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Help Kids Succeed by Letting Them Fail | Beth Barr | TEDxLogan Circle
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-03 17:45
mistakes, little ones, big ones, epic fails. They make us human and that is a great thing. I've got a confession. I am a recovering perfectionist.I remember sitting in school at my desk carefully writing my name and date in upper right hand corner of my paper. If it wasn't perfect, I might try to fix it with an eraser. But most of the time, I crumple up the paper, throw it away, and start over.After driving myself crazy for years, I finally realized my need to be perfect wasn't sustainable or healthy. Sadly ...
How Mistakes Propel Us Forward | Shanice Wong Yen Shyen | TEDxAsia Pacific U
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-29 16:42
When was the last time you really asked someone, "Hey, how are you?" not as a greeting but with a questions that needed an answer. For the long time that I thought that I was great at connecting with people until I got m I make a mistake so big it changes the way how I see people forever. I used to believe that the biggest mistake in life was about failing.failing an exam, filling a goal, filling a job. But then I made a different kind of mistake. But it didn't shows up in my grade, my career, or my achieve ...
Rethinking Failure | 竞尧 于 | TEDxShenzhen Senior HS North
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-28 15:22
Good afternoon everyone. Quick check in. Tell me if you burn toast so bad it look like a piece of coal or sent a text to a teacher that you're supposed to send to a friend and you thought I've never touching the phone again. See, we've all stared at a failed and wanted to hide. Let's start with a quote. Thomas Edison said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. " Be real. If Addison make a light bulb today, he posts that 10,000 mistake on Tik Tok. When your experiments becomes a fi ...
Cracks Form Over Time | Maggie Tang | TEDxSHSID Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-19 14:57
Hi, my name is Maggie and I'm 15 this year. And I gotta say there's a lot of changes when you become 15. First of all, you realize how idiotic your actions in middle school were.And also, you get more and more pages. You get more and more videos on your for you page saying, "I'm 15. I'm 25 years old. If you're 50 to 25 years old, please watch this video." Become part of communities like our 14. This is deep.People expect you to babysit kids even though you can hardly take care of yourself. It's not like a w ...
Overcoming Fear and Failure | Zixiao HUANG | TEDxPennon Qingdao Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-25 16:48
Personal Growth & Learning - The speaker initially experienced fear of failure after scoring 196 on a math test, a significant drop from a previous score of 99 [2] - The speaker created a "mistake notebook" to learn from errors, demonstrating a proactive approach to self-improvement [4] - The speaker improved to a score of 98 on a later test, showing progress through learning from mistakes [4] - The speaker realized that setbacks are temporary and that improvement is possible with continued effort [5] - The speaker draws inspiration from Thomas Edison's perseverance, highlighting the value of learning from failures [6] Overcoming Challenges - The speaker's journey emphasizes the importance of facing fears and learning from failures in various fields [7] - The speaker encourages others to embrace mistakes as learning opportunities and to persevere in their endeavors [7]
10 Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Should Make | Raul Handa | TEDxMSRIT
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-25 15:43
when you guys are ready. Okay. Are you sure? Are we good to go? Yeah. Okay, cool. Hi guys. Um, I'm going to start by first telling you guys that I've been bankrupt a couple of times. Uh, each time I thought that was it. It's the end. It doesn't get any better from here. But if I told you that last year the Fortuna Group did about 15 million US in annual recurring revenue. And that's why I'm here today. And this is not because we didn't do $50 million in revenue because we went bankrupt. We did $50 million i ...
Fail Like a Genious:The Power of Unlearning | Marwa Mansour | TEDxAjou U Tashkent
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-16 15:34
Core Message - Embracing mistakes and unlearning old concepts are crucial for personal and professional growth [5][8][15] - Viewing mistakes as opportunities for learning and innovation can lead to success [11][12][14] - Encouraging a "right wrong mindset" fosters creativity and problem-solving [19][20] Practical Application - Classifying and analyzing mistakes can provide insights into understanding and addressing underlying issues [8][9][10] - Celebrating failures and creating a safe environment for making mistakes can promote learning and risk-taking [21][22][23] - Keeping a journal of failures and actively studying areas of weakness can facilitate self-improvement [25][26] Examples and Analogies - The evolution of Kodak and Netflix illustrates the importance of adapting to change and unlearning outdated practices [13][14] - The analogy of a tree shedding leaves and a gardener pruning branches highlights the need to let go of old concepts and embrace new growth [15][16] - Edison's numerous failed attempts before inventing the light bulb exemplifies the value of perseverance and learning from mistakes [7]
Typos and Truths | Ishan Kalliyath | TEDxOOBSchool
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-03 15:15
[Music] Let me ask you all a question. Have you ever read a typo so bad it cost you 200 dhams, your dignity, and a friendship. Because I have.Meet John. John has been my friend for the last two years. and he has in fact started job hunting, sending out CVs, attending job interviews for a few months now.I messaged him on a random Tuesday saying, "Yo, did you get the job?" And he messaged me back saying, "I'm hired." Naturally, I freaked out. I went out and bought him a cake, a nice one with little golden fla ...