How to Find Laughter Anywhere | Chris Duffy | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: zeeva livshitz ืขืจื™ื›ื”: hila scherba
00:03
My favorite part about working in an elementary school
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™
00:06
is that I could never predict what was going to happen next.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืช ืžื” ื™ืงืจื” ืœื”ื‘ื.
00:09
Every day was a new, incredible day.
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ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉ ื•ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
00:11
There was never a boring moment.
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ืืฃ ืจื’ืข ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžืฉืขืžื.
00:13
Sometimes, you think that you're handing out a worksheet
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืืชื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืืชื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช
00:16
just reviewing the names of shapes.
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ื•ื“ื•ืจืฉ ืžื”ื ืœื ืงื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจื•ืช.
00:18
But then instead of getting back hexagon and octagon,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” โ€œืžืฉื•ืฉื”โ€ ื•โ€œืžืชื•ืžืŸโ€œ,
00:23
you get back this.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืžืงื‘ืœ.
00:24
["Amy" "Gabriella"]
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[โ€œืื™ื™ืžื™โ€œ, โ€œื’ื‘ืจื™ืืœื”โ€œ]
00:26
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:28
And I think we can agree that is just correct.
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ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™, ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืกื›ื™ื ืฉื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
00:31
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:32
Thatโ€™s right, that is Gabriella.
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ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื–ื• ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืœื”.
00:34
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:37
Or, another time I was teaching a class
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ืื• ืฉื‘ืคืขื ืื—ืจืช ื”ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ
00:41
on human biology to my fifth-grade students
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ื‘ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ืชื” ื”โ€ฒ
00:44
when one of them afterwards handed in this anonymous question card.
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ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืœื™ ืืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืขื™ืœื•ื ืฉื.
00:47
[What are balls for.]
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[ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื.]
00:49
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:51
And you know what really gets me about this, what kills me,
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ื•ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœื›ื ืฉืžื” ืฉืžืจื’ื™ื– ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื–ื”, ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืจื’ ืื•ืชื™,
00:54
is we had spent so long studying punctuation.
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ื–ื” ืฉื”ืงื“ืฉื ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืกื™ืžื ื™ ื”ืคื™ืกื•ืง.
00:58
And he still used a period instead of a question mark.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืกื™ืžืŸ-ืฉืืœื”.
01:01
โ€œWhat are balls for.โ€ Period.
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โ€œื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืžื” ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืโ€ ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
01:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:05
At the same time that I was teaching elementary school students,
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ื‘ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ืœื–ื” ืฉืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™,
01:09
I was also teaching adults improv comedy at a local theater on the weekends.
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ืœื™ืžื“ืชื™ ื’ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืื™ืœืชื•ืจ ืงื•ืžื™ ื‘ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื™ ื‘ืกื•ืคื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
01:12
This was a group of retired folks,
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื’ืžืœืื•ืช,
01:14
graduate students and semi-successful business people
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ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืœืชืืจื™ื ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™-ืขืกืงื™ื ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืœืžื—ืฆื”
01:18
who were paying money to spend their Saturday mornings
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ืฉืฉื™ืœืžื• ื›ืกืฃ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื‘ืžืจืชืฃ ืœื-ืžืื•ื•ืจืจ.
01:21
in an unventilated basement with me.
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01:23
And most of the exercises that we were doing together
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœื™ื ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ื™ื—ื“
01:26
were to get them to let go of the self-critical part of their brain,
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ื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื”ื ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ืืช ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืฉื‘ืžื•ื—,
01:29
to release the idea that there was a "right" answer to find,
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ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืœืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืžืฆื•ื ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” โ€œื ื›ื•ื ื”โ€œ,
01:33
and to instead be more comfortable with their honest, creative,
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ื•ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ื›ื ื•ืช, ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
01:37
idiosyncratic thoughts.
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01:39
Now any elementary school teacher can tell you
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ื›ืœ ืžื•ืจื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื
01:41
that getting kids to share their honest, unexpected thoughts,
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ืฉืœืขื•ื“ื“ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ื›ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ื‘ืœืชื™-ืฆืคื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
01:45
that's not something you have to cultivate.
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ื–ื” ืœื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื˜ืคื—.
01:47
They will do that whether you want them to or not.
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ื”ื ื™ืขืฉื• ื–ืืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืชืจืฆื• ื‘ื›ืš ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืœื.
01:50
I mean, here are some real questions that kids asked me out of the blue
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ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ืฉืืœื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ื›ื›ื” ืคืชืื•ื,
01:54
with no context,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ื”ืงืฉืจ,
01:55
during what was supposed to be a silent work time.
