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TED Radio Hour · January 23, 2026 · 49m

What can you control in this chaotic world?

Anindya Kundu, Jennifer Wallace, Matt Pitcher
Show Notes

In this episode, host Manoush Zomorodi and TED speakers explore how to reclaim a sense of agency when the world feels chaotic. Financial advisor Matt Pitcher, sociologist Anindya Kundu, journalist Jennifer Wallace, and design thinking professor Bill Burnett each offer practical strategies for focusing on what you can control, from finances and parenting to career design and social structures.

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Focus on What You Can Control
The episode frames the chaotic world through the Stoic principle that agency comes from focusing on what's within your control and letting go of the rest.
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Design Your Life
Bill Burnett explains how applying design thinking to life decisions can help people prototype and iterate toward a more fulfilling career and life.
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Highlights

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Reclaiming Financial Agency
Matt Pitcher discusses how to feel more in control of your finances despite economic unpredictability.
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Managing Toxic Achievement Pressure
Jennifer Wallace explores how parents can help children navigate intense achievement pressure without sacrificing wellbeing.
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Agency and Social Structures
Anindya Kundu argues that personal control is always embedded in larger social and systemic contexts.
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