Want to be Successful? Try Being Stupid! | Leon Windscheid | TEDxAUBG

In the era of fast-developing technology and intense automation, Leon is trying to direct our attention towards the roots of our own humanity and encourages us to embrace our own stupidity.

DISCLAIMER: The numbers and calculations mentioned in this video were used as an example. Leon Windscheid appeared on the 2015 German edition of Who Wants to be A Millionaire and won the final price of 1 000 000 euro. He has a PhD in psychology and has published two books on the functions of the brain. His live program Old Brain, A new World engages the audience in an active psychological experiment which takes people on a journey to their purposefully suppressed thoughts and feelings. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx