What one skill = an awesome life? | Dr. Shimi Kang | TEDxKelowna

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  • Опубликовано: 3 май 2024
  • This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Are you balanced in life? What is the best approaching to finding balance...to creating an awesome life?
    Dr. Shimi Kang is an award-winning, Harvard-trained doctor, researcher, media expert, and lecturer on human motivation. She is the author of the #1 Bestseller, The Dolphin Way: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Motivated Kids Without Turning Into A Tiger (Penguin Books 2014). Her articles appear in major media outlets including the Huffington Post, Psychology Today and TIME Magazine. Dr. Kang is the Medical Director for Child and Youth Mental Health for Vancouver community, a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, and the founder of the Provincial Youth Concurrent Mental Health and Addictions Program and BC Children’s Hospital.
    About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Комментарии • 991

  • @lailaalfaddil7389
    @lailaalfaddil7389 11 месяцев назад +239

    The key to big returns is not big moving stocks. It's managing risk in relationship to reward. Having the correct size on and turning your edge as many times as necessary to reach your goal. That holds true from long term investing to day trading

    • @lailaalfaddil7389
      @lailaalfaddil7389 11 месяцев назад

      Would recommend *ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER,* cos she's very proficient in her game I have seen loads of news of

  • @willdrivesu7914
    @willdrivesu7914 Год назад +118

    As someone who is an introvert, I have to argue with her assessment. Being by myself is my happy place. I can socialize and talk to anyone and get along with everyone. But at the end of the day all I need is a good book, a movie or a video game and I'm perfectly content and happy. Being around people for too long is to me, what isolation is to most people, torture.

    • @josebonilla4785
      @josebonilla4785 Год назад +5

      The same here

    • @MrGrizzleysGames
      @MrGrizzleysGames Год назад +6

      Couldn't agree with you more.

    • @williamkreth
      @williamkreth Год назад +6

      I agree. I greatly enjoy my alone time. To the point that people think it's unnatural

    • @roypressler6548
      @roypressler6548 Год назад +2

      Wouldn't alone time for introverts be DOWNTIME. I always personality test out EXTREMELY INTROVERTED. I would however, agree with her that too little "OTHERS" destroys even healthy extreme introverts. Yet, gimmie lots of alone time. Play too seems more "brain lightening up" to me with "OTHERS" as long as that radical competition balogna gets outlawed. God made one human who can jump the highest, make the highest % of 3 pointers, procreate the most desireable currently beautiful children or be the perfect physician. And only one Son of Man through which Paradise can be ANY body's. ALL that makes competition, even comparisons unneccessary. Even WRONG.. OFFENSIVE to The Creator, Who is incapable of mistakes, incapable of not Loving or incapable of allowing INJUSTICE to endure. Once in Eternal Paradise, each one will know SO MUCH more than those pitiful littles.

    • @philthyrich1433
      @philthyrich1433 Год назад +3

      It drains my energy. Dont know why but it does

  • @jorgeromera3861
    @jorgeromera3861 5 лет назад +282

    "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" (Jiddu Krishnamurti)

    • @bircruz555
      @bircruz555 4 года назад +13

      On point. I step out to connect with society from time to time and just as quickly I retreat, like the ground hog: five more months of winter. The problem, it seems to me, is that people have been extremely conditioned to abandon what makes them special as individuals. They see movies, they act out the movies. Individuals have allowed so many agents of conditioning a free reign in their lives, and they come out uninteresting, boring, extremely shallow and a sheer waste of time and emotions. Where is the attraction in that?

    • @downbntout
      @downbntout 4 года назад +7

      I'm appreciating farming more after reading this quote.

    • @ElanSunStarPhotographyHawaii
      @ElanSunStarPhotographyHawaii 4 года назад +3

      Wow..I use his quote often I knew J Krishnamurti in the 70's and 80's...he was so authentic....

    • @miachevaisav2285
      @miachevaisav2285 3 года назад +3

      Adjusted to yourself is the key. Things will never be perfect outside of us.

    • @ALCRAN2010
      @ALCRAN2010 3 года назад +1

      Good quote.
      But you look like AthleanX.

  • @jackiechun99
    @jackiechun99 3 года назад +199

    4:35 Adaptability is the key to a prosperous life.
    9:10 On Dolphins
    10:28 P. O. D.
    10:36 Play [have fun without rules].
    12:17 Others [meaningful connections]; Social connection is a basic of life
    13:55 Downtime [sleep] Rest and Relaxation is the basic of life
    15:38 Look deeply into nature, and then you will understand everything better
    If everything works well, you will adapt to your circumstances and prosper.

    • @sp8978
      @sp8978 3 года назад +1

      Thank you

    • @terranhealer
      @terranhealer 3 года назад +2

      I thought in order to play rules were necessary. Sure the rules can be played with but it seems as we grow up its the very rules (limitations) that make games interesting. If you're playing chess, its not fun if your opponent breaks the rules. In essence rules give life a sense of meaning.

    • @sayusayme7729
      @sayusayme7729 3 года назад +1

      Thank you.

    • @sinamoaf7731
      @sinamoaf7731 3 года назад +2

      what does have fun without rules mean?

    • @efeitofit3492
      @efeitofit3492 2 года назад

      thank you for your description! a read for start my 2022!

  • @lloydyearwood6158
    @lloydyearwood6158 4 года назад +151

    My dad use to say "rest is not idleness" boy was he right. R.I.P dad. Your wisdom is so needed today.

    • @CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife
      @CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife 3 года назад +1

      Sorry for ur loss 😔

    • @peterfallon4018
      @peterfallon4018 3 года назад +2

      God Bless your father-and by you following & more so sharing his advice-shows your love & respect for him!!!

    • @peterfallon4018
      @peterfallon4018 3 года назад +1

      I lost my Dad at 48 (I was 19) & I quote him all the time!!!!

    • @bobrussell3602
      @bobrussell3602 3 года назад +6

      When I was about 9 I had been aggressively unkind to one of my playmates. I thought this was very 'macho' & manly of me & I went in & boasted to my dad about it. He said 'you shouldn't do that' . I looked at him with surprise & possibly a little disappointment showing in my facial expression. He said 'Do unto others as you would be done by.' I reflected on that long & hard & ever since I have been a kind & considerate person. DADS ARE SO IMPORTANT ! My dad was big & manly, he had fought through 2 World Wars. I would not have taken that advice from my mother.
      .

    • @TheGranti7a
      @TheGranti7a 3 года назад +1

      "… used to say…" ❤️😉👍🏼

  • @binbinli2412
    @binbinli2412 7 лет назад +649

    Our stress does not come solely from a lack of downtime to many people. Most from unable to achieve personal greatness. Lots of people struggle with living, making money to put food on the table and having a roof over their head. The speaker speaks from her own personal view which is helpful for those who shared the same living situation with her. As the Director of youth and Child Life admin, she does not have trouble making enough money to raise her family. And that's where stress come from in life for many people.

    • @binbinli2412
      @binbinli2412 7 лет назад +3

      teresa chase Sorry for your losses. My condolences, Teresa. Social media helped a lot of people to remedy in situations alike and can bring connections to you. Facebook, Twitter, and online communities such as forums and chatrooms.

    • @Teresahorner
      @Teresahorner 7 лет назад +6

      Binbin Li. Thank you. im in several fb forums for greive and some on health. it does help when you start to loose faith in the doctors. have a blessed night

    • @ilikebeinganonymous8666
      @ilikebeinganonymous8666 7 лет назад +51

      Binbin Li Yup.. this talk is meant to solve rich peoples existential problems.
      The rest of us were too stressed out wondering how to pay next month's rent to pay attention to this video ;-)

    • @bes1batch1976
      @bes1batch1976 7 лет назад +8

      Binbin Li Land, labor, capital, management abilities are the factors of production. too bad that most who are in the labor barely can afford to P.O.D. Or put food/roof on the table/head. Some ideas master/servant, wise/not so wise, set up, hypnotized into doing something, labor is always minding the interest of other 3 factors, and the other 3 is ordering the life of labors!! Worked your way out! Its fun, challenging, pod your way out, its a maze, humans find ways, that makes us humans or not it does not make us less humans!!!

    • @Teresahorner
      @Teresahorner 7 лет назад +3

      ilike beinganonymous. lol isnt tht the truth ;)

  • @catedoge3206
    @catedoge3206 4 года назад +133

    Best skill to learn is awareness. Everything is connected to that.

    • @jeanneeber
      @jeanneeber 4 года назад +4

      CateDoge Theres a few types! Self awareness is the most vital to your survival !

    • @MrBlue-km8qv
      @MrBlue-km8qv 4 года назад

      Especially, when on the web.

    • @abracadabra2337
      @abracadabra2337 4 года назад

      Amen

    • @inspira7576
      @inspira7576 Год назад

      @@jeanneeber pp0⁰0⁰ ⁰

    • @ishapatel8551
      @ishapatel8551 Год назад

      Can you elaborate on this?

