Rhea A. Merck, Ph.D.

My favorite Ted Talks

Brené Brown—make sure you watch them in chronological order

Rick Hanson at TEDxMarin: Hardwiring Happiness

It all begins with an idea.

I recently took a 3-day landscape painting class in oil. These were my thoughts…

1. The tedious (and often frustrating) tasks to get started provide the foundation and give support for the big project.

2. Less is more.

3. More than you need will require more of you.

4. Stop before you’ve gone too far. It’s hard to fix a mess.

5. Sometimes you have to step away to see what you’re doing.