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืงื˜.
01:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:00
"Is it possible to make myself live longer so that I can see the Sun explode?"
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โ€œื”ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื–ื›ื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉืžืฉ ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆืช?โ€
02:04
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:06
"Are pigs actually prejudiced against women,
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โ€œื”ืื ืœื—ื–ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ื“ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื›ืœืคื™ ื ืฉื™ื,
02:09
or is that just an expression?"
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โ€œืื• ืฉื–ื” ืจืง ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™?โ€
02:11
(Laughter)
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02:17
"If your brother isn't married yet,
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"ืื ืื—ื™ืš ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื ืฉื•ื™,
02:19
why doesn't he just marry your mom?"
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โ€œืœืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืœื ื™ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ืืžื ืฉืœืš?โ€
02:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:22
And actually, that brings up a really important point,
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื–ื” ืžืขืœื” ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“:
02:25
which is that kids' ideas are not always good.
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ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
02:27
Sometimes they're very bad.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ืžืื•ื“.
02:28
I'm personally very grateful that my mom and my brother are not married.
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ืื ื™ ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืืกื™ืจ-ืชื•ื“ื” ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื—ื™ ืœื ื ืฉื•ืื™ื.
02:32
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:34
There's some research that suggests that for many of us,
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ืฉืงื•ื‘ืขื™ื ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื•,
02:36
fifth grade is close to the peak of this kind of wildly free,
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ื›ื™ืชื” ื”โ€ฒ ืงืจื•ื‘ื” ืœืฉื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช, ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช ื•ื—ืกืจืช-ืžืขืฆื•ืจื™ื ื›ื–ืืช,
02:39
uninhibited, creative thinking.
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02:41
But that does not have to be the case.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ื›ืš.
02:43
In my experience, the difference between people with an amazing sense of humor
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ืžื ื™ืกื™ื•ื ื™, ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ื•ืžื•ืจ ื ืคืœื
02:46
and those without is often just whether they are willing to accept
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืืœื” ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื, ื”ื•ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืจืง ืื ื”ื ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืงื‘ืœ
02:50
and notice their honest reactions,
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ื•ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
02:52
or whether they try their hardest to fit them into a box.
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ืื• ืื ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ื›ืžื™ื˜ื‘ ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืื•ืชื ืœืงื•ืคืกื”.
02:55
And that can shift over time.
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ื•ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
02:57
I saw that shift with my adult improv students.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื–ื” ืขื ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ืื™ืœืชื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™.
02:59
At first, when we would do an exercise
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื”, ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืชืจื’ื™ืœ
03:01
where they were asked to name seven things in a given category
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ื‘ื• ื”ื ื”ืชื‘ืงืฉื• ืœืžื ื•ืช ืฉื‘ืขื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื” ื ืชื•ื ื”
03:04
as quickly and creatively as possible,
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ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ,
03:06
many of them would get stuck.
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื ืชืงืขื™ื.
03:08
One guy, Rick, a corporate tax lawyer,
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ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืื—ื“, ืจื™ืง, ืขื•ืจืš ื“ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืกื•ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช,
03:10
answered the prompt,
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ืขื ื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื—ื™ื”,
03:12
"Seven weird types of shoes"
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"ืฉื‘ืขื” ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื"
03:13
by saying, "Brown shoes, white shoes,
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ื‘ืื•ืžืจื•, "ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื—ื•ืžื•ืช, ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช,
03:18
black shoes, gray shoes."
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ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื•ืช, ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืืคื•ืจื•ืช".
03:21
I'm not going to name all the shoes,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืžื ื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื,
03:23
it was all a lot of boring shoes, you get it.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืžืฉืขืžืžื•ืช, ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื.
03:25
But then, after we practiced celebrating our more bizarre thoughts
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ืื‘ืœ ืื–, ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืชืืžื ื• ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœื ื•
03:28
instead of repressing them,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื“ื—ื™ืง ืื•ืชืŸ,
03:30
Rick eventually came up with a list a list that included things like,
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ืจื™ืง ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืฆื™ื ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืฉื›ืœืœื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•,
03:34
"Shoes covered in mud, shoes covered in gold,
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โ€œื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืžื›ื•ืกื•ืช ื‘ื•ืฅ, ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืžื›ื•ืกื•ืช ื‘ื–ื”ื‘,
03:36
shoes covered in the blood of my enemies.โ€
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ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืžื›ื•ืกื•ืช ื‘ื“ื ืฉืœ ืื•ื™ื‘ื™."
