Let's face it: we are all a lot more clueless than we'd like to think. I know it's hard to hear sometimes, and even a little scary, but just think about it -- instead of asking the common question, "How much do I know?" why aren't we asking the more important question: "How much don't I know?" And, the ever crucial follow-up to that question, "if I don't know something, how can I start learning about it?" Obviously, we could fill vast libraries with the knowledge that we have yet to discover. I mean, literally, that's what libraries are -- rooms and shelves and stacks full of things our minds are just waiting to learn about and hold on to. If we want to start broadening our horizons and engaging with the very ideas and understandings that could potentially change our entire outlook on life, where the heck are we supposed to start?

As most soon-to-be graduates know, I'm not just talking about taking a trip to the library. Trying to learn about the things we don't know (or the things we've never thought about knowing) is a bit of a daunting task. It's not as if we can do a simple Google search for "everything I don't know." The approach most people take to learning is much more traditional: I am learning about subject X in school, and will be tested on ideas Y and Z, so therefore, I need to learn about X, Y, and Z in order to be successful. This pattern is repeated throughout most of our lives, even after we've finished school and moved into the work force. We are deemed failures if we don't follow this pattern and are made to feel unimportant or inferior to others for not adhering to these rules--even saying the words "I don't know" is considered a form of weakness. As many of us prepare to move on to the next stages of our lives, the constant barrage of "so, do you know what you want to do?" or "what are your plans after you graduate?" can get incredibly frustrating and tedious -- especially if we truly do not yet know the answer to that question.

It may be hard to believe, but there is a beauty to and even a power in admitting when we don't know something -- a fact that can be lost in a world that is constantly encouraging us to get the last word in. In this sense, changing how we feel about what we do and do not know can help improve our lives in more ways than we might think -- but we have to start somewhere. For your convenience and viewing pleasure, I have assembled an assortment of TED Talks (one of the best, easiest, and most entertaining ways to start knowing more about everything you don't) that might just change the way you see yourself, which, in turn, can change the way you see the world. So, go on, set aside some time and press 'play' -- you never know what you might learn .

1. "Stop Searching For Your Passion"

The word "passion" is thrown around so much these days, do we even know what it means anymore -- especially when we're told we need to find the singular, one and only one that gives our life meaning? This is a particularly relevant bit of advice if you're going through some big life changes, such as getting ready to transition to the next part of your life while feeling a little lost in the endless sea of people finding their paths all around you (while you seem to be staying in the same place).

Favorite quote: "You don't create your life first and then live it, you create it by living it -- not agonizing about it."

2. "The Art of Being Yourself"

How many times have you heard the phrase, "just be yourself"? Or, conversely, how many times have you given that same advice to someone else? This talk explains why sometimes, just being yourself isn't all that easy -- and why it shouldn't have to be in the first place.

Favorite quote: "Life is large, but most of us don't take up nearly the space the universe intended for us -- we take up the wee space around our toes."

3. "Getting Stuck In the Negatives (and How to Get Unstuck)"

As many of us know, rejection blows. Like, it really, really blows. But why is it so hard to move past it and stay focused on the positives, like everyone tells us to? Don't worry, it's not just you -- it's science.

Favorite quote: "Once we think about something as a loss, that way of thinking about it tends to stick in our heads and resists our attempts to change it."

4. "Success is Scarier than Failure"

As someone who is low-key always thinking about failure and fear about the future, this talk is especially important for those of us who can't seem to stay focused on the bright side long enough to see it all the way through. Learning how to use this fear and turn it into something motivating is a skill that we can all use -- upcoming graduate or not.

Favorite quote: "All the reasons you can't, have to become the reasons you will."

5. "Why Some of Us Don't Have One True Calling"

In a similar vein to the first video, this talk investigates the link between having too many interests, and not being able to fully commit to just one passion. Speaking from personal experience, this is a completely relatable feeling that most students (in high school and college alike) know all too well this time of year, and are working to overcome every single day.

Favorite quote: "It's easy to see your multi-potentiality as a limitation, or an affliction that you need to overcome... but... there are some tremendous strengths to being this way."

6. "10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation"

Learning how to communicate with others is a skill we think we learn as young children, starting with speech as babies and developing as we grow older. But in reality, have we really learned how to talk to others to the best of our ability? All 'millennials are ruining their lives with technology and texting' ideology aside, this talk can help bolster these skills that we think we already have -- especially in learning how to be a better listener.

Favorite quote: "You need to enter every conversation assuming that you have something to learn."

While I'm not promising that any of these videos will single-handedly change your life, I'm hoping that by hearing the stories and nuggets of advice from these speakers, something they say will catch your attention and really make you think. As a soon-to-be graduating senior myself, I'm the first to admit that a lot of these talks hit very close to home and touch upon some of my greatest insecurities and fears as I look towards a future that is not yet clear to me. It's reassuring to know that I am not alone in these feelings. In fact, it would be quite strange if I wasn't feeling some sort of apprehension and uncertainty right now -- and that's totally OK.

I use TED talks like these to calm myself down, and help me relax when I start to stress out about the future too much. If more abstract talks like these aren't really your cup of tea, why not look through the literal hundreds of other topics, speeches, and ideas that exist online? Or peruse through some pre-made playlists that can really teach you a thing or two about something you've never thought about before in your life? Sometimes, the best way to get through a rough spot is to try and think about something completely unrelated, and then allow yourself to look at the original problem from a different lens or angle. So take advantage of the vast and endless resource that is the world wide web, and take all that the wonderful women above have said to heart. It can't hurt to try, right?