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

the face of death leaving only what is truly important remembering that you are going to die is

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

drown out your own inner voice and most important have the courage to follow your heart and intuition they somehow

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

Why not? I think this is rather important. I think math is very important, but so is dance.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I think this is rather important. I think math is very important, but so is dance. Children dance all the time if they're allowed to, we all do.

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

And at some point, all of us are going to be in that position, where we have to make a very important decision about the future of our medical care or that of a loved one,

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

to these kinds of situations. I think the important point here is recognizing that all of us are flawed. We all are going to fail now and then.

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

We are not important to anyone. So, is this our fate?

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

Jonathan. A super important conversation.

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

and unknowns and exceptions and outliers that surround us in sarcoma is easy access to what I think are those two most important values for any science:

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

the src oncogene. Now, I will not tell you that src is the most important oncogene. that src is the most frequently turned on oncogene in all of cancer.

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

drew our attention and led us to something that taught us very important things about the rest of biology. Now, TP53 is the most important tumor suppressor gene.

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

that taught us very important things about the rest of biology. Now, TP53 is the most important tumor suppressor gene. It is the most frequently turned off tumor suppressor gene

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

That's why I love teachers. I think they have the most important job on the planet. In fact, please.

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

Where the blanks are in medicine can be just as important as the words that we use in these conversations.

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

and we'll finish the rest over the next four years, because I know this will be the most important thing I do my whole life. And even though this is going to cost us $60 million to make,

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

we're the only company operating at this scale. We think it’s really important to just stay laser-focused on that. You know the way to think about it,

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

that's level three or level two or level one. And it's really important for people to internalize this distinction, because what we found back in 2012,

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

that this could become part of that fabric because we think it's important that this is also very accessible to a lot of people.

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

My uncle was actually a truck driver too, and that job was really important to him. And for better or for worse,

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

We take this seriously. We think it's important for us to be focused on it. And we're also really excited when we get to go

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

what we should do to slow it down or regulate it. And those are important questions, but they're actually downstream of a much deeper question,

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

and feel gratitude for what you've already built. It's important we check the systems we're still running on. Some of the functions that saved you

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

(Laughter) I had more important things to do because I wasn't replaced. Up I walked to that mahogany podium,

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

And the fourth teacher, the one who taught me the most important thing. The thing we forget: to connect with yourself.

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

An argument that some have called the most important decision the Supreme Court has made in a century. When I walked into the court that day,

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

Sleep is so important. We need it to live.

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

And while messages have to be simplified for health communication to the public, sometimes important nuances get lost. So yes, it's true that not getting enough sleep in the long term

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night? | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED · TED

and we even often reveal beauty that we didn't think was there. I think it's important for us to talk about gross things for a few reasons. So, first of all, talking about gross stuff

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

But at the same time, it is important that we share success stories, and Kosovo is one such success story.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

and just sharing that story of success is so important in these rooms in order to also change mindsets among countries

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

but long-term, it is what humanity needs right now. So it's very important for us to be in those rooms, to raise our voices, to speak up,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

But there's this other reason that I think talking about gross stuff is so important. A while back, I made a video on tonsil stones -- sorry, everyone --

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

talking to a doctor about their own bodies. And that's why I think it's really important for us to start this dialogue about gross stuff from a pretty early age,

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

hoping, hoping that someone would come and save our lives. And it's so important, when I sit in that chair, when I sit in those big meeting rooms with leaders,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

about your health and gross stuff is really, really important. Doctors and the scientific community can only address issues

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

just because no one was there to ask a question. There's one final reason that I think talking about gross stuff is so important, and that's because you just never know what you're going to find

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

after finishing my mandate as the sixth president of Kosovo. But it was important for me to not miss this one. It hasn't been a good one because in politics,

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

And I think it is important that we give that example to other people in the world as well. AH: President Osmani, thank you for joining us.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

The future ... It's important that we have a future. So many people around the world don't know whether they do.

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done. Instead, it's a critical function,

The benefits of a good night's sleep - Shai Marcu

that shows up in your relationships with other people. And because relationships are probably the most important variable when it comes to human flourishing,

The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED · TED

before you say, 'Tom, I found some errors.'" Now an important piece here is what people should do instead. Often if we get to the stage

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

I don't want to be a proponent of killing niceness entirely. I think it's actually really important to put niceness in the delivery of your feedback,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

when I have an entire community to bring that out in me. And so that's one of the reasons why friendship is really important. But I think there's two reasons why we tend to really devalue it.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

Is there any 21st-century skill more important than being able to sustain coherent, confident conversation?" Now, I make my living talking to people:

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

So can you talk a little bit more about this and just why friendship holds such an important role in all of our lives?

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

Number nine: This is not the last one, but it is the most important one. Listen.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

Listen. I cannot tell you how many really important people have said that listening is perhaps the most, the number one most important skill

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

I cannot tell you how many really important people have said that listening is perhaps the most, the number one most important skill that you could develop.

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

But in fact, people report that this entertainment factor is the least important quality they look for in a friend. And the most important quality that they look for

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

is the least important quality they look for in a friend. And the most important quality that they look for is someone who makes them feel like they matter.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

turn your hobby into a community, right, that's a really important way to make friends. So for me, it's I want to take the Spanish class

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

"Is it possible to have a strong virtual friendship? How important is in-person connection or getting together in real life?" MF: Yeah, so this is such a nuanced question in some ways, right?

