better you need to eat it’s different when you’re
need to eat it’s different when you’re
need to eat it’s different when you’re young you can work on crisps you can
young you can work on crisps you can
young you can work on crisps you can work on energy drinks and not things but
work on energy drinks and not things but
work on energy drinks and not things but as you grow older it’s a little bit like
as you grow older it’s a little bit like
as you grow older it’s a little bit like a hangover you know it’s not what it
a hangover you know it’s not what it
a hangover you know it’s not what it used to be right a bottle of wine was
used to be right a bottle of wine was
used to be right a bottle of wine was quite easy when you were young nowadays
quite easy when you were young nowadays
quite easy when you were young nowadays you know it takes two days to recover
you know it takes two days to recover
you know it takes two days to recover the bottom line is that you know you are
the bottom line is that you know you are
the bottom line is that you know you are what you eat food can be really tasty
what you eat food can be really tasty
what you eat food can be really tasty and good it doesn’t have to be unhealthy
and good it doesn’t have to be unhealthy
and good it doesn’t have to be unhealthy if you want to be happy in your body I
if you want to be happy in your body I
if you want to be happy in your body I think you need to eat well and number
think you need to eat well and number
think you need to eat well and number three is exercise and here I’m not
three is exercise and here I’m not
three is exercise and here I’m not saying that you need to be a nutcase
saying that you need to be a nutcase
saying that you need to be a nutcase like myself put on lycra sweat it out
like myself put on lycra sweat it out
like myself put on lycra sweat it out scream and shout and enjoy Cooper tests
scream and shout and enjoy Cooper tests
scream and shout and enjoy Cooper tests exercise can be just walking to work
exercise can be just walking to work
exercise can be just walking to work walking up stairs going cycling going
walking up stairs going cycling going
walking up stairs going cycling going swimming doing aerobics Zumba whatever
swimming doing aerobics Zumba whatever
swimming doing aerobics Zumba whatever you get kicks out of but my argument is
you get kicks out of but my argument is
you get kicks out of but my argument is that one hour of exercise gives you two
that one hour of exercise gives you two
that one hour of exercise gives you two more hours of energy for each and every
more hours of energy for each and every
more hours of energy for each and every day so in terms of your body it does not
day so in terms of your body it does not
day so in terms of your body it does not matter what you look like
matter what you look like
matter what you look like what matters is what it feels like and I
what matters is what it feels like and I
what matters is what it feels like and I would argue the body feels pretty damn
would argue the body feels pretty damn
would argue the body feels pretty damn good when you’ve slept well when you’ve
good when you’ve slept well when you’ve
good when you’ve slept well when you’ve eaten well and you’ve gotten a little
eaten well and you’ve gotten a little
eaten well and you’ve gotten a little bit of exercise point number one point
bit of exercise point number one point
bit of exercise point number one point number two is mind and here we don’t
number two is mind and here we don’t
number two is mind and here we don’t think about it very often but if you are
think about it very often but if you are
think about it very often but if you are like me I think we should be on high
like me I think we should be on high
like me I think we should be on high alert
alert
alert I have noticed that as time goes on and
I have noticed that as time goes on and
I have noticed that as time goes on and as the instruments at our disposal go on
as the instruments at our disposal go on
as the instruments at our disposal go on I get more and more short-term in my
I get more and more short-term in my
I get more and more short-term in my thinking and in my attention span I surf
thinking and in my attention span I surf
thinking and in my attention span I surf the net I’m on social media I check my
the net I’m on social media I check my
the net I’m on social media I check my email I click around wherever I go
email I click around wherever I go
email I click around wherever I go and what I’m leaving out is deep reading
and what I’m leaving out is deep reading
and what I’m leaving out is deep reading and I actually believe that when you
and I actually believe that when you
and I actually believe that when you want to fulfill the mind when you want
want to fulfill the mind when you want
want to fulfill the mind when you want to train the mind when you want to
to train the mind when you want to
to train the mind when you want to fulfill the soul you need to read and
fulfill the soul you need to read and
fulfill the soul you need to read and you need to deep read and I will give
you need to deep read and I will give
you need to deep read and I will give you a challenge
