TEDxTaipei - Janet Hsieh - Let the World be Your Playground

[@sarahluk6335]

沒錯 她確實很幸運，也確實來自一個三餐無憂的家庭，但別忘了她一路跌跌撞撞也付出了我們看不到的努力，難到你們真的覺得這是能靠幸運去當一個台灣節目主持人12年？別開玩笑了～ 她也常常說自己很幸運，但相信她的幸運很大部份是來來自於她的自信、樂觀和善良，所以才會有那麼多貴人願意輔助她... 善良和樂觀都是一種選擇，不管來自富裕/貧窮家庭，我們都可以平等地做出這樣的選擇。

[@ekingsley7330]

I m not too sure why there are so many negative comments. I can certainly relate a lot to her speech and i come from a normal family, a fob, recently gave up the job i love for a better salary and I regret it every single day. Her speech reminds me what I need to look for in life, it isn’t about better salary, it’s about knowing what you love and do what you love.

[@willy2266111]

Articulate tone,active interaction,humorous contents,what a wonderful speech!

[@Candydepasqualin]

"You can only live ones, but if you do it right, ones is enough." - Janet Hsieh Love you Janet!

[@robsou64]

I understand why she is excited about this job as a travel show host. She is YOUNG, PRETTY with a DREAM JOB.. The real question is: will she be as passionate when she turns forty, gets fugly and no one wants to give her this kind of opportunity any more... THAT, is the question, and what I would like to see... But I believe she will still be happier than most people because she seems to have a built-in positive outlook on life. and that will be her saving grace. Wishing her every success and a happy relationship with George Young !!

[@officialjanethsieh]

Well, I'm 41 going on 42. Not quite yet fugly, but definitely saggier in places that shouldn't sag. Happy to say that I am still pretty darn excited and passionate about work, family and just life in general. (Phew!)

[@bbllooee8907]

That is an awesome talk! Here comes with Taiwan senior high school student😀😀 Love Janet💜❤️, that you always bring positive energy to me.😆🎉

[@Lily-fo7wl]

Love her so much!!!She's my idol

[@mclovin6537]

As an Asian American, I feel all the things coming out her mouth sounds like... an over privileged kid. Passion is great, if that is something you can afford to pursue. Becoming a model is great, if you were dealt a great card at birth. Being able to make mistakes, explore and conquer your life goals is great, if you can actually afford such nuances without paying the price of failures along the way. Thank you for reminding the rest of us that being tall, gorgeous, and full of opportunities that your parents and network can give you is something that not all of us are given or can risk striving for. Risk, risk mainly is something that privileged people can take. For the rest of us, "play" "make a living out of play" "do what you are passionate about", this type of reward from taking risks is much harder to come across if each failure is so much heavier than failures for privileged kids who swear life is all about chasing passion. "You don't have to work a single day of your life"? Hmm I guess you really must be so privileged. Good job.

[@slowfish29]

Joseph Hsiao so true....I know I would come across as "bitter/ jealous" (well yes I am jealous) for saying this, but having this kind of privileges to "do what you love, follow your passion" is all bs. It does not apply to normal people the same way, we can make it happen but will take us much more time and much more effort to achieve "passion" path.

[@xxbengxx1]

agree... Not inspiring at all. Used to find her OK until seeing this. she's tried way too hard in talking about her privileges other than her own true doings. fail on her....

[@波希米亞狂想曲-j6q]

+Joseph Hsiao Yup! Well said.

[@MrTynanDraper]

7 minutes in of hearing a stranger tell me how great her life is. . . I had to stop, even though she is very pretty.

[@veryallen3]

thanks for the message, we don't need someone else to tell us how to enjoy our life or waste time envying someone else's wonderful life. Stand up leave you chair and do something. Then you will realize you are privileged. Just do it man (the purpose of typing this one is to program myself ^^)

[@vwwilson8625]

Great speech, very interactive and funny, yes you do love your job, i like your job too, zuo de hāo.

[@ardenBcho]

She's awesome! :D love her~

[@JsJustin]

她象徵的是台灣年輕人想成為的一個樣子，但現實世界年輕人卻很難或不敢成為這樣子，因為這裡是台灣，還存在著許多保守、傳統的文化(ex:找份錢多事少離家近的工作)。

[@yansaturn2509]

There is no need to give overwhelming information to spread inspiring ideas. Thanks Janet!! :)

[@HoneyBadger_DontGive_F]

Can't agree more with Daniel, why is she even on TED..... She is nice, she is pretty... yeah.