03:39
Which is like, thatโ€™s a lot, Rick,
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืžื•, ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืจื™ืง,
03:40
actually, that's a lot, it's really a lot.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื”, ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืจื‘ื”.
03:44
But it's also definitely more interesting.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื’ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:46
And I think that's the point.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื• ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
03:48
When we turn off our self-judgment
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื›ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืคื•ื˜ ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœื ื•
03:49
and we just notice the things that stand out to us,
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื ื•,
03:52
or that we think,
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ืื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
03:53
we can surprise ourselves in ways that are hilarious and delightful.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคืชื™ืข ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื•ืช ื•ืžืขื ื’ื•ืช.
03:57
Every comedian that I know has a notebook or some sort of document
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ืœื›ืœ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ื™ืฉ ืžื—ื‘ืจืช ืื• ืžืกืžืš ื›ืœืฉื”ื•
04:01
where they keep track of all the little odd things
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ืขื•ืงื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื™ื ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื
04:03
that they notice or think throughout the day.
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ืฉื”ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื.
04:05
And what you find, when you start keeping track,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื, ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืขืงื•ื‘,
04:08
is that there is no shortage of material out there.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจ ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
04:10
There [is] so much to laugh at.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ืœืฆื—ื•ืง.
04:12
And if you have a little bit of courage to allow yourself to be laughed at
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ื•ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ืงืฆืช ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืฉื™ืฆื—ืงื• ืขืœื™ื›ื
04:16
and to laugh at yourself,
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ื•ืœืฆื—ื•ืง ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื›ื,
04:18
you can make discoveries
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืชื’ืœื™ื•ืช
04:19
that you never would have otherwise, right?
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ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื›ื ืื—ืจืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:21
If you want to know what balls are for, sometimes you've got to ask.
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ืื ืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืœืžื” ื ื•ืขื“ื• ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ.
04:24
I have found that you can find laughter in even the driest places
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืฆื—ื•ืง ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื™ื‘ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:28
if you bring some of that mischievous fifth-grade energy
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ืื ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื”ืฉื•ื‘ื‘ื” ื”ื–ื• ืžื›ื™ืชื” ื”ืณ
04:32
to the instructions and to what you're "supposed" to be doing, right?
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ืœื”ื•ืจืื•ืช ื•ืœืžื” ืฉืืชื โ€œืืžื•ืจื™ืโ€ ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:35
It doesn't have to be geometry class.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื’ื™ืื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื”.
04:37
It can be an opportunity for you
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ื–ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื
04:39
to hang out with your good friend Gabriella.
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ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืขื ื—ื‘ืจืชื›ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื’ื‘ืจื™ืืœื”.
04:41
Now I have had the most fun when I applied these lessons
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื”ื›ื™ ื›ื™ืฃ ื›ืฉื™ื™ืฉืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
04:45
that I got from my fifth graders to self-serious adult spaces.
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ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ืชื” ื”โ€ฒ ืœืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื.
04:49
To places where I maybe feel intimidated or like I don't necessarily belong.
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ืœืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ืื ื™ ืื•ืœื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืžืื•ื™ื ืื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืฉื™ื™ืš.
04:53
So, for example, for me personally, LinkedIn.
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ืื–, ืœืžืฉืœ, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™, ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ.
04:57
Terrifying.
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ืžืคื—ื™ื“.
04:58
I've never had a professional resume,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื,
05:00
I've never been comfortable with business networking,
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ื ื•ื— ืขื ืจืฉืช ืขืกืงื™ืช,
05:03
but I've also always been kind of fascinated by LinkedIn.
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืงืกื ืžืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ.
05:06
Like, they let you make a profile,
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ื›ืื™ืœื•, ื”ื ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœื›ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ,
05:08
and they don't verify that you work at the place you say you work.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ืžืืžืชื™ื ืฉืืชื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืืชื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืืชื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื.
05:11
So I decided I was going to test this out and have some fun.
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื–ื” ื•ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืงืฆืช.
05:14
I made a profile on LinkedIn
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ื‘ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ
05:16
where I said that I was the CEO of LinkedIn.
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ื‘ื• ืืžืจืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ื›โ€œืœ ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ.
05:19
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:21
And I didn't think they would even let me do that.
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ื•ืœื ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
05:24
But not only did they, after I made the profile,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ืจืง ืฉื”ื, ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ,
05:27
one of the most incredible things
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ืงืจื” ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
05:28
that has ever happened in my entire life happened.