you a challenge
you a challenge once we approach the conclusion but in
once we approach the conclusion but in
once we approach the conclusion but in order for you to train the mind you need
order for you to train the mind you need
order for you to train the mind you need to do three things all the time number
to do three things all the time number
to do three things all the time number one is to read and I don’t consider
one is to read and I don’t consider
one is to read and I don’t consider opening my Twitter feed every morning
opening my Twitter feed every morning
opening my Twitter feed every morning and reading the latest tweet from Donald
and reading the latest tweet from Donald
and reading the latest tweet from Donald Trump being an intellectual you know
Trump being an intellectual you know
Trump being an intellectual you know rigor it’s not I kind of put you
rigor it’s not I kind of put you
rigor it’s not I kind of put you probably in a bad mood but that’s how
probably in a bad mood but that’s how
probably in a bad mood but that’s how things go but you need to deep read what
things go but you need to deep read what
things go but you need to deep read what else do you need to do I think you need
else do you need to do I think you need
else do you need to do I think you need to listen to people I think you need to
to listen to people I think you need to
to listen to people I think you need to write and I think you need to observe
write and I think you need to observe
write and I think you need to observe those are all things that train the mind
those are all things that train the mind
those are all things that train the mind and if you want to take it one step
and if you want to take it one step
and if you want to take it one step further and as I grow older I do have a
further and as I grow older I do have a
further and as I grow older I do have a dream of training my mind I want to do
dream of training my mind I want to do
dream of training my mind I want to do two things one is to learn how to pray
two things one is to learn how to pray
two things one is to learn how to pray play an instrument because I’m really
play an instrument because I’m really
play an instrument because I’m really bad at I tried to start playing the
bad at I tried to start playing the
bad at I tried to start playing the guitar three times once with my son and
guitar three times once with my son and
guitar three times once with my son and I’m just a miserable failure but I think
I’m just a miserable failure but I think
I’m just a miserable failure but I think it’s great intellectual stimulus and the
it’s great intellectual stimulus and the
it’s great intellectual stimulus and the second thing I want to learn a new
second thing I want to learn a new
second thing I want to learn a new language
language
language I don’t do grammar at all I just do
I don’t do grammar at all I just do
I don’t do grammar at all I just do language by feel but I wish I could pick
language by feel but I wish I could pick
language by feel but I wish I could pick up another one so in order for you to
up another one so in order for you to
up another one so in order for you to train your mind I would argue you have
train your mind I would argue you have
train your mind I would argue you have to be curious you have to be open to new
to be curious you have to be open to new
to be curious you have to be open to new impulses you have to let all of your
impulses you have to let all of your
impulses you have to let all of your prejudices go it is part of human nature
prejudices go it is part of human nature
prejudices go it is part of human nature to have a prejudice you get a picture of
to have a prejudice you get a picture of
to have a prejudice you get a picture of a human being through the public eye or
a human being through the public eye or
a human being through the public eye or what they look like or what they have
what they look like or what they have
what they look like or what they have said but until you have met that human
said but until you have met that human
said but until you have met that human being you don’t know what that human
being you don’t know what that human
being you don’t know what that human being is like and you cannot then you
being is like and you cannot then you
being is like and you cannot then you should not make a value judgment so be
should not make a value judgment so be
should not make a value judgment so be curious and fight all of your life fight
curious and fight all of your life fight
curious and fight all of your life fight cynicism that is the worst mental
cynicism that is the worst mental
cynicism that is the worst mental disease that you can have the minute
disease that you can have the minute
disease that you can have the minute that you think that you know better than
that you think that you know better than
that you think that you know better than someone else I think you’re done for so
someone else I think you’re done for so
someone else I think you’re done for so read write listen observe and learn
read write listen observe and learn
read write listen observe and learn something new with an
something new with an
