My IgniteMumbai talk on Happiness

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Last weekend I gave a short talk as part of the inaugural meeting of IgniteMumbai. It was a really fun experience, the organizers did a great job and the crowd was really into it.

The talk was short, but the format made it difficult: 20 slides, 15 seconds apiece, slides automatically rotate. Not much room for fluff. The hardest part for me was picking a topic that would appeal to 70 strangers and fit within 5 minutes. I iterated through a bunch of topics but ended up speaking on happiness. Like everything else I feel I could’ve done a bit better but was pleased with the outcome.  The first slide didn’t make the vid:


Slides below:

Happiness (#ignitemumbai)

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What do you think?  How do you think the talk could’ve been better? You can catch the other 9 talks here.

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  • Adrienne

    AWESOME

  • Anonymous

    Awesome Amit! I went to Ignite:Boulder, didn’t know it was international…. If you are feeling blue sometime I will offer my services as a gift recipient, because I am just that good of a friend.

    I’m super impressed – I would never have the balls to give an Ignite presentation. Good job!!!! I miss you!

  • Adrienne

    AWESOME

  • Aly_Son

    Awesome Amit! I went to Ignite:Boulder, didn't know it was international…. If you are feeling blue sometime I will offer my services as a gift recipient, because I am just that good of a friend.

    I'm super impressed – I would never have the balls to give an Ignite presentation. Good job!!!! I miss you!

  • http://www.rhythmicdissonance.com/ Raj

    That was an awesome presentation :)

    Entertaining too!

  • http://www.rhythmicdissonance.com/ Raj

    That was an awesome presentation :)

    Entertaining too!

  • Dan

    Wow. Have you considered motivational speaking for corporate employees?

  • http://amitklein.com amitklein

    thank you, you guys are all very nice

  • Dan

    Wow. Have you considered motivational speaking for corporate employees?

  • http://amitklein.com amitklein

    thank you, you guys are all very nice

  • Allister Barretto

    Had written a poetry on the same a couple of years back. Here goes:-

    Life is host to a variety of choices,
    right ones easliy differentiable from the wrong.
    Yet blind as we are, & deaf indeed,
    Temptation steals away our senses.

    What you see is not what it appears to be.
    A well wraped box may contain the end of humanity.
    A handshake & hug may be as warm as it sounds.,
    but remember judas ….a kiss can be meant to put you down.

    different minds surround you every day,
    all around u gotaa make an impression.
    puting yourself in their shoes is wats best,
    pretending u enjoyin what they like best.

    Wrong choices have a consiquence,
    Cant blame yourself, u were forced to make them.,
    sometimes you can only see a single option,
    Many years later u say “were the others hiding in a concealment?”

    Careers are a perfect xample of this..,
    grass green on the other side of fence,
    everyone elses portion sounds n looks merier,
    forget them ..do what u doing better.

    level of happiness and sorrow “same” xperienced by all,
    a poor child exalts with the same xcitement on recieving a pound,
    as does a rich man will when he recieves a 1000 acres of ground.

    “More” is a word cherished by all.
    You start atop & proceed for more, finally you down & u still aint satisfied,
    life’s similar though you start upright,
    greed gets the better, you end downside.

    Many finely shaped oysters,
    yet a few with pearls,
    when u find one treasure it,
    no similar one in the whole wide world.

    People come and people go,
    those whose names stay immortal have tried their best,
    to make the difference…to make us a more better nest.

    ———-Allister S. Barretto

  • Allister Barretto

    Had written a poetry on the same a couple of years back. Here goes:-

    Life is host to a variety of choices,
    right ones easliy differentiable from the wrong.
    Yet blind as we are, & deaf indeed,
    Temptation steals away our senses.

    What you see is not what it appears to be.
    A well wraped box may contain the end of humanity.
    A handshake & hug may be as warm as it sounds.,
    but remember judas ….a kiss can be meant to put you down.

    different minds surround you every day,
    all around u gotaa make an impression.
    puting yourself in their shoes is wats best,
    pretending u enjoyin what they like best.

    Wrong choices have a consiquence,
    Cant blame yourself, u were forced to make them.,
    sometimes you can only see a single option,
    Many years later u say “were the others hiding in a concealment?”

    Careers are a perfect xample of this..,
    grass green on the other side of fence,
    everyone elses portion sounds n looks merier,
    forget them ..do what u doing better.

    level of happiness and sorrow “same” xperienced by all,
    a poor child exalts with the same xcitement on recieving a pound,
    as does a rich man will when he recieves a 1000 acres of ground.

    “More” is a word cherished by all.
    You start atop & proceed for more, finally you down & u still aint satisfied,
    life's similar though you start upright,
    greed gets the better, you end downside.

    Many finely shaped oysters,
    yet a few with pearls,
    when u find one treasure it,
    no similar one in the whole wide world.

    People come and people go,
    those whose names stay immortal have tried their best,
    to make the difference…to make us a more better nest.

    ———-Allister S. Barretto

  • http://www.facebook.com/beckybandjain Becky Band Jain

    Hi Amit, I enjoyed this a lot! Thanks for spreading the joy :) I was wondering what your sources were, especially regarding the effect of climate on happiness.

    Best wishes,
    Becky
    http://www.beckyblab.com

  • http://www.facebook.com/beckybandjain Becky Band Jain

    Hi Amit, I enjoyed this a lot! Thanks for spreading the joy :) I was wondering what your sources were, especially regarding the effect of climate on happiness.

    Best wishes,
    Becky
    http://www.beckyblab.com

  • Nisha Bhavnani

    I actually read that book – “Geography of Happiness” after hearing you on ignite. what a great book -so inspiring. thanks for being so different and ofcourse for sharing your thoughts!

  • Nisha Bhavnani

    I actually read that book – “Geography of Happiness” after hearing you on ignite. what a great book -so inspiring. thanks for being so different and ofcourse for sharing your thoughts!

  • http://amitklein.com amitklein

    :) thanks nisha glad you enjoyed it. i also recently read Stumbling on Happiness, I’d also highly recommend it: http://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400042666