# Why I love my bad days

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDNext 2025
- Speaker: Alexi Pappas
- Year: 2025
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Philosophy
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alexi_pappas_why_i_love_my_bad_days)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

One month before the Rio Olympics, runner Alexi Pappas couldn't hit her splits in practice. She was begging her watch to change its mind. Then her coach told her to take it off — and shared the best advice she's ever received. That single piece of wisdom led her to break a national record and changed how she chases her goals, carrying her through ultramarathons, a memoir and three films. Bad days aren't a detour, she says — they mean you're right on track.

## Lectures

1. [Why I love my bad days](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alexi_pappas_why_i_love_my_bad_days/e36646484314), 6 min (TED's player)