Passion Is Created, Not Waited For | Tianen Qiu | TEDxNSFZ Youth

Education & Personal Development - The talk explores the themes of perseverance, passion, and self-discovery through editing [1] - The speaker, Qiu Tianen, known as "The Midnight Craftsman," emphasizes the importance of making it till dawn [1] - The speaker shares his experience of feeling confused about the meaning of education and learning after the high school entrance examination [1] - The speaker became excited about the possibilities that an international education could offer after attending an information session [1] Academic Pressure & Competition - The speaker's homeroom teacher emphasized the harsh realities of social competition and the need to study extremely hard to get into a top high school [1] - The teacher stressed that getting into a top high school was only the first step toward becoming the best of the best among millions of students taking the National College Entrance Examination [1]