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ืฉืงืจื• ืื™ ืคืขื ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
05:31
Which is that LinkedIn sent this email to everyone in my contact list.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื—ื” ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžืช ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื™.
05:37
They sent that email.
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ื”ื ืฉืœื—ื• ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื”.
05:38
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:39
"Congratulate Chris on the new job.
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โ€œื‘ืจื›ื• ืืช ื›ืจื™ืก ืขืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”.
05:41
Chris Duffy is now CEO of LinkedIn."
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ื›ืจื™ืก ื“ืืคื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ื™ื•ื ืžื ื›"ืœ ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ".
05:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:45
That's a better joke than anything I could ever write in my entire life.
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ื–ื• ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™.
05:49
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:53
I was the CEO of LinkedIn on LinkedIn for one year.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื ื›โ€œืœ ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช.
05:58
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:01
And at that one-year mark,
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื” ืื—ืช,
06:03
LinkedIn sent yet another email to everyone in my contact list
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ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ ืฉืœื—ื” ื“ื•ืโ€œืœ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื‘ืจืฉื™ืžืช ืื ืฉื™ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœื™
06:07
asking them to congratulate me on my work anniversary.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžื”ื ืœื‘ืจืš ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
06:10
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:12
And at that point,
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืงื•ื“ื”
06:13
I received a message from a woman named Faith
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ื•ื“ืขื” ืžืื™ืฉื” ื‘ืฉื ืคื™ื™ืชโ€ฒ
06:16
who worked on LinkedIn's Trust and Security team.
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ืฉืขื‘ื“ื” ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ืืžื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืื‘ื˜ื—ื” ืฉืœ ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸ.
06:18
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:20
She said my account was being locked due to concerns about its inaccuracy.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืฉื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื ืขื•ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื™ ื”ื“ื™ื•ืง ืฉืœื•.
06:25
So I sent her back a photo of my license,
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ืื– ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื” ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืจื™ืฉื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™,
06:28
front and back,
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ืžืœืคื ื™ื ื•ืžืื—ื•ืจ,
06:30
to prove that my name was, in fact, Chris Duffy.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืฉืฉืžื™ ื”ื•ื, ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ืจื™ืก ื“ืืคื™.
06:32
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:33
Faith responded.
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ืคื™ื™ืชโ€ฒ ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื”.
06:35
"The thing that we are concerned about is not that your name is not Chris Duffy.
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"ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ื“ืื’ื™ื ืžืžื ื• ื”ื•ื ืœื ืฉืฉืžืš ืื™ื ื• ื›ืจื™ืก ื“ืืคื™.
06:39
It's that you are claiming to be the CEO of LinkedIn."
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ื–ื” ืฉืืชื” ื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืฉืืชื” ืžื ื›โ€œืœ ืœื™ื ืงื“ืื™ืŸโ€œ.
06:42
So I responded,
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ืื– ืขื ื™ืชื™,
06:44
"Faith, you are taking a pretty disrespectful tone
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โ€œืคื™ื™ืชโ€™, ืืช ื ื•ืงื˜ืช ื ื™ืžื” ื“ื™ ืœื ืžื›ื‘ื“ืช
06:47
for someone who works for me."
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ื›ืœืคื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™."
06:48
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:58
10 seconds later, she permanently deactivated my account.
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ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ื˜ืœื” ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืœืฆืžื™ืชื•ืช.
07:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:05
It was a short but glorious stint, running my own personal social network.
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืชืงื•ืคื” ืงืฆืจื” ืืš ืžืคื•ืืจืช, ื‘ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ ื”ืจืฉืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
07:09
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:11
And now, what am I up to these days?
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืžื” ืื ื™ ืขื•ืฉื” ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื”?
07:13
I'm so glad you asked.
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ืื ื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉืžื— ืฉืฉืืœืชื.
07:15
I'm more than just a fifth-grade graduate.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืชื ื‘ื•ื’ืจ ื›ื™ืชื” ื”โ€™.
07:17
I'm actually,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”,
07:18
I'm the founder and owner of TED.
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ืื ื™ ื”ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื•ื”ื‘ืขืœื™ื ืฉืœ TED.
07:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:24
Congratulate me, you know you want to.
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ื‘ืจื›ื• ืื•ืชื™, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื.
07:26
Thanks for coming to my conference.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ืืชื ืœื•ื•ืขื™ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
07:28
(Applause and cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื ื•ืชืฉื•ืื•ืช)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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