something new with an open mind point number three is empathy
open mind point number three is empathy
open mind point number three is empathy I think as we the Homo sapiens develop
I think as we the Homo sapiens develop
I think as we the Homo sapiens develop we are going to according to many not
we are going to according to many not
we are going to according to many not least Harare in both Homo sapiens and
least Harare in both Homo sapiens and
least Harare in both Homo sapiens and Homo Deus we’re gonna evolve we’re not
Homo Deus we’re gonna evolve we’re not
Homo Deus we’re gonna evolve we’re not gonna be regular human beings anymore
gonna be regular human beings anymore
gonna be regular human beings anymore there is going to be a time when we
there is going to be a time when we
there is going to be a time when we become cyborgs or when we become some
become cyborgs or when we become some
become cyborgs or when we become some kind of hybrids and some would argue
kind of hybrids and some would argue
kind of hybrids and some would argue that with our smartphones we kind of
that with our smartphones we kind of
that with our smartphones we kind of already are we get impulses and
already are we get impulses and
already are we get impulses and reactions which our brains weren’t used
reactions which our brains weren’t used
reactions which our brains weren’t used to doing before and we are going to get
to doing before and we are going to get
to doing before and we are going to get to a stage whereby robots
to a stage whereby robots
to a stage whereby robots digitalization artificial intelligence
digitalization artificial intelligence
digitalization artificial intelligence internet of things will do things for us
internet of things will do things for us
internet of things will do things for us that we as human beings had to do
that we as human beings had to do
that we as human beings had to do previously and then there’s one thing I
previously and then there’s one thing I
previously and then there’s one thing I would argue that we’re left with and
would argue that we’re left with and
would argue that we’re left with and that is empathy and empathy is about how
that is empathy and empathy is about how
that is empathy and empathy is about how we as human beings treat each other and
we as human beings treat each other and
we as human beings treat each other and for me the key is and I say this as
for me the key is and I say this as
for me the key is and I say this as someone who has felt quite often as an
someone who has felt quite often as an
someone who has felt quite often as an incomplete husband incomplete father or
incomplete husband incomplete father or
incomplete husband incomplete father or incomplete prime minister or incomplete
incomplete prime minister or incomplete
incomplete prime minister or incomplete friend I say it with sincerity you have
friend I say it with sincerity you have
friend I say it with sincerity you have to work at this you have to be present
to work at this you have to be present
to work at this you have to be present with other human beings you have to be
with other human beings you have to be
with other human beings you have to be present in any court every conversation
present in any court every conversation
present in any court every conversation that you have you know my son is here
that you have you know my son is here
that you have you know my son is here today first time he’s listening to me
today first time he’s listening to me
today first time he’s listening to me speak for 12 minutes and he doesn’t this
speak for 12 minutes and he doesn’t this
speak for 12 minutes and he doesn’t this hasn’t fallen asleep yet which I which I
hasn’t fallen asleep yet which I which I
hasn’t fallen asleep yet which I which I think is great but that’s where it all
think is great but that’s where it all
think is great but that’s where it all starts from it starts basically from
starts from it starts basically from
starts from it starts basically from your kin from your family then it moves
your kin from your family then it moves
your kin from your family then it moves on to your friends and then it moves on
on to your friends and then it moves on
on to your friends and then it moves on to the relationships that you have at
to the relationships that you have at
to the relationships that you have at work and I know that we are getting a
work and I know that we are getting a
work and I know that we are getting a sense that there’s more violence there’s
sense that there’s more violence there’s
sense that there’s more violence there’s more viciousness and there’s more
more viciousness and there’s more
more viciousness and there’s more meanness in this world I don’t buy that
meanness in this world I don’t buy that
meanness in this world I don’t buy that argument we just see it more at face
argument we just see it more at face
argument we just see it more at face value because of social media media or
value because of social media media or
value because of social media media or other things I actually say
other things I actually say
other things I actually say the world is becoming a better place
the world is becoming a better place
