How native speakers pronounce “important”

something remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

and I want to talk about creativity. My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

that evolved over tens of thousands of years, to keep track of the locations of important things -- where the well is, where fish can be found,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

Protect brain development through puberty. That's why it's so important for countries to follow Australia's example.

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

write reports and repeat. And don’t get me wrong, this work is important. But too often we mistake process for progress.

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

It might, in fact, arguably be the choice we make, the most important choice we make, because how we make that choice

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED