The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult (part 2) | Marisa G. Franco @TED #ted #tedtalks

Marisa G. Franco is an expert on friendship, sharing the secrets to making (and keeping) great friends. Watch her full TED Talk:

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April 19, 2024

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Marisa G. Franco is an expert on friendship, sharing the secrets to making (and keeping) great friends. Watch her full TED Talk:

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@xjigsgw

April 19, 2024 at 12:07 pm

Being alone : problem

Being with ppl : problem

Find animals…

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- @edemehtawardhana5962
  
  April 19, 2024 at 1:19 pm
  
  Animals : scratch us, bark at us, left us when their stomach is full or find another mate –> Problem.
  
  Find Ghost instead…
  
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- @JLTravels
  
  April 21, 2024 at 11:42 am
  
  ALONE is good! ????
  
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- @_Felicia.7
  
  April 23, 2024 at 7:08 am
  
  Make yourself your friend .
  
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- @xjigsgw
  
  April 23, 2024 at 7:29 am
  
  @@_Felicia.7 tried man
  ….now no one to talk .. friends don’t call … being alone here and there at work all the time
  
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- @_Felicia.7
  
  April 23, 2024 at 8:57 am
  
  Same me .
  Always alone but I’m trying my best to make myself my friend .
  I love nature now .
  I have no true friend to talk but now I’m talking to trees and birds .
  At night , to moon .
  Sometimes I feel so bad but …..
  I’m trying…
  I read a good book .
  I go for a walk then I feel good .
  Just trying ….and trying
  I feel some difference in myself now . ❤
  
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@JuggernautUSAdotcom

April 19, 2024 at 12:10 pm

Great points.

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@pjdava

April 19, 2024 at 12:38 pm

TED, Your videos always make me happy, so I subscribed!

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@pjdava

April 19, 2024 at 12:48 pm

TED, You’re amazing! Let’s be friends and hang out!

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@joebagodonuts8119

April 19, 2024 at 1:54 pm

That’s a real positive outlook.

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- @myparceltape1169
  
  April 21, 2024 at 6:43 am
  
  The people whom I think might reject me are the people who will be happier to make friends.
  The same people, I should not have been afraid of them.
  
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@wisemanzo777

April 19, 2024 at 2:32 pm

Anyone want to be my ????friend?

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- @dinosimisides
  
  April 19, 2024 at 2:57 pm
  
  Not really… Try your local city
  
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- @wisemanzo777
  
  April 19, 2024 at 4:49 pm
  
  @dinosimisides I know you want to be my friend you playing hard to get.. Jesus loves you. I love you
  
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- @_Felicia.7
  
  April 23, 2024 at 9:02 am
  
  I will but my trust was betrayed many times ????, so its difficult for me to trust you. I’m very very sorry.????
  
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- @wisemanzo777
  
  April 23, 2024 at 9:21 am
  
  @_Felicia.7 it’s OK. Take your time to work on yourself, but I’m here if you need to talk
  
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- @_Felicia.7
  
  April 23, 2024 at 11:22 am
  
  So kind of u .
  
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@MuadDib1402

April 19, 2024 at 6:42 pm

People are hard work. Rather be on my own.

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@damenpacey5880

April 20, 2024 at 3:36 am

We don’t need people we need time tasted books.

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- @_Felicia.7
  
  April 23, 2024 at 10:50 am
  
  Same..here
  
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@79sashi

April 20, 2024 at 5:35 am

The title of the video is misleading as it does not contain any information in regard to it. It’s just advertising for a service you provide. That at least is my interpretation.

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@shaukah9173

April 20, 2024 at 8:48 am

People judge you ( Financial, Physical, State of mind etc etc) the moment you step into there zone, They make guesses on you. Limit ur socialization

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@danawalsh2529

April 20, 2024 at 4:41 pm

So wait- am I going to be rejected, or naw?

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@AnthonyIchooseyou

April 21, 2024 at 7:56 am

Video reveals NO “secret”

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Clarke, J. S., Cornelissen, J. P., & Healey, M. P. (2019). “Actions Speak Louder than Words: How Figurative Language and Gesturing in Entrepreneurial Pitches Influences Investment Judgments.” Academy of Management Journal
Jiang, L., Yin, D., & Liu, D. (2019). “Can Joy Buy You Money? The Impact of the Strength, Duration, and Phases of an Entrepreneur’s Peak Displayed Joy on Funding Performance.” Academy of Management Journal.
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Zhu, L. Y., Young, M. J., & Bauman, C. W. (2024). “Linking Anxiety to Passion: Emotion Regulation and Entrepreneurs’ Pitch Performance.” Journal of Business Venturing
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