Today, I'd like to invite you all to answer two simple questions with me. Why be different. And why separate yourself from those around you.Well, you may say to yourself, "Those are simple questions. Even a child can answer that." Well, yes, they are simple questions, and I'm sure even a child can answer them. But what about you. Can you answer them.Let's start the day with a small activity. Turn to the person next to you and tell them something about yourself. But here's the catch.Don't mention your name o ...

Have you ever just said, "I'm tired. I don't want to do this anymore." You're right. This is hard. Especially in a world that wants us to look the same, act the same, and think the same.But trust me, your greatest act of rebellion is simply being yourself. Sounds easy, doesn't it. But we all know that being yourself is actually one of the hardest things you will ever do.Think about it. Have you ever woken up and felt like all the weight of the world was resting squarely on your shoulders. Have you ever felt ...

Imagine walking into a room where every single person is wearing the exact same red shirt, but somehow you're the only person to be wearing a blue shirt. Let's say that that blue shirt is your favorite shirt. You love it, but then you look up and see a bunch of faces criticizing the simple way you dress.With these type of moments, we face a simple question. Do I blend in or do I stand out. If I blend in, then I would need to take off my favorite shirt and put on a red shirt like everybody else.But if I stan ...

Most of us have been told at some point that we just need to find our place as if belonging were a hidden location and once you get there everything would finally make sense. But philosophy offers a different think way of thinking about belonging. Instead of asking where we fit, it asks what part of ourselves we bring into the world we enter.Hi, I'm Anastasia and in this talk I want to explore how philosophers understood belonging and why many of them believed it begins long before we meet anyone else. To d ...

What if I told you everyone’s life is different and nothing anyone else says or does really applies to yours.Take what you like and leave the rest. ...

To start off, I want to ask everyone a question. How many of you know what a cradle is. Let's see a show of hands.All right, for those who are confused, this is a cradle. It's designed to keep a baby safe inside. However, as a verb, to cradle is to hold something with intent and care.Which is why I urge you to do this. Cradle your creativity. This gest was my form of creative expression.To me, being a tad bit humorous and charming are synonymous. But if I were to let the possibility of others making incorre ...

and then by the end of it I more so for most of us without rejected but as my support you all so many how you think of our world around us. We got to keep up with everyone. I'm supposed to be doing the media, but So are we.So let's all learn how to use it in a way where we control it, not the other way. Thank you. ...

[musik] Ada enggak sih yang pernah mengubah diri ataupun menyesuaikan diri cuma supaya bisa diterima. Anyone put your hands up. It's ok.Sebelah sana saya enggak kelihatan. Hai. Oke, ternyata banyak.Well, teman-teman, rata-rata yang ada di sini ataupun yang masih ragu untuk tunjuk tangan pasti pernah ngalamin. Tapi pernah enggak sih kamu nanya teman-teman nanya ke diri sendiri, emang kenapa gua enggak bisa jadi diri gue sendiri aja. Karena standarnya siapa.Gua harus berubah. Well, kalau kita bicara tentang n ...

सभी को नमस्कार। कहां से शुरू करूं. हर बार मैं अपने आपको एक होमवर्क देता हूं। एक वर्क है मेरे लिए यह कि क्या बोलना है आज। तो जब भी मैं माइक पकड़ता हूं तो समझ में नहीं आता कहां से शुरू करूं और कहां से नहीं। जैसे हम लोगों को आप बुलाते हैं या सुनते हैं इसलिए कि इंस्पिरेशन इंस्पायर होने के लिए इंस्पायर करने के लिए। लेकिन मेरा यह मानना है कि जरूरी नहीं कि किसी महान आदमी से या किसी सक्सेसफुल आदमी से या किसी सेलिब्रिटी से या किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति से ही हमें इंस्पिरेशन मिले। मुझे क्या लगता है ना कि आसपास चारों तरफ हमारे ...

[applause] For many years, the term normal has been used to describe a person's perspective on a life, a situation, or an object. But when we look deeper into what normal actually means to everyone, we'll realize that normal isn't normal. I mean, if we were to ask someone in this audience what their idea of a normal person is, they might say they should have black hair and brown eyes.Though perhaps if we were to ask someone perhaps in the other side of the globe what their idea of a normal person is, they m ...