  • @vilmantasramanauskas728
    @vilmantasramanauskas728 7 лет назад +427

    P. O. D. - Play (have fun without rules). Others (meaningful connections). Downtime (sleep). If everything works well, you will adapt to your circumstances and prosper. Good night ;)

    • @christianlopez1555
      @christianlopez1555 6 лет назад +11

      Thank you i was hearing pot hahahaha

    • @p10091518
      @p10091518 5 лет назад +6

      Thank you I was starting to think that maybe Ted talk actually pay these people and by the minute. I'm not sure if they have to feel a specific amount of time every time but after the five minute Mark I was like a dab debility and took you 5 minutes to say adaptability

    • @wilhelm.reeves
      @wilhelm.reeves 5 лет назад +6

      @@christianlopez1555 daily dose of pot XD
      that's doesn't sound so bad either

    • @cjm537
      @cjm537 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you Vilmantas :) You saved me time so I can go to sleep instead of watching..

    • @wolfman1000000
      @wolfman1000000 4 года назад +9

      As interesting as that is, many people work more than 40 hours a week and still live in poverty. Many people who live that life cant P.O.D. and put food on the table or raise kids or live in a decent shelter. Instead we struggle til we die. Poor people cant adapt because of a landslide of obstacles that keep us down.

  • @rojin2000
    @rojin2000 2 года назад +10

    As a political prisoner that went through torture physically and at some point emotionally and mentally, the salutary confinement was the worst aspect of being in prison for me but yet my skills in adaptabilities and imagination helped me somehow not to break in pieces or lose my integrity or my believes .

  • @vhayashi7369
    @vhayashi7369 3 года назад +54

    Many of us are single moms not by choice, and are exhausted but trying to stay focused and positive and trying to rebuild our health, not stressing as much and have to get rest when given the chance and the thing that helps me the most is staying connected to my Authentic friendships and just finding something to laugh about and staying positive.

    • @marshallangelo4000
      @marshallangelo4000 2 года назад

      i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know of a way to get back into an Instagram account..?
      I somehow lost my account password. I love any assistance you can offer me

    • @TilikaVispute
      @TilikaVispute 2 года назад

      @@marshallangelo4000 try forgot password and you will get a code or link on your email or phone ...

    • @willzill538
      @willzill538 Год назад +1

      Single mom's not by (good) choices

    • @timeisrunningoutlove9508
      @timeisrunningoutlove9508 Год назад +1

      @@willzill538or your partner turns out to be extremely abusive after having children, and you become a single mom due to protecting your child- good choices.

  • @stheday1
    @stheday1 4 года назад +58

    People can drain us too..it's important to find supportive ones.

    • @lisamuchi8764
      @lisamuchi8764 3 года назад

      Absolutely .........Toxic personalities!!!

  • @heffthehecked
    @heffthehecked 4 года назад +28

    “Dolphins never compromise the basics of life”

  • @downbntout
    @downbntout 4 года назад +22

    This is the oxygen I didn't know I needed. No more guilt over basic needs.

  • @thirtyacres7504
    @thirtyacres7504 5 лет назад +22

    I completely understand what she's saying about adaptability. I agree with her, 100%. I just don't care to adapt to most of "this world" we have now. The way I have found peace, which may be different for everyone, is to adapt by not going with the flow of globalization. For everyone, it's a different adaptation. I hope everyone finds theirs.

    • @tlegahiga9200
      @tlegahiga9200 4 года назад +2

      when i am in depression or exiety i frequently listen to music to remind a wondeful period of time

    • @perrizepeda9638
      @perrizepeda9638 2 года назад +2

      Invest in local community.

    • @dreamkid4385
      @dreamkid4385 2 года назад +2

      @@perrizepeda9638 i just watch comedy and have funn lolllll

  • @meanderthal2635
    @meanderthal2635 4 года назад +11

    So, live a porpoise driven life? Got it. As a physician treating syndromes of ADHD and associated anxiety, depression, this is one of the most salient presentations I’ve heard.

    • @PULAG
      @PULAG Год назад

      Go Miami dolphins!

  • @subiyaamreen3023
    @subiyaamreen3023 2 года назад +10

    She summed it all in a great way, the basics are the key❤️

  • @You_Manos_Tube
    @You_Manos_Tube 4 года назад +41

    "Play is how we adapt"...This is the connection between the game and education which leads to obtaining a skill and then the confidence! Well Done Dr!

  • @thutosalome332
    @thutosalome332 4 года назад +21

    I love the concept of adoption to me it means not only assimilating the influence of the current environment into your life but also being true to yourself attracting authentic people people who elevate you and make you see things from their perspective thats a profound human connection and adaptation to me

  • @davidrivers7667
    @davidrivers7667 4 года назад +16

    I Love This Speaker, "The Dolphin Way" A Perfect Thought

  • @ajeetkang8188
    @ajeetkang8188 9 лет назад +20

    We all want the best of life for ourselves and loved ones.Watching this I was forced to reconsider what I should strive for and how! Profound presentation but then so obvious- this is a must watch for anyone who wants an awesome life!! Fantastic!

  • @notadonna5983
    @notadonna5983 4 года назад +20

    Thank you! So true! Some of us have to become ill to learn this. I'm not sorry to have had the chance to wake up, but it cost me a lot of time. I hope to encourage you to take charge by letting go of all the things that don't serve you and humanity. Love your life!💞

  • @DoodleBugLisa
    @DoodleBugLisa 4 года назад +7

    There are gems within this talk, but I’ve never liked Legos, even before they had rules. I have lots of downtime; I think it gives me too much time inside my head. For me the most healing thing is gratitude.
    Our speaker has so many accomplishments that must feel great to talk about in public. Seems to me this talk is more for the Haves than the Have Nots.

  • @sergiocapossio2779
    @sergiocapossio2779 5 лет назад +5

    Spectacular talk. Shimi made me organize POD. Thanks a lot!

  • @felipevalente8968
    @felipevalente8968 4 года назад +21

    This was really amazing. Thank you for this TED talk!

  • @judahroyal9879
    @judahroyal9879 Год назад +3

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful truth and wisdom, I really needed to hear this and will set out to practice it!

  • @hendrayahya3303
    @hendrayahya3303 4 года назад +17

    Breaks are the moment of breakthroughs, that looking inward gives us innovation and inspiration - nice.

  • @sophietand3240
    @sophietand3240 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Dr. Shimi Kang! One of the best TED talks I’ve ever heard! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @enochbrown8178
    @enochbrown8178 3 года назад

    I heartily agree with Dr. Kang. God bless this lady.

  • @chanelnicole0922
    @chanelnicole0922 7 лет назад +38

    I love her book " the self motivated kid". She is inspiring and a breath of fresh air

  • @vivianboone4794
    @vivianboone4794 5 лет назад +19

    Love the LEGO analogy - I’ve thought about how it’s changed and never liked it

  • @salehristov
    @salehristov 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations...soo smart.. and thanks a lot for P.O.D.... 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

  • @meghananton4754
    @meghananton4754 7 лет назад +2

    OUTSTANDING! THANK YOU. Everything in balance. We are an unbalanced culture, out of touch with our nature. She is so right. I am a baby boomer and have led a rat race life for too long ... overworking to achieve something is even creeping into my retirement. I need more real play time!

  • @carypt
    @carypt 7 лет назад +11

    Thank you Dr Kang. I enjoyed your presentation. Adaptability and POD... I'm "all in"!!
    .

  • @jeffhodge7333
    @jeffhodge7333 4 года назад +41

    I love how people say, "I turned out OK." That's a red flag.

    • @SuperBartles
      @SuperBartles 4 года назад +3

      wins the comment section. Well done sir

  • @arlinegeorge6967
    @arlinegeorge6967 3 года назад +1

    So rightly said survival of the fittest. Thank you, bless you n All your dreams come true.

  • @smrtztt8685
    @smrtztt8685 2 года назад +2

    I was struck by your amazing presentation .

  • @Fath0m73
    @Fath0m73 5 лет назад +17

    1. The one thing: 4:29
    2: Supporting evidence 6:17
    3. Currrent social diagnosis 8:00
    4. The dolphin's way: 10:08

  • @chaduvulahemanth3974
    @chaduvulahemanth3974 4 года назад +3

    Thank you ma'am. I enjoyed it and I will implement this technique.

  • @hvasf7709
    @hvasf7709 4 года назад +2

    With all respect to the fact that people watching this come from diverse situations I found great value in her comments and learning. Society does glorify work, and there are also those who must work many hours just to get by. In either case would it not be ideal to have time to be creative (play), socialize, and have downtime? How we get there is often the more difficult question especially when options seem few. TED talks rarely answer this type of question due to time constraints, but it allows us to exercise our own creativity in solving our own problems.

  • @anuragshah5146
    @anuragshah5146 Год назад +1

    Thoroughly enjoyed listening to your speech.
    So wonderfully simple and practical and achievable advice!

  • @lowzhao
    @lowzhao 4 года назад +39

    "Well, grit is great but we all know, hard-working gritty people who have no joy or meaning in their lives." damn this hurts me.

  • @scovila
    @scovila 4 года назад +9

    The whole talk was filled with amazing points. I loved it! Thank you, Dr. Kang.