[@maxkilroy3014]

Not that I disagree with any of the comments shared so far, but.... I personally think humor is the way to go, regardless of who you see that is receiving it, that it may be lost on them, as you are not counting yourself and others that TEDx is really focused on. I see TEDx XXX as a communal dialogue that reaches people beyond just 'me'. And as in beyond 'me', I mean other people different than me. That may even understand and appreciate what she says even better than just me.

[@Stephanie-ne3bt]

Pursuing modeling over medicine must have really seemed like a gigantic risk for her initially, but she got to where she is now because of the network it created. And I think that's the main lesson she's trying to convey. Listen to your heart, the most pragmatic decisions in life aren't always the best ones. It may seem crazy now, but it will eventually lead to something good - if you really are following your passion. I've heard better Ted Talks (Cameron Russel, i.e.), and although the main point here may indeed be buried by prolonged ramblings of living the dream job and background introductions, I still like Janet. I believe her positivity is a largely uncredited factor of her success. The main focus of this talk may be unemphasized and barely discernible, but you'll see it if you squint. Oh, and nice legs! *wink*

[@hi4350843]

cool!!The pride of Taiwan!!

[@linda821103tw]

一切關乎熱情啊啊啊啊啊

[@stephenlim2852]

Good and interesting talk!

[@JoJen4ever]

AWESOME talk ever! I just couldn't love this chick for more

[@dubi518]

wow ....awesome speach

[@Marcoose81]

Do what you love and love what you do! (untill you pass 30 and no one will pay you to have fun anymore because you're not sexy. Then try to motivate yourself to go through medical school) Great message.

[@catpattinghouse]

I wake up every single day, excited about work........... Hope I could say that, too.

[@mrhaskins11]

Sounds good. What if your 4 feet tall over weight and come from a very poor family. Do you still get the same opportunities as she does?

[@learninggreek501]

no, she got them because of her looks

[@Malcika11]

Awesome speech !

[@yansaturn2509]

If you love your job, you dont have to work a single day of your life. It's amazing!!

[@dboyzero]

Great talk, great message.

[@orzpmpnu]

I love Janet and everything she represents. A little disappointed with this talk though..

[@smartalltimeviewer]

You know what? Janet's speech is so true! =)

[@popcorn1069]

so inspiring!! thank you! Janet : )

[@chienhsiang-hung]

like her very much

[@hayyana]

I never knew that TED also have this kind of talk.

[@AKI99ful]

Good speech , I'm impressed.

[@bochengTian]

I am so like janet.....

[@RinnietheMOO]

another reason might be that the people who edited this toned down the audience to make sure we could hear her clearly or something, lol!

[@trahua308]

love you forever~~

[@williams.w7281]

thank God she speaks English

[@rswang01]

nobody seemed to get her jokes.. what's the point of presenting in english in a country where the language is not english

[@weihuang4324]

Richard Wang She was born and raised in Texas so English is easier for her and her first language.

[@cahayasyifa2264]

i love her

[@wllmchung]

indeed!

[@joeyyeh4690]

I like Janet but I have to agree with u.

[@ashanti891]

lmao i cannot get over the chicken bakahhhhhh

[@jasyryman]

this is encouraging

[@clairecoco]

What’s the takeaway here? What is the HOW?

[@mekey6314]

那位戴帽子ㄉ先生是janet的爸爸嗎?? 這是janet在哪演講??

[@meadowheitz4029]

This is so effing dumb. Why would you speak English to a Chinese speaking crowd?! Janet does speak some Mandarin so there is really no excuse for that. Smh

[@Angelovesteven]

you're overreacting. very likely the audience was told that the talk would be in english while they were getting the ticket. and also it's very likely that janet was given the permission from Tedx to give a lecture in english. no big deal~

[@jamieliu2746]

But isn't sharing their stories the whole points of TED talk?

[@meadowheitz4029]

point*

[@洪銘駿-o5u]

well, as being a ESL Taiwanese I found that some of the sense of humor became stuck between Taiwanese and American culture. Indeed, that's a whole lots difference between these two countries but I personally think Janet is a good speech giver, but the audience tend to be none sense of humor. I don't blame on those people but its all because thats how Taiwanese being trained. And if you trying to analyze those behaviors they have, its not hard to tell this country need serious help!

