If you’re going to spend time on the web, consider these:

From blog.Ted.com – a list worth returning to whenever one has a few spare moments…  The Top 20 Ted-Talks as of December 2013.  How many have you seen?

1. Sir Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity (2006): 23,510,221 views
2. Jill Bolte Taylor‘s stroke of insight (2008): 14,343,197
3. Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action (2010): 14,228,854
4. Brene Brown talks about the power of vulnerability (2010): 12,703,623
5. Amy Cuddy on how your body language shapes who you are (2012): 12,682,694
6. Pranav Mistry on the thrilling potential of SixthSense (2009): 12,068,105
7. Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do (2006): 10,425,014
8. David Gallo‘s underwater astonishments (2007): 10,266,221
9. Mary Roach on 10 things you didn’t know about orgasm (2009): 9,435,954
10. Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation (2009): 9.176,053
11. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense (2009): 8, 363,339
12. Dan Gilbert asks: Why are we happy? (2004): 7,788,151
13. Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen (2006): 7,685,726
14. Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing your creative genius (2009): 7,593,076
15. Steve Jobs on how to live before you die (2005): 7,223,258
16. Susan Cain shares the power of introverts (2012): 6,807,240
17. Keith Barry does brain magic (2004): 6,371,778
18. David Blaine reveals how he held his breath for 17 minutes (2010): 6,359,084
19. Pamela Meyer on how to spot a liar (2010): 6,256,589
20. Arthur Benjamin does mathemagic (2005): 4,951,918