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Selfishness to Selflessness | Tiffany He | TEDxUnionvilleHS
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-03 16:18
Picture [Applause] this. I'm outside of Walmart minding my business, enjoying the hot, sunny weather and chilly breeze when all of a sudden this random stranger decides to drop all four of his grocery bags and an enormous watermelon a few feet away from him. The most logical thing to do would be to help the man and chase after his watermelon.But here's the thing. I was holding a Dairy Queen Blizzard. Really good.Peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard. And suddenly I was torn. One part of me was ...
Why establishing boundaries is self-gratitude, not selfishness | Khyati Shetty | TEDxAbbotsford
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-05 15:57
[Music] [Music] Away and good evening everyone. Welcome to an unapologetically selfish and guilt-free talk on the power of boundaries. Now, I can almost see a few of you shifting in your seats and cringing at the word selfish, but let's just take a pause for a second and reframe that.One of my favorite quotes comes from the iconic Koko Chanel who once said, "One of the most courageous acts in life is to think for yourself aloud." In a lot of societies, this bold self assertion, especially for women, is very ...
Why it’s OK to be selfish | Nicole Nam | TEDxAssumptionU
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-21 16:35
[Music] Raise your hand if you have ever been called selfish before. Keep your hand up if you think being called selfish is a bad thing. I used to think the exact same way.We've all been raised since we were young. Being selfish is one of the worst things you can be. Put other people first. What will other people think.And what's interesting is there was no limit to selflessness. The more you give, the more selfless you are, the better of a person you are. The law of diminishing returns does not exist when ...