How native speakers pronounce “don”

to hit you in the head with a brick don't lose faith I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

what you do if you haven't found it yet keep looking and don't settle as with all matters of the heart you'll know

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

better as the years roll on so keep looking don't settle my third story is about

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

concept no one wants to die even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there and yet death is the

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

it's quite true your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life don't be

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

true your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life don't be trapped by Dogma which is living with

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

the results of other people's thinking don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice and most

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

Actually, what I find is, everybody has an interest in education. Don't you? I find this very interesting.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I'm saying all this with a smile on my face. Not because I don't understand language. I just know there's far more for my feelings in store.

Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TED · TED

there will come a break in the clouds. I don't think that it's naive at all to look for joy in the everyday. In fact, if I'm ever to be truly content, it seems to me to be the only way.

Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TED · TED

Even if my happiness isn't total. Even when I don't think I deserve it. Finding the small joys in every day is a practice that's always so worth it.

Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TED · TED

What these things have in common is that kids will take a chance. If they don't know, they'll have a go. Am I right? They're not frightened of being wrong.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Am I right? They're not frightened of being wrong. I don't mean to say that being wrong is the same thing as being creative. What we do know is, if you're not prepared to be wrong,

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. I believe this passionately, that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Are you struck by a new thought? I was. You don't think of Shakespeare having a father, do you? Do you?

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Do you? Because you don't think of Shakespeare being a child, do you? Shakespeare being seven?

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Children dance all the time if they're allowed to, we all do. We all have bodies, don't we? Did I miss a meeting? (Laughter)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

(Laughter) Don't they? It's a way of getting their head to meetings.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

Is that right? "Don't do music, you're not going to be a musician; don't do art, you won't be an artist."

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

"Don't do music, you're not going to be a musician; don't do art, you won't be an artist." Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

and the thermometer on the front porch read minus 40 degrees -- and don't bother asking if that's Celsius or Fahrenheit, minus 40 is where the two scales meet --

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

this exquisitely evolved mechanism in the brain for finding things. But it's really good for things that don't move around much, not so good for things that move around.

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

a statistic you should ask for that most doctors don't like talking about, and pharmaceutical companies like talking about even less.

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

So think about how you're going to work through this ahead of time, so you don't have to manufacture the chain of reasoning on the spot. 300 people take the drug, right? One person's helped,

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

that will push the conversation forward. You don't want to have to manufacture all of this on the spot. And you also want to think about things like quality of life.

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

There's an evolutionary reason for this. Face-to-face with a predator, you don't need your digestive system, or your libido, or your immune system,

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

because if you're body is expending metabolism on those things and you don't react quickly, you might become the lion's lunch, and then none of those things matter.

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

♪ And if you ask me how I'm feeling ♪ ♪ Don't tell me you're too blind to see ♪ ♪ Never gonna give you up ♪

Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick Astley · Rick Astley

It can be flown remotely. I don't need a person on scene, and it turns the drone into a software-defined thing.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

woods or meal dropping assistance allegates I know I don't but we could all choose to multitask

Slow Thinking

They know what he's doing. I don’t know about you -- when I steal a car, I like to steal a license plate to go along with it.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

You Are Not Alone don't try to slow down by yourself no one is an island we are all connected

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wisdom has changed. I don't think of it as cultivating shoppers anymore.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

and the markets are too demanding. Wild animals don't stand a chance. Nothing in their history enables them to escape the mechanized killing.

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

I was told 50 years ago to be afraid of sharks. Now I'm afraid because I don't see sharks when I go diving. We've eliminated more than half of them

We’re Keeping the Ocean Wild — and You Can Join Us | Sylvia A. Earle | TED · TED

will have happened by your mid-30s. People who are over 40, don't panic. This crowd is going to be fine, I think.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

"Now the emergency contact blanks don't seem big enough." Now Emma's story made that sound easy,

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

pick your family. Don't be defined by what you didn't know or didn't do.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

they learn a lot better when people aren't on devices, when they don't have a computer and the multitasking staring

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

teachers and their fellow students. They don't need to connect with more screens. So, here's the second principle of

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

are being built by people who don't understand that premise. They think of people as consumers with

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

Would that make us happy if we don't have to depend on others? Absolutely not.

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

they choose a lot of them choose to send their kids to schools that don't have it.

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

OK? "I heard they don't even sleep in the same bed anymore." "They claim they never want to get married."

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

"They claim they never want to get married." "I don't think they ever plan to live together." Would you think to yourself "it sounds like they have some serious issues?"

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | 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

And she said, "Why don't we just stand here and compliment each other? If you hear your name called,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

Once talking, we stick to shallow talk, to small talk, rather than going deeper. We feel grateful but don’t express it. want to reach out to offer support to someone in need but hold back.

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

(Laughter) "No one? OK, why don't you go get your gift and sit down. So behave next year --

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

(Laughter) But I don't know who felt worse that day. Was it me or the teacher?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

(Laughter) You don't have to read this through -- (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

She's going to think you're some kind of creep. You probably don't even have anything in common with her, and you’ve got nothing to even start with, smarty pants.”

