In this funny and blunt talk, Larry Smith pulls no punches when he calls out the absurd excuses people invent when they fail to pursue their passions. (Filmed at TEDxUW.) Talk by Larry Smith.
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@hemant057 жыл бұрын
and this man completed his daily 10,000 step workout while giving TED talk.
@luckyboypictures8 жыл бұрын
One of the best TED talks, it really hits home.
@kingnekogon7 жыл бұрын
My greatest "If I only had..." happens to be "If I only had the sense and foresight to know that dropping out of high school to take care of my sick mother would put me so far behind."... Sorry Ma, probably helped extend your life span by a few months, but it took years for me to get back on track. On the flip side of that, I've got a better sense of how to arrange the priorities in the bigger picture now, so. Seriously though, this is the best TED talk I've heard yet, and I'm in the middle of a binge. Why doesn't this have more views?
@ilove29295 жыл бұрын
This talk is so underrated. I listen to this whenever i feel that i failed, in life, career and myself and started making excuses, and it works everytime..i get on my feet and stop making excuses. Thank u Larry Smith
@AxmedBahjad9 жыл бұрын
This is a great talk. The only TED talk I've found interesting! Larry is a real human being! And that makes a difference!
@abirdynumnum96128 жыл бұрын
+Axmed Bahjad Try watching Sir Ken Robinson, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" (2006) then his other talks (2009), and 2012+.
@AxmedBahjad8 жыл бұрын
A BirdyNumNum What did you learn from his talks?
@winniephan9658 жыл бұрын
he is really a great storyteller, i love the way he talks and the way he inspires us.
@rebeccajeong678310 жыл бұрын
The best, I've heard. Thank-you Professor Smith. UNLESS!
@LyraScotch9 жыл бұрын
Keep your eyes on your "unless"...your destiny.
@magicianno110 жыл бұрын
YaaaYYY he said MAGICIAN! I am a proffessional one! FELT SO GREAT TO HEAR IT FROM HIM!
@kingnekogon7 жыл бұрын
And he encouraged you too! How's that working out for ya btw? Hope it's going well 2 years later.
@strikingitrich763010 жыл бұрын
Best ted talk for me
@mkcvx8 жыл бұрын
such a great presenter, he the most important at the very end, leaving the audience to think about it.
@iamsuccessful2041 Жыл бұрын
This is an amazing TEDX Talk show where all the people comes and shares their experience of what he or she faced in their life and how they worked on it. Beautifully explained about finding a passion that leads to success and not to make excuses!! 😎✌🏻
@kinamotngabuhat10 жыл бұрын
One doesn't become great in human relations if he/she doesn't have a great career. If you just have a "good" career, then you're bound to be miserable. I have a family and a passion. And I get really miserable if I can't do my passion and it affects my human relations.
@LovelyDay117 жыл бұрын
Danika Astilla Well lucky you. I guess the majority of the world is just miserable.
@comradeofthebalance31476 жыл бұрын
Danika Astilla Tat is why you fail to be great
@AbhishekSingh-em2bq6 жыл бұрын
This speech changed my life.
@atelaitesenibua30728 жыл бұрын
OMG this is Life Changing !
@HashtagCareerGoals5 жыл бұрын
so much!! the excuses are killing us
@nosebleedpuddle9 жыл бұрын
Changed my life.
@BerndGeropp10 жыл бұрын
Great Talk!
@Sami0Mahdi0Algeriano7 жыл бұрын
If this was my teacher i would've had to smoke a joint before getting to class in order to protect myself from a hart attack lol
@johnalbertrodriguez45598 жыл бұрын
You have a intriguing way of viewing ones hardwork turned to succes for sheer ambition and drive but I would take to account what you had said
@elimcnames37187 жыл бұрын
JUST DO IT DONT LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS! JUST DO IT!
@shabraizalikhan75788 жыл бұрын
Hats off man.. superb
@xxopxxfan547 жыл бұрын
The title is misleading, wasn't expecting to feel sad, encouraged and confused all in the space of 15 mins kind of an underwhelming title when i think about it that way
@bangshen48447 жыл бұрын
WOW, It is informative
@luispellegrini9878 жыл бұрын
He's great! I hope he does theatre too or I will be very dissapointed. (Unless... hahaha... he also does.)
@archiesonglover210 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@crown01917 жыл бұрын
What happens if your passion doesn't pay well though. Like, "Oh well I live in a rat infested apartment in the middle of a slum and make 20k a year, but at least I followed my passion and became a coffee maker at some independent brewer place."
@mobinbestintheworld92298 жыл бұрын
awwwwwweeeeeessssssoooommmmmeeee
@GKMcWhite11 жыл бұрын
I want to click the like button 10.000 times and more.