  • @percypunto
    @percypunto 4 года назад +1

    Apologies for all the ranting and negativity in the comments below - I think this was one of the best TED talks I’ve seen in a while, well constructed, delivered with authenticity and left me feeling more compassionate for myself and those around me. Thank you for all your hard work in this area and for sharing your story. You should be very proud :)

  • @sandraremolina8319
    @sandraremolina8319 4 года назад +8

    I LOVE THIS GIRL FOR SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE ABUOT JOY!
    THANK YOU!

    • @Syncere20
      @Syncere20 2 года назад

      She's very smart and so beautiful.

  • @jamesgrummitt1049
    @jamesgrummitt1049 3 года назад +10

    What a wondrful talk. Thank you so much Dr. Shimi Kang. Everything I have been thinking about for years have been very concisely related to your talk. I am so impressed with your delivery. Respect! x

  • @redfoxes5153
    @redfoxes5153 7 лет назад +79

    oh i'm so glad she said that about modern day lego!

  • @thuaphi
    @thuaphi Год назад +1

    Thank you for your speech!!! ❤❤❤

  • @AceHalford
    @AceHalford Год назад

    She's right, the environment is changing and we have no control over it, so we must adapt

  • @ryangallagher364
    @ryangallagher364 4 года назад +15

    Great talk. I am going to start taking a daily dose of POD everyday. Really liked the comparison to dolphins! So true and makes sense.

  • @josephfernando4867
    @josephfernando4867 6 лет назад +7

    Superb...my take away from this video...When I played I found new Passion...When I connected I found new Purpose...When I rested I found new Balance...So true..

  • @imperialleather5448
    @imperialleather5448 4 года назад +2

    Amazing talk, thank you x

  • @ongkhoa8871
    @ongkhoa8871 2 года назад +1

    The presentation is amazing, you speak at the right speed, I really much obliged to you, thank you 👍

  • @idan7989
    @idan7989 5 лет назад +21

    My greatest ideas come to my head when im relaxing by myself in nature

    • @emlillthings7914
      @emlillthings7914 4 года назад

      or at the moment a turd is squeezed out.
      Incidentally, I become a genius when squeezing one in nature.

  • @ashishnigam900
    @ashishnigam900 8 лет назад +16

    she carried herself elegantly...BTW , nice research....perspective shifted :) !!

  • @krishnaboda411
    @krishnaboda411 17 дней назад

    I needed to hear this. Thank you so much for this tedx talk.

  • @brianbe1430
    @brianbe1430 5 лет назад

    Indeed! Thank you

  • @donfields1234
    @donfields1234 4 года назад +3

    I have been saying something similar for decades, of all the courses we teach and learn, of all the things we know and master, the one thing we arent taught is how to be "happy". And imho it should be taught every year of school, and if wise we should continue this "study" throughout our lives. For now, if your not "happy" as much as you would like, then you can try focusing on this....do what you love, or love what you do. If you have an interest, a calling, anything your drawn to then GO TO IT, you only have one life, we must use it wisely if we want to be wise, and life fullfilled lives. If you dont have any interest currently, then focus on learning to love whatever it is you are doing, even a job you hate can be turned into one you love i assure you, and imagine the power you gain when you achieve that ability, nothing stands in your way after that, then your/ we are, truly free. 😜😊✌👍👋🙏😀

    • @orosmarc6697
      @orosmarc6697 4 года назад

      In my opinion the reason why nobody teach how to be happy, is because the happiness is coming from INSIDE !
      Or at least should be... if not you are unhappy what ever you do with your life, like carrier , families, wealth, etc...

  • @MrThedrrohan
    @MrThedrrohan 4 года назад +4

    Excellent and inspiring

  • @prokritychowdhury8174
    @prokritychowdhury8174 4 года назад

    very important, excellent, many thanks

  • @beverlytalton5718
    @beverlytalton5718 3 года назад +2

    Excellent. Gives so much to consider and to modify your thinking about the way you perceive others and life.

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 8 лет назад +438

    Isn't it funny? We got washing machines, can reach any point in the world within 48h, got internet (imagine communication before electricity) and numerous machines working for us. Yet, we have less time than before.

    • @edi9892
      @edi9892 8 лет назад +16

      qacwnfq q
      Growth without limits never ends well...

    • @abumohammedhmm2449
      @abumohammedhmm2449 7 лет назад

      edi

    • @siarheipilat8152
      @siarheipilat8152 7 лет назад

      bs

    • @HKashaf
      @HKashaf 5 лет назад +5

      The answer to that is very simple: devaluing of human labor and interest based society, taxation is close third on this list.

    • @asefb9864
      @asefb9864 4 года назад +1

      you have a flying washing machines O_o ?

  • @Funandconsciousness
    @Funandconsciousness 9 лет назад +4

    How do we become sufficiently adaptable? Simple: prioritize health and play! Dr. Kang makes a great case for this approach, for those who haven't fully realized its value, yet.

  • @Odin2LC
    @Odin2LC 5 лет назад +1

    Dr. Kang is incredibility beautiful and intelligent. Fantastic talk!

  • @EuropeanQoheleth
    @EuropeanQoheleth 7 лет назад +2

    = doesn't mean something is something; it means 2 things have equal value and I wish people would get it right already.

  • @tonyd6853
    @tonyd6853 4 года назад +7

    key= volunteering

  • @willardchi2571
    @willardchi2571 5 лет назад +80

    I'm so glad RUclips allows me to watch videos at 2x normal speed.

    • @thequiet8823
      @thequiet8823 4 года назад +1

      same, kinda wish they let them go faster

    • @TheKonstantinius
      @TheKonstantinius 4 года назад +4

      You're too stressed!

    • @ZopcsakFeri
      @ZopcsakFeri 4 года назад +2

      Guys, like Willard's comment so that it'd come up on top and people like me could be reminded earlier to hit that 2x button!

    • @absolutethinker7764
      @absolutethinker7764 4 года назад +3

      she talks very slow. 2x is still not enough.

    • @mehmet.tekeli
      @mehmet.tekeli 4 года назад +1

      She talks very slow but somehow when you do 2x faster it is still perfectly understandable without spending any effort. I think she really is trying to talk slower consciously She probably thinks she will be understood better if she talks slower.

  • @pensandnoodles681
    @pensandnoodles681 3 года назад

    So well spoken! Great talk

  • @asadawan4406
    @asadawan4406 4 года назад +1

    wow amazing wonderful so true to the core

  • @mhdhillon
    @mhdhillon 9 лет назад +25

    Excellent. I would love to have a coffee with Dr. Kang one day and learn more about your journey. All the best

  • @yourrighthands
    @yourrighthands 5 лет назад +3

    Personal Development is key to finding your true self!

  • @abctubejane
    @abctubejane 8 лет назад +2

    Great talk, TEDx!

  • @beknazarsuranchiyev4836
    @beknazarsuranchiyev4836 5 лет назад

    Thank you!

  • @skssarath361
    @skssarath361 2 года назад +4

    Excellent presentation and thought provoking topic. Appreciate the efforts of Dr Shimi.
    A humble suggestion- I feel like audience can get the best out of all presenters if TEDx can allow them some buffer time rather than asking them to stick to exact time frame. This allows them to dedicate 100% of their talent in delivering the presentation than being equally concerned about the timer running.

  • @kristopherscott634
    @kristopherscott634 6 лет назад +33

    Adaptability is a great way to survive, but not great if you wish to thrive. Napoleon wasn't a great general because he could adapt to his setting. If you want to get up from the table never having lost any money, but also not winning any either, than do everything you can to make sure no one notices you were even there. Just adapt. If you don't want anyone to hate you than adapt socially. No one will hate you. In fact, they'll likely forget you were ever there. Adapt. If you never want to get fired, then adapt. You never will. You'll also never know what it is that you could have been in life other than a guy who was never fired. To be the person you are, you must stand firm in who you are when the temptation is greatest to adapt to something else.

    • @En8el
      @En8el 5 лет назад +3

      Good observation. My synopsis of your objection is: Adapting to WHAT? Kang offers her adapting with the POD solution to address going overboard on goal-setting & stress. (War is the most complete justification of goals & stress, so choosing Napoleon was the most extreme example of being notable that you could choose, but I get your point.)
      Perhaps an apt continuing question might be, "What *IS* the "person we are"? Are humans merely a product of their culture and ways children are raised? Or can we adapt (by using POD play, others & downtime) to CHOOSE what values and convictions we "are," might want to "sponsor" or "represent," (and hopefully embody and demonstrate in inventive, practical ways) despite our original conditioning?
      Hopefully, a person would not get too focused on the "OTHER" section of Dr. Kang's POD idea, sacrificing what we discover is true for ourselves during the "PLAY" feature of POD. Experiencing the effects of how we act and responding to balance our efforts in real time *is* adapting. In a perfect world, this usually generates prioritizing convictions and goals that come from experience, without abandoning any advantageous features.
      However, I have experienced those limitations you outlined above in being "too" adaptable by not really being deliberate enough at arranging my priorities. For awhile instead, I made "Adapting" THE priority and suffered the effects you describe! But I was able to recognize what was happening and hit the "refresh" button.
      I'm hoping you are still able to respond...!

