With TED2023 set for April — featuring speakers from Grimes to Sarah Jones to the cofounder of OpenAI — we figured this would be the perfect time to look back at some oldies-but-goodies. Please share your own recs in the comments!

Here are 10 TED Talks that are worth a watch:

This is the talk that came out before Lean In, and I’ve thought about the talk as well as the book a lot over the years. Here’s the summary from TED.com: “Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.” (Here’s our original discussion on the talk, as well as our Lean In discussion.)

I’ve heard amazing things about Brown and her books — and this TED talk is a great place to start because it’s only 20 minutes long. Here’s the summary from TED.com: “Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.”

Sarah Lewis is the author of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery (2015), which looks at the meaning of failure in a new way — and this TED talk explores the idea of the “near win.” Here’s the summary from TED.com: “At her first museum job, art historian Sarah Lewis noticed something important about an artist she was studying: Not every artwork was a total masterpiece. She asks us to consider the role of the almost-failure, the near win, in our own lives. In our pursuit of success and mastery, is it actually our near wins that push us forward?”

Although Melinda Briana Epler works with tech companies on diversity and inclusion issues, her advice on allyship applies anywhere. Here’s part of the summary of her talk from TED.com: “We’re taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that’s not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the many factors that affect our chances … and it’s up to each of us to be allies for those who face discrimination. [T]his actionable talk … shares three ways to support people who are underrepresented in the workplace.”

I love everything from Hanna Rosin — her writing is always interesting, on point, and thought-provoking. Here’s the summary of her talk from TED.com: “Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these trends, both U.S.-centric and global, signal the ‘end of men’? Probably not — but they point toward an important societal shift worth deep discussion.”