@vlid010 жыл бұрын
What if I don't have passions requiring any efforts at all ? What if my only passion is being a hedonist and I am studying, only to get a decent lifestyle ? What if I don't want to be great or have a great career ?
@d7reischl710 жыл бұрын
Than you my friend, unfortunately have settled for mediocrity. Is you passion to be lazy? Or maybe just not accomplish anything? I dont want to sound rude at all, my purpose is to help you realize something. I am so sorry, you have gotten to this point.
@vlid010 жыл бұрын
Drew Reischl What exactly are you helping me realize ? What is an achievement for you ? The acknowledgement of your social circle and society ? Bah, if you are trying so hard just to get appreciation from people, than you are nothing but a conformist, devoid of personality. You know, being sorry for a statement, made by nickname in KZbin makes you look like a fool, because you have no idea who am I or what kind of person I am.
@SamirPatnaik9 жыл бұрын
I am an hedonist too. But Shakespeare said "We know what we are. We don't know what we may become.". Mildly engaging in hedonism will be only be that - mild, luke warm. We already have what we like but we won't be able to find out what we can have. We can have great, we can have epic. We can be struck by awe. But if we stick with hedonism we will never find out. We will be too busy being mildly contempt to find out that we could have been replenished with abundance of happiness and wonder. Don't worry, mate. You'll find your calling for greatness in due time. Peace out.
@iamerikdavis10 жыл бұрын
Well this is fucking depressing
@curtiswang82810 жыл бұрын
its suppose to force you to wake up
@magicianno110 жыл бұрын
Unless!
@vladislavsokolov50568 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's just me, but it feels to me that most passions in this world are self-centric, which is hedonism in the worst case and self-improvement passion in the best case scenario, but even if your passion is to improve yourself, you are not getting great career from that :/
@Chiungalla797 жыл бұрын
It's not just you. But I think that's mostly because people don't actively look for their real passions, and hedonism is kind of like the default passion for unoriginal people. If more people would think about their passion fewer would be (pure) hedonists or would do self-improvement just for the sake of self-improvement. If you find a worthy goal and purpose in life hedonistic joy becomes less important and self-improvement becomes just a way to achieve your goals.
@nurkkr11 жыл бұрын
This guy's passion is theatre :)
@jackwhatsnew7 жыл бұрын
Unless what!! finish it god damn it.....
@infernaldarklord11 жыл бұрын
Yeah I needed this vid.
@antdx3168 жыл бұрын
I mean, the "hads" do matter and some people regret doing certain things irreversible that they wish they hadn't done and should blame themselves for not being afraid enough to not do it at the time. I'm too damn smart. _; )_
@bleensteen933110 жыл бұрын
I hope at least some of the audience actually took heed of some of this instead of just chuckling uncomfortably at the funny guy
@comchocolatee8 жыл бұрын
Please put CC in this playlist!
@FiocchiCafe7 жыл бұрын
And you Sir, are a douchebag
@crown01917 жыл бұрын
*tips fedora and says, "m'lady"*
@al-sadata.sabtula36808 жыл бұрын
Best.
@elmersglue4411 жыл бұрын
His way of talking reminds me of Agent Smith.
@sudevsen9 жыл бұрын
I don't get the Velcro comparison.
@TheVariableConstant8 жыл бұрын
+Sudev Sen Neither did I, but after a bit of reading, this is my best guess. George de Mestral, the inventor of Velcro, was an electrical engineer who probably could have used his talents in more related fields like in the warp drive thing he mentioned. Also the first notable use of velcro was in spaceflight for the astronaut uniforms.
@Seleneium78 жыл бұрын
Or if he was into Star trek.
@BatMandor7 жыл бұрын
8:35 me: how do you know... you know i even time travelled. jk i love physics...
@HaileabBerhane8 жыл бұрын
Does he mean Steve Jobs commencement address. He keeps saying Steven Jay.
@davidfoster34538 жыл бұрын
Steven J.
@_betulbektas6 жыл бұрын
Birisi bunu Türkçe altyazılı olan videosunu söylesin yaaa
@closceballoss7597 жыл бұрын
1:48 he's not sure why
@TheFrog7676 жыл бұрын
👏🖖
@pitot198810 жыл бұрын
It sounds like he is telling his own story :(
@ryannixon41385 жыл бұрын
Where my youtube algorythm at?
@dcxs58968 жыл бұрын
insperational
@adityamenon10 жыл бұрын
Ha!
@ToothPasteWarren10 жыл бұрын
unless... you dont do any of that stuff?
@6StacksOnFeastEUW10 жыл бұрын
Unless you will chase your dreams no matter what!
@Meirele11 жыл бұрын
Not that good.... Follow your dreams. That's it. No need for such an act...I guess.