Don’t second-guess what “distracts” you, says actor-producer Yara Shahidi; that’s your curiosity coming through. The star of hit shows like “black-ish” and “grown-ish” tells how she learned to spot clues to her own future — and how you can, too.
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@sauravakaprophet
January 16, 2024 at 10:59 am
Nas’s cousin, Queen 👸 Yara
@shakilaji5570
January 16, 2024 at 11:01 am
Oh, I like it😊😊😊😊😊😊
@fairking4689
January 16, 2024 at 11:01 am
Really inspiring confidence❤
@shakilaji5570
January 16, 2024 at 11:01 am
Her cloth is outstanding❤😊😊😊😊❤😊❤
@crxlsvanny
January 16, 2024 at 11:03 am
Yara is my crush
@tinamylove3223
January 16, 2024 at 11:15 am
I’m a junior in high school. People look at me strangely when I say that I wish I could go to school forever. You put my thoughts into beautiful words ❤
@myparceltape1169
January 16, 2024 at 1:35 pm
At university a man was pointed out to me and described as a ‘perpetual student ‘.
@devindozier4043
January 16, 2024 at 3:41 pm
If you enjoy learning go for it! Nothing wrong with a hungry curiosity:)
@FindingLauraC
January 16, 2024 at 11:18 am
Letting curiosity lead.
@AlhadiSeneen
January 16, 2024 at 11:27 am
oh. you left me speechless
@1NicolaPratt
January 16, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Inspired what a beautiful talk, with a lot of food for thought that I need to spend some time digesting. Thank you for encouraging me to explore my passions ❤ God bless you 🙏🏾
@sgarrita2561
January 16, 2024 at 12:03 pm
I am nearly 60 yo first gen American, upper middle class never married, white woman —-seemingly nothing in common… however I can say personally when I’ve allowed my curiousity to lead me, I have always benefitted. When I’ve let societal norms, pressures, and obligations carry me through, while I have learned and benefitted to some degree, I have often been left empty, crushed, and broken. If we societally let curiosity lead every individual, we would be a much healthier and happier society. I applaud you Yara Shahidi!!! May you lead and thrive!!!
@lauragill5121
January 16, 2024 at 12:16 pm
I’ve always had a wide variety of passions, struggled with this in college myself!! I’m an older white woman, but I am totally cheering for you and your generation ❤❤❤❤❤❤. My son, his partner, my nieces and nephews…. And myself! Keep asking questions and learning new stuff FOREVER!!
@dameanvil
January 16, 2024 at 12:25 pm
00:00 🌍 The speaker reflects on the expansive imagination of childhood and laments the narrowing focus in adulthood, emphasizing the need for imagination in the present world.
1:14 🧠 In today’s world, imagination is crucial for envisioning possibilities and addressing challenges; curiosity is highlighted as a key tool for building new realities.
3:30 🎓 The speaker, a Harvard alum with a television show, faced a challenge blending academic and entertainment pursuits but emphasizes the universal struggle of juggling diverse interests.
4:21 🤷♂ Societal pressure often pushes individuals towards specialization, limiting exploration of multiple passions, and underestimating the value of curiosity.
6:04 🌐 Suppression of curiosity can lead to a false sense of certainty, hindering decision-making and personal growth; the speaker advocates for embracing curiosity.
8:37 🚀 Curiosity’s results are described as “rupture,” challenging traditional norms, and emphasizing its potential to shape new possibilities and realities.
10:07 ✨ Historical examples show that leaders of social change often pursued their passions and curiosities outside their designated fields.
10:13 🌈 Curiosity’s byproduct is possibility, and the speaker encourages recommitting to curiosity as a way to expand options and build new futures.
@vluna8983
January 16, 2024 at 1:49 pm
Loved your presentation 🎉
@ozy753
January 16, 2024 at 2:29 pm
Türkçe çeviri istiyorum
@synchandu957
January 16, 2024 at 3:08 pm
❤
@Surreal.Xpressions
January 16, 2024 at 3:14 pm
Huggz from Iowa and the deep mind thank you for giving the world this
@HealthZo
January 16, 2024 at 5:42 pm
😊 0:07 ❤
@ItsEvanWilson
January 16, 2024 at 6:32 pm
Such a great talk – this is an honest and simple reminder of how easy it is to forget being curious. This talk is exceptional as it tells us that we should continue pursing our interests that pulls gratitude closer to our hearts ❤
@rominho151
January 16, 2024 at 6:44 pm
really ispiring
@l.j.6729
January 16, 2024 at 8:15 pm
🎉🎉🎉🎉 profound
@Chansaeraedesigns
January 17, 2024 at 12:11 am
This was awesome. Thank you for refocusing us on our inate curiosity
@angelfaithsteven8950
January 17, 2024 at 12:25 am
Well👏
@Kheetti
January 17, 2024 at 12:33 am
Yara’s intelligence and maturity is mesmerising!!!😊
@chideraokoli171
January 17, 2024 at 1:05 am
Thank you
@melmelexplores
January 17, 2024 at 3:58 am
Love her confidence ❤
@aaliyahlinkov
January 17, 2024 at 4:40 am
I’m so proud, true inspiration
@_BangDroid_
January 17, 2024 at 6:06 am
Who is this TED talk even aimed at? Are there people who don’t embrace curiosity and are just willfully ignorant … wait, what am I saying, the US exists
@alexandermoody1946
January 17, 2024 at 6:49 am
This really sums up the importance of nurturing children in a way that emphasises the qualities of imagination.
