WorkLife with Adam Grant

How Yo-Yo Ma sustains his creative energy

Feb 28, 2023

39:44

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The Power of Good Conversations

01:38

The Upside to Losing a Parent

00:52

The Art of Diving into the Unconscious

01:35

What's 2023 Heaven Store for Yo-Yo Ma?

01:48

Introduction

2min

I Am a Slow Learner, Mr Child Prodigy

3min

Music as a Seven-Year-Old?

2min

Is Danny Kay a Seven-Year-Old?

2min

What's the Secret of Performance?

4min

Is There One Thing You Can Change?

2min

Are You a Child Prodigy?

3min

You Get Burnt Out When You Overuse

2min

What Is Energy?

3min

10.

The One on Oneness

3min

11.

Playing Music - What's Your Job?

2min

12.

The Pandemic of COVID - What Music Can Do in Times of Crisis?

4min

13.

What's 2023 Heaven Store for Yo-Yo Ma?

2min

14.

Classical Music Is a Reflection of Sociocultural Thinking

4min

15.

Is There a Burning Question About Psychology or Human Behavior That You Had for Me?

2min

16.

Exactly. Don't Compare Yourself to Your Neighborhood

4min

Yo-Yo Ma began playing the cello at age four, played for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight D. Eisenhower at age seven, and has been touring the world since. He’s released over 100 albums and won 19 Grammy awards, and he’s won both the National Medal of the Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yo-Yo talks with Adam about his experience with burnout, how he sustains his energy and creativity, and what it means for music to connect –and celebrate– humanity. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts

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WorkLife with Adam Grant

How Yo-Yo Ma sustains his creative energy

The Power of Good Conversations

The Upside to Losing a Parent

The Art of Diving into the Unconscious

What's 2023 Heaven Store for Yo-Yo Ma?

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