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

But in fact, there's so many other factors that can play a role, and an important one was community and connection. People can be burnt out because they feel disrespected,

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

So my research showed that having high-quality connections is very important for engagement. And a recent study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

and help you bond. Third, and this is one of the most important ones, is caring

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

it signals that whatever is on your screen is much more important than your conversation with them. On the flip side,

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

if they expand, overlap and care in an authentic way, that shows that it's important for their team members to follow as well.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

that's because it hasn't yet made its way into mainstream vocabulary, yet it is equally important. Maya didn't yet have a sense of community in her new home.

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

Is future me going to be mad at current me if I say yes to this? It's important to talk to future you. And does this align with what future me wants?

Let Your Ambition Light You Up — Not Burn You Out | Tarveen Forrester | TED · TED

Although individual health behaviors are important for positive health outcomes, these behaviors are driven by the context in which we,

Olivia Affuso: 3 ways community creates a healthy life | TED · TED

the members said that friendship, motivation, encouragement and accountability were the most important factors for supporting their long-term physical activity success.

Olivia Affuso: 3 ways community creates a healthy life | TED · TED

hell, your self-identity, is more important to you than their approval, then my friends,

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

but you spend your whole day fantasizing about being at a different job. AN: It's important to know that "burnout" is not a medical diagnosis, it's not a mental illness.

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

It just means that you need to be completing your stress response cycles. CSB: Work burnout is just such an important thing to talk about, I think, for so many,

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski: The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self-care) | TED · TED

the outdoors, sports, the latest fashion, the hottest shoes, you know, all the important stuff. However, there were some that were not exactly what I had in mind.

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

and your belief in our broader mission. TMD: It's important to me that everyone in this room understands exactly how change-making works in GirlTrek.

The most powerful woman you've never heard of | T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Renae

as well as how they felt, and that what was important to them was also important to us. But while there's only one Project Brotherhood,

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy | TED · TED

access to parks, gun violence. The important thing is, we put in place a system that worked,

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

Certainly, rescuing people at the water's edge is important enough work. Who has the time?

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

we don't know what to tell you. It's not that doctors don't know these are important issues. In a recent survey done in the U.S. among physicians,

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

they know that their patients' upstream problems are as important as their health issues, as their medical problems,

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

and around the world, and it's important to note that upstreamists sometimes are doctors, but they need not be.

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

care managers, social workers. It's not so important what specific degree upstreamists have at the end of their name.

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

upstreamists have at the end of their name. What's more important is that they all seem to share the same ability to implement a process

What makes us get sick? Look upstream | Rishi Manchanda

to our daily light diet. But let's start with the question why daylight is so important for our organism, for health and, eventually, for sleep.

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

Sometimes, we also call this blue light. So they're designed to extract important information about the time of day from the environment

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

And I've repeatedly alluded to the fact that daylight is beneficial and important for sleep. And in this context, I'd like to share a little story.

Why Daylight Is the Secret to Great Sleep | Christine Blume | TED · TED

and powerful artificial intelligence. But it's important that this pursuit be done out in the open so the science can be shared with the world,

Can AI Match the Human Brain? | Surya Ganguli | TED · TED

to say someone else is lying or not, we risk losing another important key value in society. We lose trust.

What if AI Could Spot Your Lies? | Riccardo Loconte | TED · TED

to make our processes faster or cheaper that we have overlooked the most important aspect of all. AI is changing the very nature of how brands connect with consumers,

Love, Trust and Marketing in the Age of AI | Amaryllis Liampoti | TED · TED

I don't want my daughters coming up in a world in which their looks are the most important things about them. It is incredibly marginalizing to everybody who can’t fit in

How Digital Culture Is Reshaping Our Faces and Bodies | Elise Hu | TED · TED

Coral reefs are the absolute lifeblood of a thriving ocean. We thought them too big and too important to fail. (Applause)

A New Lifeline for the World’s Coral Reefs | Theresa Fyffe | TED · TED

neuroscientist but while sharing is important one clear pattern of my conversations is that We crave different

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try this the most important thing don't assume the person you're asking for help knows

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and when big enough, you replant them in a reef. While an important part of the reef restoration toolkit, this approach is slow,

A New Lifeline for the World’s Coral Reefs | Theresa Fyffe | TED · TED

And joining the neighborhood gang was my solution for safety and protection. Now, it's important to understand that Black American gangs aren't inherently violent.

The Grassroots Movement Transforming Public Safety | Aqeela Sherrills | TED · TED

the goal of solving the climate crisis is way less important than other goals, such as, especially, increasing energy access to developing countries,

Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED · TED

such as, especially, increasing energy access to developing countries, which is obviously important, we'll deal with that. But they want to do it obviously by burning more fossil fuels.

Why Climate Action Is Unstoppable — and “Climate Realism” Is a Myth | Al Gore | TED · TED

rally become a mentor just as important as starting these personal projects is finding a way to

Launch

there are incremental steps toward the largest and most important task of all revamping the story you tell about yourself

Launch

from oil and gas facilities. This is something very important. Once you're able to know where the leaks are coming from,

The Best Way to Lower Earth's Temperature — Fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza | TED · TED

I realized that methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is so important, that five years ago, I packed my things and moved my entire family from Texas to Europe

The Best Way to Lower Earth's Temperature — Fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza | TED · TED

across the 27 member states. Now here's something really important. How are we going to know

The Best Way to Lower Earth's Temperature — Fast | Daniel Zavala-Araiza | TED · TED