@kingkuziinmoremoney
January 17, 2024 at 6:55 am
SHE’S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE ❤🎉💜🦍 YARA YOUR SKIN TONE REMINDS ME OF GOLD
@kingkuziinmoremoney
January 17, 2024 at 7:05 am
HOW POWERFUL FROM RAPTURE IS AN INTRODUCTION OF SOMETUING FRESH TO CURIOSITY IS A LIFE LINE FOR HIM 😇💐🌧
@rejoicennedi
January 17, 2024 at 7:33 am
Felt like poetry ❤ thanks Yara
@jabrianewton9520
January 17, 2024 at 9:58 am
This was Important
@vientoalisio
January 17, 2024 at 10:07 am
La curiosidad fue lo que me ayudó a salir adelante en un entorno infantil desafiante en extremo. Mi curiosidad me llevó a cuestionarme y buscar respuestas en libros y toda clase de dispositivos de acceso al conocimiento. Me abrió a otros horizontes y a una vida plena en todos los sentidos.
@michaelmcneil3471
January 17, 2024 at 10:13 am
Brilliant Well said & well put🎯🥂
@kylestfurcy3532
January 17, 2024 at 12:54 pm
Just what I needed to hear ✨ chase your curiosity
@user-br8vb9mq1p
January 17, 2024 at 5:17 pm
Love her.
@talesep1
January 17, 2024 at 6:35 pm
Wow. Brilliant
@kingkiwikong
January 17, 2024 at 9:12 pm
Kupida and Mopida would be so proud 👏🏽
@Tadiwamukonza17
January 18, 2024 at 5:40 am
Such an important reminder, thank you Yara! ❤
@user-rz4ob3gz7h
January 18, 2024 at 9:57 am
3:53
@KiaraCarbajal
January 18, 2024 at 10:37 am
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@brightcoco
January 18, 2024 at 11:45 am
Felt like you just entered my messy brain and decluttered my thoughts and organized them into a beautiful speech…This is exactly what I wanted to say/hear…Inspiring indeed!!
@MelSpeaksMD
January 18, 2024 at 12:17 pm
I love this! My heart pulls me in so many directions and I’ve come to the decision that “staying in your lane” is faulty advice given by ppl who lack vision. I love that she’s carving out her own path in Hollywood and academia 🤍
@nafisehlatifi7646
January 18, 2024 at 6:12 pm
This was an amazing reminder, and thank you thank you so much for remembering protesters in iran and reminding that all of this comes from a dream.
@imaniokwuosa5549
January 18, 2024 at 7:45 pm
Yara, I love you, but most importantly, thank you for your work.
@fionnaroma9100
January 18, 2024 at 10:34 pm
❤
@loishawkeyz1246
January 18, 2024 at 11:19 pm
I was abused for being curious by my teachers in school and other people and now it’s popular abusive teachers and people suck
@christinemwangi7176
January 19, 2024 at 3:55 am
So so good Ms. Yara, listening to your Ted from Kenya.
@susanmuchirahondo6801
January 19, 2024 at 6:48 am
I was waiting so long for you to do a ted talk
@michaelvandenheuvel317
January 19, 2024 at 6:49 am
Smiles all around 🥰 …
@nshabeer99
January 19, 2024 at 7:01 am
I’m hypnotized by her choice of words!!
@Schwa99ySpic3
January 19, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Yara 🥹 you are so beautiful in your element! This message really hit home for me. ✨🫶🏾
@ftngie
January 20, 2024 at 2:14 am
Are these tedtalks freestyled or on a teleprompter
@Kayyllaa_
January 20, 2024 at 1:07 pm
❤
@mvo9353
January 20, 2024 at 3:03 pm
Am I the only one that kept thinking of the Rock when she repeated “are you sure about that?”
@Scoob_455
January 20, 2024 at 4:37 pm
Really good TED talk, intellectually gifted, naturally gifted, God bless her🩷
@nyaluv143
January 20, 2024 at 10:29 pm
So great !!!!
@fizzabaloch6422
January 21, 2024 at 12:52 am
I really liked the way she has presented and talked about curiosity
@monique4161
January 21, 2024 at 2:52 am
❤
@user-fn4jg8vq2d
January 21, 2024 at 6:23 am
Loved your presentation
@nolwazizondi1306
January 21, 2024 at 6:36 am
Needed to hear this! ❤
@user-bv8vn9gf7l
January 21, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I like her from blackish
@qazaleh94
January 21, 2024 at 3:16 pm
wow Yara … it was so great .. so proud of you and thank you
@Freddiewiththevests
January 21, 2024 at 3:57 pm
❤
@riekabinges
January 21, 2024 at 11:28 pm
I missed my heart surgery for this🥰
@lakep7798
January 21, 2024 at 11:45 pm
That was just beautiful!
@TheGamer.Pro_
January 22, 2024 at 1:14 am
Amazing
@Kayyllaa_
January 22, 2024 at 1:50 am
All of this has been on my mind recently and it’s so refreshing to hear Yara (someone who inspires me) talking about just that!!
@Sharon_Njoki.M
January 22, 2024 at 2:12 am
Recommitting to curiosity 🤝🏽
@domlover
January 22, 2024 at 2:55 am
Love ❤
@odeyalefavour5306
January 22, 2024 at 6:36 am
Exactly what I needed 😭😭😭
@rawkakani
January 22, 2024 at 6:50 am
No, Thank you
@ox_legacy
January 22, 2024 at 6:55 am
This was exactly what I needed to hear today🙌🏾🔥
@wendyvidzah
January 22, 2024 at 7:25 am
Yara for president! ❤
@bigthebla
January 22, 2024 at 1:33 pm
Suddenly, everything made sense. I’ma come back to this a couple of times this year 🥹
@nzeakograce1813
January 22, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Yara, you were absolutely precise in your delivery and your life held the gravity for more possibilities