the world is becoming a better place believe it or not we have much less
believe it or not we have much less
believe it or not we have much less violence than ever before and I say this
violence than ever before and I say this
violence than ever before and I say this carefully not least in the light of what
carefully not least in the light of what
carefully not least in the light of what we have seen in Barcelona yesterday or
we have seen in Barcelona yesterday or
we have seen in Barcelona yesterday or what we saw in the United States earlier
what we saw in the United States earlier
what we saw in the United States earlier this this week we have less disease and
this this week we have less disease and
this this week we have less disease and we have less famine so what’s left is
we have less famine so what’s left is
we have less famine so what’s left is human relations and empathy and here is
human relations and empathy and here is
human relations and empathy and here is where I come to my conclusion after body
where I come to my conclusion after body
where I come to my conclusion after body mind and empathy is to give you three
mind and empathy is to give you three
mind and empathy is to give you three pieces of advice on how to conduct this
pieces of advice on how to conduct this
pieces of advice on how to conduct this happiness package the first one is very
happiness package the first one is very
happiness package the first one is very theoretical at something I call eight
theoretical at something I call eight
theoretical at something I call eight plus eight plus eight I believe that
plus eight plus eight I believe that
plus eight plus eight I believe that happiness is something that takes place
happiness is something that takes place
happiness is something that takes place right now it’s not something that
right now it’s not something that
right now it’s not something that happened it’s not something that you
happened it’s not something that you
happened it’s not something that you have in the future it’s something that
have in the future it’s something that
have in the future it’s something that you need to live with all the time
you need to live with all the time
you need to live with all the time and what I’ve tried to do in my life is
and what I’ve tried to do in my life is
and what I’ve tried to do in my life is to live a life of eight plus eight plus
to live a life of eight plus eight plus
to live a life of eight plus eight plus eight I’ve miserably failed but it’s a
eight I’ve miserably failed but it’s a
eight I’ve miserably failed but it’s a good aim what does that mean it means
good aim what does that mean it means
good aim what does that mean it means eight hours of sleep a night
eight hours of sleep a night
eight hours of sleep a night it means eight hours of hard work a day
it means eight hours of hard work a day
it means eight hours of hard work a day and it means eight hours of your own
and it means eight hours of your own
and it means eight hours of your own time for whatever you spend that time
time for whatever you spend that time
time for whatever you spend that time with I don’t believe in these people who
with I don’t believe in these people who
with I don’t believe in these people who say that they can do 20-hour workdays
say that they can do 20-hour workdays
say that they can do 20-hour workdays and be effective that’s me I’m allowed
and be effective that’s me I’m allowed
and be effective that’s me I’m allowed to say yeah TEDx you’ll hear
to say yeah TEDx you’ll hear
to say yeah TEDx you’ll hear beep I it doesn’t go like that you can
beep I it doesn’t go like that you can
beep I it doesn’t go like that you can be effective for approximately maximum
be effective for approximately maximum
be effective for approximately maximum of eight hours someone got it right when
of eight hours someone got it right when
of eight hours someone got it right when they said that so eight plus eight plus
they said that so eight plus eight plus
they said that so eight plus eight plus eight my point number two and it’s a
eight my point number two and it’s a
eight my point number two and it’s a challenge I just wrote my blue wings
challenge I just wrote my blue wings
challenge I just wrote my blue wings column on it then it’s out of September
column on it then it’s out of September
column on it then it’s out of September and then this stems from from my
and then this stems from from my
and then this stems from from my thinking or reading and please join me
thinking or reading and please join me
thinking or reading and please join me in this challenge it’s a one plus one
in this challenge it’s a one plus one
in this challenge it’s a one plus one plus one day what I was trying to say
plus one day what I was trying to say
plus one day what I was trying to say without having noticed that I faff
without having noticed that I faff
without having noticed that I faff around too much or social media and
around too much or social media and
around too much or social media and elsewhere and do not read enough I have
elsewhere and do not read enough I have
elsewhere and do not read enough I have made a rule which starts in the 1st of