    • @muddyshoes4517
      @muddyshoes4517 5 лет назад +4

      Kristopher Scott all things in moderation, dear. Also, one must use common sense to know when to apply particular concepts. She's refering to the epidemic of stress, anxiety and other emotional/ mental disorders that have developed as a result of people not thinking for themselves when it comes to life in modern society. She's not referring to EVERY SINGLE aspect of living life and obviously not war

    • @averymelanie2650
      @averymelanie2650 Год назад +1

      This works if you are working in a meritocratic environment. It doesn’t work if you are working in a dysfunctional environment where you expected to adapt to inefficiencies.

    • @khsimagesdotcom856
      @khsimagesdotcom856 Год назад +1

      @@muddyshoes4517 Dr. Shimi Kang referred to bacteria, plants, animals (particularly dolphins), large and small businesses, corporations, humans, governments, empires, raising kids. That sounds like nearly all of life to me.
      In my experience, a great deal of stress is born out of struggling to conform. It is often as simple as being empowered to be great the way we are. As I said, if you get good at adapting, it is a great way to survive (nearly anywhere). But if you go where you are appreciated instead of just tolerated, you will benefit much more.

    • @khsimagesdotcom856
      @khsimagesdotcom856 Год назад +1

      @@En8el Adaptation has its place but cannot be 'THE priority' as Dr. Shimi Kang emphasizes. Instead, prioritize your goals and you will naturally adapt accordingly.
      Without YOUR true goals, you can have all the play, interaction and rest you want (as many of us already do these things to some degree already), but without a prominent focus on what we want (our goals), we are left with stress and little to show for it. Do you have goals and the dedication to follow them is more the question.
      Think of it this way: What if we'll have stress anyways? What if eliminating stressors from our lives with all kinds of made up new skills (packaged as acronyms) do little more than serve as a temporary break from the stress? What if the stress isn't going anywhere no matter what and this is simply as good as it gets? If that's true then maybe it's more about finding the thing(s) that make the stress worth it. A specialist selling a book on RUclips isn't likely to tell us what that thing is. We'll have to answer that for ourselves and when we find it, instead of compromising in order to adapt and survive, we see these things through for better or for worst. A great man once said, a person with nothing to die for also has nothing to live for (MLK Jr.).

  • @whyterrig
    @whyterrig 8 лет назад +2

    Awesome! !!!
    Super important life advice.
    They should teach this in schools!

    • @tlegahiga9200
      @tlegahiga9200 4 года назад

      a song made me quit smoking and drinking to reach a point which is secret

  • @karishmavet
    @karishmavet 5 лет назад +2

    Heartfelt thanks for this new perspective!

    • @mryan4452
      @mryan4452 5 лет назад

      I worry for mankind.

  • @MDutchery47
    @MDutchery47 9 лет назад +9

    Very good, very simple to understand, and, as a dolphin admirer (I spent 8 - 10 weeks studying whales and dolphins 1975 with a class of 4 - 5 year olds and I learned so much about dolphins, and from my class), I love the advice here.

    • @OreAlan
      @OreAlan 9 лет назад +4

      Beautiful! No wonder I feel so much better when POD is part of my life! Thanks for passing this on! I'll be doing the same.

  • @TommyFamous
    @TommyFamous 5 лет назад +17

    ADAPTABILITY 🙌🏼 POD 💜

  • @raftal08
    @raftal08 5 лет назад

    thanks Shimi for an Awesome mindful brillient Ted talk

  • @morethannerd1196
    @morethannerd1196 4 года назад +4

    I love staying by myself and reading. It really depends.

  • @rgsauger
    @rgsauger 4 года назад +3

    GREAT analogy with the Lego's!

  • @dianaliuzzi4596
    @dianaliuzzi4596 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this such a useful video!!!

  • @vandanayadav8196
    @vandanayadav8196 2 года назад +2

    "Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better "

  • @thomasajah9730
    @thomasajah9730 8 лет назад +33

    solitary confinement is involuntary! setting oneself apart and having full control over oneself has no deleterious effects on the human. instead it can be a source of strength. being alone not same as being lonely!

    • @nkechiajakor1183
      @nkechiajakor1183 7 лет назад +10

      Not true, we are naturally social. Hormones release she talked about is true. U isolate, u lose everyday social skills which is d bedrock of our society.

    • @udaysanker7039
      @udaysanker7039 5 лет назад

      Thomas Ajah

    • @MJ-vf1im
      @MJ-vf1im 4 года назад

      Exactly!

    • @MJ-vf1im
      @MJ-vf1im 4 года назад

      Being alone is not the same as being lonely!