[@JS-nf8ue]

i don't understand why being an ESL taiwanese leads you to blame non english speaking taiwanese's inability to understand american humor on the "training" they get

[@natalliwan95]

she is surely a movitate speaker :D

[@popcorn1069]

@wampastompastomp 應該是第一點 XD 我覺得觀眾的反應比較少 XD 會不會是跟不上Janet的速度 只是我個人猜的啦 XD

[@yi_huimeng1936]

睡覺無敵120AB==sleep 你們慢慢玩 我先去睡

[@lydiahoover]

I believe that's a stereotype on Japanese speaking English. Cantonese and Mandarin speakers articulate L's and R's just fine. Because...it's in the language aight?

[@ruru2235]

Could someone tell me what the last three sentences are? [make ___ ur life. Let the World be Your Playground. the end] thanks!

[@willthereveal2]

I wonder what could have been if she became a doctor.

[@justicewillprevail1106]

Ok so you love your life and you are super excited about your privileged experiences. Congrats. But it’s irrelevant to the majority of regular folks.

[@ivy10106]

他們可能沒有強調收音臺下 所以聽起來很小聲吧?!

[@contakanta]

so funny hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahahahahahaahhhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@knuthatsgut123]

Chicken butt is also quite common in Taiwan.

[@zufengliu1694]

knuthatsgut123 she was neither born nor did she grow up in taiwan

[@AsianInMyPantz]

Everyone wants a job they love, problem is how easy is it to get the job you want?

[@fhsi5794]

太神奇 雖然聽不懂太多but竟然可以理解

[@evawuchoi2642]

this is just a personal experience sharing, can be better....

[@XxGinoDxX]

She's a Jesus at heart

[@mingxiliu930202]

Spanish is really hard to learn~ >.< I cant make it..

[@cheercheermas]

if u love your job, u will never have to work a day of your life

[@yoapricot]

Good ideas. But the drawback is that she sounds too much like a typical, goofy American, with the twangs and silly idiomatic usage. Blame it on MIT and American TV and movies. Yeah?

[@whalemagician]

Rainbow Pony Parade

[@jkwanyn]

why are they not laughing ?

[@jeandistefano5486]

Disappointed! Gina in lights

[@wpfkem7622]

unrealistic in Asian countries.

[@ltannahi]

bu hao

[@蔡玫芳-k6h]

How can I LIKE YOU

[@TheSabrinaLopez]

NO MOE DOCTA!? IMPOSIBRUUU!

[@chrisl4899]

tell that to SAM Berns; TEDxMidAtlantic

[@MuMarquia]

She is just making money as a packaged idol ,not deep enough compare to what she introduced herself

[@TheSabrinaLopez]

Its a choke. take a chill pill

[@yuanc1]

way too americanized talk in Taiwan

[@NickHchaos]

Hmm, seems like her American sense of humor/boisterousness was a little lost on the Taiwanese crowd..

[@cjellwood]

I want an asian chick in hot pants. A funny one

[@ApirlFresh17khmer]

City vyfh hunch

[@meadowheitz4029]

看台下觀眾一頭霧水....明明會中文...都主持節目了...對台灣的觀眾很不尊敬

[@jackchen3880]

不會阿,可以一邊學英文一邊笑不是很好嗎

[@meadowheitz4029]

陳冠中 第一她的英文有中文腔, 要學也要跟native speakers學, 第二學英文也要看時間跟狀況,到處都有學英文的機會, 那並不是TEDx的目的,第三從頭到尾沒有任何笑點 . 還敢說自己"通曉五種語言" 連中文都沒有辦法講,英文也有口音,只是一般台灣人哪聽的出來? 就笨笨的一群人坐在哪 竟然還有人覺得不錯可以學英文 悲哀到極點

[@jackchen3880]

她的英文有中文腔?!!她不是abc嗎?

[@何必問-h2z]

Janet不是德州人嗎？

[@陳靖婷-k4c]

TED這個平台不就一直是以英文演講為主嗎?

[@wampastompastomp]

觀眾是不是聽不懂英文? 還是笑點太高?