Subtract to Succeed: The Case for Doing Less | Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey | TEDxSanDiego

You've been chasing gold stars and doing everything “right” since kindergarten. And you're exhausted. Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey argues the problem isn't your effort, your skills, or your ambition. It's that no one ever taught you what to subtract. After causing a car accident that could have been fatal, and finding the research on why our brains skip subtraction entirely, she offers a practical method to build success that feels as good as it looks.

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#Burnout Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey is a Subtraction Activist, leadership strategist, and Forbes Senior Contributor who has spent her career helping ambitious, big-hearted high-achievers identify and build their own flavor of success. Nell's journey has crossed three sectors and four continents. She began in the not-for-profit sector, supporting youth activists globally and building mental health programs for refugee communities. She spent the next decade helping Fortune 500 executives, Ivy League MBAs, global NGO leaders, and government officials to align their skills, needs, and desired impact. Today, she leads her own B Corp, sharing the approach of Systematic Subtraction through content, tools, and coaching. Nell holds degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, Columbia, and London Business School, and is conscious she may have learned more about leadership from her horses than from any of those fine institutions. She writes the Substack, Subtract to Succeed, also the title of her forthcoming book. 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