    • @d.w952
      @d.w952 3 года назад +1

      > being alone not same as being lonely!
      Yeah and solitary confinement is not the same as setting some time aside for yourself. Absolutely ridiculous comparison. I love how many people in these comments seem to think they are so different from others because they like time alone. Newsflash: EVERYONE DOES. Just not for prolonged amounts of time

  • @jahenders
    @jahenders 7 лет назад +8

    I definitely like her view on the one skill being adaptability. Looking at today, or at ancient history, that seems pretty evident.
    After that, she's basically promoting her mental treatment/development theories about the importance of taking it easy.

  • @adamphishman5136
    @adamphishman5136 4 года назад

    Absolutely awesome!

  • @tuanlenguyenminh4461
    @tuanlenguyenminh4461 2 года назад +1

    Bruce Lee has a quot that goes "if you put water in a tea pot the water become a tea pot, if you put water in a cup the water become a cup , be water my friend" this TED talk really help me connect with this quote

  • @kk-fz4rj
    @kk-fz4rj 4 года назад +19

    Ted talks:" ideas worth sharing" means actually ideas worth selling , everybody is always selling something.

    • @CarmenElRose
      @CarmenElRose 4 года назад +1

      Not always but this talk sucks

    • @jamesron5625
      @jamesron5625 3 года назад

      Can’t sell if you don’t buy

  • @nkechiajakor1183
    @nkechiajakor1183 7 лет назад +4

    Well done. I love the talk and it has been helpful. Thank You

  • @curtispage146
    @curtispage146 3 года назад

    Fantastic advice to help us better thrive in this times.

  • @vapurzaa
    @vapurzaa 6 лет назад

    Thanks. Beautiful video...

  • @maxczapski2239
    @maxczapski2239 7 лет назад +20

    I was listening to this as I fell asleep and thought it was a great speech. I had to shake off my sleepiness when I heard she was giving prescriptions for pot (which really disappointed me). I'm so relieved and amused to find out it wasn't pot...

    • @nkechiajakor1183
      @nkechiajakor1183 7 лет назад +2

      Pot very funny. d POD thing is very true

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      @andreacapozzi4539 7 лет назад +3

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    • @kahele808
      @kahele808 5 лет назад

      Hahaha me too!

  • @brendonfreeman1
    @brendonfreeman1 Год назад +3

    Interesting watching the POD discussion in light of the pandemic lockdowns when we weren't allowed to play, we were kept in isolation from others, and we were bombarded with stressful messaging through the news and social media. Our well being was under attack from all angles. Isn't it clear as day what our governments were doing to us, the people?

    • @1x0x
      @1x0x Год назад

      yup clear as day..

  • @ahmadqadeibalban3776
    @ahmadqadeibalban3776 10 месяцев назад

    "We are as humans built and meant to thrive, each one of us can have an awesome life".

  • @inderjeetkaur65
    @inderjeetkaur65 4 года назад

    Perfect speech

  • @markothwriter
    @markothwriter 6 лет назад +294

    People do wear overwork as a badge of honor

    • @abhiraj5646
      @abhiraj5646 5 лет назад +5

      Your comment made me sad :(

    • @yt-sh
      @yt-sh 5 лет назад +2

      I didnt have a full length sleep for >36 hours
      Dont worry I slept for 4 hrs in interval though

    • @powerhour4602
      @powerhour4602 4 года назад +2

      How else are you supposed to wear that badge?

    • @elainestewart7188
      @elainestewart7188 4 года назад +16

      Workaholics love showing this badge... In the meanwhile these workaholics are bitter, disconnected from others because they feel so superior. It's total denial as they are ineffective & inefficient without soft skills and a sense of humanity. They are completely unaware that they are denying themselves and others the love that makes everything it touches flourish.

    • @crisj7704
      @crisj7704 4 года назад +2

      That and being busy, how many times you hear I'm so busy... lol, look at me so important and busy.

  • @manjithmohanan6104
    @manjithmohanan6104 4 года назад +3

    Just listened to the flow of speech and couldnt realize when it finished..so inspirational...

  • @ygreen6600
    @ygreen6600 7 лет назад +1

    Powerful!

  • @SAPPHIREfun
    @SAPPHIREfun 4 года назад +1

    Thankyou for introducing P O D ..Very Freshing Loved your Speech/presentation..Adapting ASAP
    most helpful for my personal Journey to continue in life ones life experience x x x

  • @brittp.5916
    @brittp.5916 6 лет назад +56

    Christ people are petty. She is a beautiful speaker sharing her knowledge and wisdom. What the hell have the rest of you done lately.