welcome to 2013 don’t look close your eyes and imagine the following two
eyes and imagine the following two
eyes and imagine the following two options and a brace so warm it will warm
options and a brace so warm it will warm
options and a brace so warm it will warm up your heart or a large high-quality
up your heart or a large high-quality
up your heart or a large high-quality home theater with an enormous screen
home theater with an enormous screen
home theater with an enormous screen projector open your eyes if you have to
projector open your eyes if you have to
projector open your eyes if you have to choose between hug and a theater which
choose between hug and a theater which
choose between hug and a theater which one would you get if you would like the
one would you get if you would like the
one would you get if you would like the first option raise your hands
first option raise your hands
first option raise your hands thank you now if you were like the home
thank you now if you were like the home
thank you now if you were like the home theater
theater
theater please hold up your hands you can put
please hold up your hands you can put
please hold up your hands you can put your hands down today I will introduce
your hands down today I will introduce
your hands down today I will introduce you to an idea that will make you
you to an idea that will make you
you to an idea that will make you question your whole daily lives and the
question your whole daily lives and the
question your whole daily lives and the goals you set for yourself all of our
goals you set for yourself all of our
goals you set for yourself all of our days differ but it is stand apart by
days differ but it is stand apart by
days differ but it is stand apart by small for a huge difference each day is
small for a huge difference each day is
small for a huge difference each day is filled with different events outcomes
filled with different events outcomes
filled with different events outcomes and accomplishments however at the end
and accomplishments however at the end
and accomplishments however at the end of our days the goal we all
of our days the goal we all
of our days the goal we all unconsciously try to accomplish is
unconsciously try to accomplish is
unconsciously try to accomplish is reaching happiness the state of
reaching happiness the state of
reaching happiness the state of well-being and joy and we all achieve it
well-being and joy and we all achieve it
well-being and joy and we all achieve it in different ways we reach this goal
in different ways we reach this goal
in different ways we reach this goal through our daily activities but it’s by
through our daily activities but it’s by
through our daily activities but it’s by buying new clothes or everybody spending
buying new clothes or everybody spending
buying new clothes or everybody spending time finding new hilarious memes this
time finding new hilarious memes this
time finding new hilarious memes this explains the study that discovered the
explains the study that discovered the
explains the study that discovered the shopping malls outnumber high schools in
shopping malls outnumber high schools in
shopping malls outnumber high schools in America and the average woman makes 301
America and the average woman makes 301
America and the average woman makes 301 trips to the store annually spending
trips to the store annually spending
trips to the store annually spending close to 400 hours a year shopping we
close to 400 hours a year shopping we
close to 400 hours a year shopping we all want to be happy and there are lots
all want to be happy and there are lots
all want to be happy and there are lots of ways to accomplish this goal but the
of ways to accomplish this goal but the
of ways to accomplish this goal but the rate of our consumption is raking our
rate of our consumption is raking our
rate of our consumption is raking our lives more difficult then never stop
lives more difficult then never stop
lives more difficult then never stop your need for more is driving us away
your need for more is driving us away
your need for more is driving us away from the feeling we all really need
from the feeling we all really need
from the feeling we all really need contentment contentment is much more in
contentment contentment is much more in
contentment contentment is much more in a state of emotion it’s much more an
a state of emotion it’s much more an
a state of emotion it’s much more an enjoyable newly designed clothes a few
enjoyable newly designed clothes a few
enjoyable newly designed clothes a few months ago my journey discovering the
months ago my journey discovering the
months ago my journey discovering the meaning of this word began and
meaning of this word began and
meaning of this word began and throughout it I realized that the key to
throughout it I realized that the key to
throughout it I realized that the key to my discovery is to lead a more
my discovery is to lead a more
my discovery is to lead a more minimalistic life different lessons
minimalistic life different lessons
minimalistic life different lessons ideas and parts of our history bonded
ideas and parts of our history bonded
ideas and parts of our history bonded together piece by piece and led my
together piece by piece and led my
together piece by piece and led my journey to discoveries I made and now
journey to discoveries I made and now
journey to discoveries I made and now it’s time
it’s time
it’s time you two start yours to begin let’s go
you two start yours to begin let’s go
you two start yours to begin let’s go back in time to the early 1900s Edward
back in time to the early 1900s Edward
back in time to the early 1900s Edward Bernays please raise your hands have you
Bernays please raise your hands have you
Bernays please raise your hands have you heard of this person thank you
heard of this person thank you
heard of this person thank you although Edward is unknown by was today
although Edward is unknown by was today
although Edward is unknown by was today he was the man that greatly influenced
he was the man that greatly influenced
he was the man that greatly influenced American society and perhaps changed our
American society and perhaps changed our
American society and perhaps changed our daily lives after World War one