made a rule which starts in the 1st of
made a rule which starts in the 1st of September this year and ends in the 1st
September this year and ends in the 1st
September this year and ends in the 1st of September next year
of September next year
of September next year that every day I will do three things
that every day I will do three things
that every day I will do three things one hour of reading a book well you read
one hour of reading a book well you read
one hour of reading a book well you read about 400 words a minute with that pace
about 400 words a minute with that pace
about 400 words a minute with that pace you can go up to 100 200 books depends a
you can go up to 100 200 books depends a
you can go up to 100 200 books depends a little bit on the lengths of the books
little bit on the lengths of the books
little bit on the lengths of the books okay number two I will exercise one hour
okay number two I will exercise one hour
okay number two I will exercise one hour day well I do that anyway so that’s kind
day well I do that anyway so that’s kind
day well I do that anyway so that’s kind of easy no problem it doesn’t have to be
of easy no problem it doesn’t have to be
of easy no problem it doesn’t have to be the Cooper test and number three I will
the Cooper test and number three I will
the Cooper test and number three I will spend only one hour of social media a
spend only one hour of social media a
spend only one hour of social media a day and that will be my one plus one
day and that will be my one plus one
day and that will be my one plus one plus one rule and every month I will
plus one rule and every month I will
plus one rule and every month I will post my record on Facebook to see if I’m
post my record on Facebook to see if I’m
post my record on Facebook to see if I’m able to do this now my wife said that’s
able to do this now my wife said that’s
able to do this now my wife said that’s easy for you because you’re moving to
easy for you because you’re moving to
easy for you because you’re moving to Luxembourg and the family is staying
Luxembourg and the family is staying
Luxembourg and the family is staying here well yeah it’s true but I will try
here well yeah it’s true but I will try
here well yeah it’s true but I will try one plus one plus one feel free to join
one plus one plus one feel free to join
one plus one plus one feel free to join me and the final thing I want to say as
me and the final thing I want to say as
me and the final thing I want to say as that thing has gone blank what final
that thing has gone blank what final
that thing has gone blank what final thing I want to say it is about empathy
thing I want to say it is about empathy
thing I want to say it is about empathy it’s for words that that I tell my
it’s for words that that I tell my
it’s for words that that I tell my children every night when we go to bed
children every night when we go to bed
children every night when we go to bed and it’s something that my parents told
and it’s something that my parents told
and it’s something that my parents told me as well and I just want you to
me as well and I just want you to
me as well and I just want you to remember those four words because I I
remember those four words because I I
remember those four words because I I think they sort of form a package in
think they sort of form a package in
think they sort of form a package in which happiness can can exist because
which happiness can can exist because
which happiness can can exist because happiness is a process and the four
happiness is a process and the four
happiness is a process and the four words are dream dream big always believe
words are dream dream big always believe
words are dream dream big always believe believe in those dreams and believe that
believe in those dreams and believe that
believe in those dreams and believe that you can actually do it so dream believe
you can actually do it so dream believe
you can actually do it so dream believe work hard
work hard
work hard I know it’s two words but still and
I know it’s two words but still and
I know it’s two words but still and finally fourth succeed so dream believe
finally fourth succeed so dream believe
finally fourth succeed so dream believe pour a card and succeed if we can keep
pour a card and succeed if we can keep
pour a card and succeed if we can keep that package I would argue that you can
that package I would argue that you can
that package I would argue that you can develop a stage of happiness and if you
develop a stage of happiness and if you
develop a stage of happiness and if you keep the package of taking care of your
keep the package of taking care of your
keep the package of taking care of your body taking care of your mind and taking
body taking care of your mind and taking
body taking care of your mind and taking care of the people around you I think
care of the people around you I think
care of the people around you I think that’s
that’s
that’s happiness is all about thank you very
happiness is all about thank you very
happiness is all about thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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