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

Then I came up with a bunch of "rah-rah" inspirational articles about "Don't take it personally, just overcome it." Who doesn't know that?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I said, "Well, it's just like a drink refill but with a burger." And he said, "Sorry, we don't do burger refill, man." (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And by the way, I don't think they've ever done burger refill. (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I discovered so many secrets. For example, I found if I just don't run, if I got rejected,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

that would dig up anything I put in the backyard. I don't want to waste your flower. If you want to do this, go across the street and talk to Connie.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

My first thought was, I don't think we can do this. I'm not sure I can do this.

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

You know, those people who say 'hi' to you before you walk in the store, and make sure you don't steal stuff, basically? I want to give a Walmart experience to Starbucks customers."

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And he said, "Yeah, you can do this, just don't get too weird." (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

and gave them holiday cheers. By the way, I don't know what your career trajectory is, don't be a greeter.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

By the way, I don't know what your career trajectory is, don't be a greeter. (Laughter)

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

He said, "Wow, I can use this. Why don't you come back in two months? I'll fit you in my curriculum." And two months later I was teaching a class.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

And they embraced rejection. And we don't have to be those people to learn about rejection, and in my case,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

consider the possibilities. Don't run. If you just embrace them,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

so you’ve got to be really careful, as it’s turning into a gas you don’t trap it in a small container -- like if the lid was screwed on top here.

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

This is going to be real boring until it's not. If you don't like loud noises, cover your ears. But according to my calculations,

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

So the test failures, the exceptions, the outliers teach us what we don't know and lead us to something new. This is how science moves forward. This is how science learns.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

You keep those as souvenirs, actually. Please don’t throw them back the whole time. A lot of people look at that and be like,

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

which, like Jupiter's moons, teaches us what we don't actually know. We're going to change gears here for a second.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

which, like Jupiter's moons, will teach us what we don't actually know. Now, I am a surgeon

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

what I've learned is I can't teach you if I don't have your attention. But if I can get your attention with something remarkable,

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

This is why it kills me if someone's like, "Oh, I don't like science because it's boring." But at the same time, I get it.

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

People talk about thinking outside the box, but we don't even have a box in sarcoma. What we do have as we take a bath in the uncertainty

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

(Laughter) And don’t get me wrong, there is a time and a place for equations, but for a generation that is growing up on TikTok and YouTube,

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

when a patient asks me a question, and I don't know the answer, I'll ask a colleague

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

And so exceptions and outliers in medicine teach us what we don't know, but also lead us to new thinking. Now, very importantly,

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

She said, "Dr. Jones, you told me that we don't always win with this type of cancer,

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

Now, many of you may say, "So what? I don't have sarcoma. No one in my family has sarcoma.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

bravado, brimmingly confident conversations. But when things don't work well, sometimes we want something different.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

what they do not know, but they can tell you when they don't know if only you'll ask.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

Waymo: Almost there. Don't forget your phone, keys or wallet. SK: And sons, don't forget your sons.

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Don't forget your phone, keys or wallet. SK: And sons, don't forget your sons. (Laughter)

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Why? Because we don't experience these as 737s falling out of the sky every day. But that's what it would be

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

because he just darted into a street where traffic was coming. And the Waymo, I don't know what the reflexes are, you probably know the numbers,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

You know, it goes back to the status quo. People don't generally view themselves or their neighbors or their friends or everyone they know as unsafe drivers,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

10 15 years, what will it look like? You mentioned, if you don't have a driver's license, could this be a replacement in some ways for traditional public transportation,

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

Jobs. I don't see this as something that's your responsibility in totality, but my uncle drives an Uber in New Orleans

Waymo’s Case for a Driverless Future | Tekedra Mawakana, Sal Khan | TED · TED

They know that, like the rest of us, when teenagers don’t get the sleep they need, their brains, their bodies, and behavior suffer.

What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

You lie there and you think, if I don't build this, someone worse will. AI is the oxygen crisis of our era,

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

we have to stay merged with each other. Major transitions fail when we don't make that leap. The thing about the future is we all have to share the same one,

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

and we either all make it there together or we don't make it there at all. Two billion years ago, the first merger gave us our cells,

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

because survival can be so effective, you don't realize when it's no longer serving you. I grew up in Robbins, Illinois.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

Studies have shown that college students who keep regular sleep hours have, on average, a higher GPA than students who don't. So the next time you’re thinking of pulling an all-nighter,

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

it works great so you never turn it off. You don’t even let it restart for updates, so you never know just how much better it could be.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

is that survival can be so effective, you don't realize when it's no longer needed in your life. You might think you need to earn more,

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

When in reality, you don't need another achievement. You need a break.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

or that relaxed post-exercise feeling. Don't worry, these ones are not being detected by those roadside drug tests, so you can continue with your marathon training.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

what can't he do? Checks and balances don't just bend, they break. I was hired to kill it.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

I read it over breakfast. Look, I don't begrudge the guy. I mean, whatever.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED