Why I Read the Last Page First | Hank Phillippi Ryan | TEDxNatick

Journalist and bestselling author Hank Philippi Ryan reveals her secret: she often reads the last pages of books first. But, she says, understanding why she needed to know the end taught her how to embrace serendipity--and that changed her writing career and her life. Hank is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, winning 36 Emmy and 14 Edward R. Murrow awards. A nationally bestselling author of 11 novels of suspense, Hank's won five Agathas, three Anthonys, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Hank's newest thriller is "The Murder List", and it's nominated for both an Agatha Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Critics call her "a master of suspense." Hank is an on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, winning 36 Emmy and 14 Edward R. Murrow awards. A nationally bestselling author of 11 mysteries, Hank also won five Agathas, three Anthonys, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Hank’s 2018 Trust Me is an Agatha Nominee and her newest novel is titled The Murder List. Critics call her “a master of suspense”. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@VaibhavSingh-wu2oq]

Why I see the last page first- "To count how many pages the book has"!

[@ambersun587]

I do that too!

[@aliakatoorvi5572]

😂😂😂

[@sam-xu9ol]

Me too hhhhh

[@jin_9707]

😆

[@ahsan5311]

😂

[@nightshadow3449]

I always read the first sentence, then the last sentence, just to be like “woahhhh how does that happennnn” then I read the whole book quickly cuz I can’t think about anything else and I absolutely love it

[@demondna4626]

I guess I'll start the video from the end 😊

[@Ezra_27]

Yeah, it's big brain time. *-MARKIPLIER*

[@melkamuabera9029]

I love this channel, and I learn a lot of things that help me.

[@10gaganpreetkaursandhu42]

She is seriously like me I hate surprises but there are so many in my life Sometimes I feel they are important but I still hate them

[@InfidelisEra]

Thank you for this wonderful speech 😊

[@jgvbadv]

The same reason why most of scrolls down in first half minute of the video to the comment section.

[@lylalaree8352]

i read the end because it never makes sense, then you read the book and it all becomes clear! it’s a really good feeling of knowing what that really meant all along.

[@wandalee5010]

Wonderfully inspiring! I used to read the endings first as well, but I’ve learned to just let the story unfold.

[@jayathukral8799]

The most influential TED Talk!

[@ajwalker4416]

I read the end to know if the story is worth reading 😂 If the end seems interesting, it's usually a good indicator the book will be. If the ending is flat or "blah" so then is probably the story 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@aminakamal4405]

Exactly. If I don't like the end, no matter how good the story is, I won't read it 😅

[@mi_wils1452]

What about the end of the books of Stephen King lol

[@anton1971]

"Because you never know what a wonderful thing is around the next corner " 💜💜💜💜💜

[@danab9865]

I got goosebumps so many times watching this !!???

[@mayflowerlash11]

I was a loner and bookish in my youth. And while I have not had hundreds of "friends" in my social group, it has been an advantage to be individual and not always "going with the flow". I now have a loving family and grandchildren and feel my life has been a positive, worthwhile even a wonderful experience.

[@enjoythesunny1789]

Whenever I feel sad I just go back to that Ted talk just to have hope about life

[@marcusvachon845]

I love listening to the speeches given by the speakers. Hank Phillipi Ryan speaks like she is a teacher. I like that, and I enjoyed listening to her stories. I want to hear speak more about her time at the radio station.

[@krushnaprasad2748]

I have always loved this channel because some new things learn

[@steeltown]

Thanks for the lateral idea. Only going to read the last chapter of each book from now on.

[@gerhardhermann1571]

For talks like THIS i love TEDx Talks. Greetings from Bavaria.

[@bebrightyou6958]

This Channel is a great one! Thank you for sharing this with us.

[@Selyasa]

I do that too. My hubs thinks I'm odd for that. My reason is that life is too short to waste on mediocrity. He'll watch this tonight.

[@coollove_cookie]

Wow I am LeighAnn Britner and I reside in Massachusetts and I complained about a surgical procedure and I got the letter to correct the surgery. I had enough of it. I am stuck on a police dispatch in Boston. Also the LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has also helped me with a micro radio chip in my ears. I benefit from living in California not here in Boston Variating people.

[@scottrubie6826]

My father reads the last page first as well. I’m sending this to my daughter for her to watch.

[@elinad6284]

So inspiring!

[@muguetsaki]

It’s fun to listen this one!

[@MsBettyRubble]

I research book, movie, and musical theater endings. If a beloved character or animal dies, I don't spend anymore time on it. I had 18 aunts and uncles, three older siblings, countless cousins. My mother is gone, two of my siblings died within 4 months of each other; all my aunts and uncles are gone. Most of the cousins I grew up with have also passed. Family pets are mostly long ago buried. I'm taking a little break from that kind of heartache. Life will provide that all on its own.

[@Dr-UnBox]

I love this channel, always great videos😍

[@manuelteran26]

Love it !!

[@erdemiri8647]

I also read last page, When ı start to read book. And similar situation me. I can guess what happened in the end of movie, book or other somethings. Sometimes ı think: ı have mystery power :) Hello to everyone from Turkey

[@_juliannanunez]

Just started the video but I'm relieved other people do this. I've been doing this since elementary school. I start with the word, then half way through the book I read the last sentence, the 3/4 of the way through I read the last paragraph. With movies, I like the read the plot on wiki. Personally, I just want to know what happens bc there's too much suspense in movies and it gives me too much anxiety.

[@bibida4499]

I used to do this with every book when I was a child... Sometimes I was just curious, but mostly I read the last page when the suspense is so high that I can't stand it and I just have to see the name of the character in danger on the end of the book, then I'm okay again :D It doesn't have to do anything with control I just can't stand the suspense... Same for tv series, if someone is in danger I would google the character to see if they are still alive xD

[@davanmani556]

Worked at WSBtv in the early 80’s as a reporter. A good one.

[@brownbear112]

I loved this 💕

[@james44mag31]

I feel exactly the same way. I do not like surprises. It has been a thorn in my side my entire life needless to say!

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[@AngiexMarie]

Search it on youtube theres video on it im sure

[@heineralexanderherrera8134]

Personally, I don't really like surprises, but trying to control everything is something which stresses me out. Life would be better without expectations. Nevertheless, living without expectations doesn't mean to be Unprepared!

[@SuperRitai]

Me too!!! I have to show this my husband.

[@aletarossi-thomas152]

I've always read the end of a book.

[@indiansherlock2993]

I read the last page because I become literally curious in wanting to know the meaning of lines or quotes which conveys the whole book in the simple paragraph/sentence.

[@lunaluna9343]

I always look at the end of any book or magazine.

[@IvanBroes]

T your no different to I, I also started reading book from the end. I'm also a control freak...and i din't have parents who divorced!

[@krafficksthedude3485]

Relatable.

[@EbonyRivers1]

If a book is that juicy, I’ll do that, too!👍🏾

[@roshanid6523]

Finally ,I found someone just like me

[@machin8593]

I've always done that...

[@fleXcope]

You can be sure about uncertainty.

[@rickharold7884]

Awesome!

[@johnvicky6972]

Maybe that’s how this universe works: some high-level creatures designed the earth and everything, then they just do observational study

[@jayasoni4107]

Too good 👍

[@callmelady9871]

I always read till the mild then read the last phrase of the book... I didn't that it means this much

[@JavierLopez-dq2eo]

So do I and I wonder am I doing something wrong

[@LolaTarly_2018]

I do that too especially magazines. Lol

[@manalhedyan9882]

could you write Subtitle

[@chemedev]

I used to do this when I was like 10 years old and read RL Stine ghost books haha

[@pepeshopping]

Like IF most movies/dramas are not predictable??

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Plz guys Could you give me some apps to practice English ( speaking) I am not a native speaker and I wanna improve my accent

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Dulinguo and abc kids games are a go to

[@bar111a.5]

Duolingo works quite nicely

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If you listen to music in English it will help your accent. I listen to Disney songs in Spanish with the lyrics, and that has helped my accent and my vocabulary a lot. Aside from that, Duolingo is a good app, or Babbel. Good luck, and if you need help, just let know!

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It also helps to polish your english using your website accounts in English and translating what you don't understand in Google translator

[@user-lu2rx9nw3s]

I do that too.

[@tasnimt8813]

I often do the same !

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🤩

[@bijayacharya2461]

Does Ted organise any events in Nepal???

[@mndy129]

People organize TED-like events all over the world, it's a matter commitment

[@ehclipse8764]

Me reading the spoilers to an anime first before watching it

[@buruksahilu3299]

I watched the end of the video first

[@Brightsunnydaze]

I always read the last page first. I need to know what to expect so I can mentally prepare.

[@nunya1120]

That's what I do!

[@brandonduhon3136]

Because I'm left handed

[@Hallands.]

I don't even listen to people who read the last page first!

[@vitsouza]

Hi from Brazil!

[@Aminaja365]

1 In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. 3 The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 4 Master of the Day of Judgment. 5 It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help. 6 Guide us to the straight path. 7 The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided. ___________________________ In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1 Read: In the Name of your Lord who created. 2 Created man from a clot. 3 Read: And your Lord is the Most Generous. 4 He who taught by the pen. 5 Taught man what he never knew. 6 In fact, man oversteps all bounds. 7 When he considers himself exempt. 8 But to your Lord is the return. 9 Have you seen him who prevents? 10 A servant when he prays? 11 Do you think he is upon guidance? 12 Or advocates righteousness? 13 Do you see how he disbelieved and turned away? 14 Does he not know that Allah sees? 15 No. If he does not desist, We will drag him by the forelock. 16 A deceitful, sinful forelock. 17 Let him call on his gang. 18 We will call the Guards. 19 No, do not obey him; but kneel down, and come near.

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[@zigoto]

Her generation, tho, has been the one that made it impossible to, in this world, do what she did.

[@StitchMeAwkward]

I'm sorry but I find this such an empty TED talk. Also, how is the last page necessarily going to reveal the ending to you? It's pretty rare that endings are neatly tied up, waiting for you in the very last page. Stories can have abstract endings (or reveal the real ending somewhere in the middle). Life is hard, but the surprises are what keeps things interesting. To attempt to control or plan for every aspect of your life is just strange.

[@porkeyminch8044]

So the moral of the video is it's okay to like surprises, but she *still* reads the last page of books because she hates surprises?

[@atypicalhiker]

So she admits she is full of anxiety and a control freak. Got it.

[@lanfour4444]

The title: How doomsayers read the bible.

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it's horrible the italin translation,let' provide!

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[@Ajay-ox1eo]

Maybe you just like spoilers.

[@Remik7000]

why is she? didnt watch the vid. dont yell pls

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I don't hundertstan a !little thingh

[@静-b6q]

Her parents divorce had a profound impact on her and she needs to seek professional help.

[@davanmani556]

It probably cost her an anchor at WSBtv where there is nothing but surprises.

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[@motolaniblizmilleniumboysv3865]

She is just talking about herself no lesson here wtf

[@vaibhhavgupta7815]

I think that the lesson here is - Don't worry too much about the future, take risks, say yes to new things and maybe you'll end up in a better position than where you are today.

[@mehmetsahin909]

Cuz she is a boomer?

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