daily lives after World War one
daily lives after World War one Bernice wondered if he could use the
Bernice wondered if he could use the
Bernice wondered if he could use the techniques of convincement there were
techniques of convincement there were
techniques of convincement there were yes used to persuade people to join the
yes used to persuade people to join the
yes used to persuade people to join the war to have an effect on a crowd of
war to have an effect on a crowd of
war to have an effect on a crowd of consumers he had a massive opportunity
consumers he had a massive opportunity
consumers he had a massive opportunity to impact the nation at the time the
to impact the nation at the time the
to impact the nation at the time the mass industrialized Society with
mass industrialized Society with
mass industrialized Society with millions of people clustered together in
millions of people clustered together in
millions of people clustered together in the cities Bernays was determined to
the cities Bernays was determined to
the cities Bernays was determined to find a way to manage and alter the way
find a way to manage and alter the way
find a way to manage and alter the way to cross thought and therefore transform
to cross thought and therefore transform
to cross thought and therefore transform America into consuming nations to
America into consuming nations to
America into consuming nations to attempt to carry out his desire he
attempt to carry out his desire he
attempt to carry out his desire he traveled to New York and set up shop as
traveled to New York and set up shop as
traveled to New York and set up shop as a public relations councilor to
a public relations councilor to
a public relations councilor to transform his dream into reality he
transform his dream into reality he
transform his dream into reality he turned to his uncle Sigmund Freud and
turned to his uncle Sigmund Freud and
turned to his uncle Sigmund Freud and his writings of psychoanalysis in his
his writings of psychoanalysis in his
his writings of psychoanalysis in his writings Freud talked about hidden
writings Freud talked about hidden
writings Freud talked about hidden impulses to control the human
impulses to control the human
impulses to control the human unconscious minds and Bernie’s used
unconscious minds and Bernie’s used
unconscious minds and Bernie’s used these writings to begin persuading
these writings to begin persuading
these writings to begin persuading people the material goods can bring them
people the material goods can bring them
people the material goods can bring them happiness to do so he used propaganda by
happiness to do so he used propaganda by
happiness to do so he used propaganda by definition propaganda is a type of
definition propaganda is a type of
definition propaganda is a type of information used to promote or publicize
information used to promote or publicize
information used to promote or publicize a particular idea and Bearnaise was the
a particular idea and Bearnaise was the
a particular idea and Bearnaise was the first person to use propaganda
first person to use propaganda
first person to use propaganda techniques to influence the decisions of
techniques to influence the decisions of
techniques to influence the decisions of the human masses what this means is that
the human masses what this means is that
the human masses what this means is that bernie is due special virtue words to
bernie is due special virtue words to
bernie is due special virtue words to make a product sound special as Bernie’s
make a product sound special as Bernie’s
make a product sound special as Bernie’s reached a key to his aspiration he
reached a key to his aspiration he
reached a key to his aspiration he decided to put his knowledge to the test
decided to put his knowledge to the test
decided to put his knowledge to the test one of his earliest experiments was to
one of his earliest experiments was to
one of his earliest experiments was to use propaganda techniques to persuade
use propaganda techniques to persuade
use propaganda techniques to persuade women to smoke at that point in history
women to smoke at that point in history
women to smoke at that point in history it was socially unacceptable for women
it was socially unacceptable for women
it was socially unacceptable for women to be smoking George Hill the president
to be smoking George Hill the president
to be smoking George Hill the president the president of the American tobacco
the president of the American tobacco
the president of the American tobacco Corporation at the time asked Bernie’s
Corporation at the time asked Bernie’s
Corporation at the time asked Bernie’s to break the view of the society
to break the view of the society
to break the view of the society well Bernie’s did was the influence
well Bernie’s did was the influence
well Bernie’s did was the influence women into smoking
women into smoking
women into smoking calling the cigarettes torches of
calling the cigarettes torches of
calling the cigarettes torches of freedom because of this new nickname
freedom because of this new nickname
freedom because of this new nickname anyone who support equality between men
anyone who support equality between men
anyone who support equality between men and women
and women
and women supported smoking as a result the
supported smoking as a result the
supported smoking as a result the consumption of cigarettes began to rise
consumption of cigarettes began to rise
consumption of cigarettes began to rise the same techniques that Bernie’s use
the same techniques that Bernie’s use
the same techniques that Bernie’s use businesses around the world use today as
businesses around the world use today as
businesses around the world use today as businesses began adapting propaganda
businesses began adapting propaganda
businesses began adapting propaganda techniques into marketing strategies
techniques into marketing strategies
techniques into marketing strategies u.s. became a consuming nation since
u.s. became a consuming nation since
u.s. became a consuming nation since Bernie’s discovery marketing began to
Bernie’s discovery marketing began to
Bernie’s discovery marketing began to prosper the billboards industry was
prosper the billboards industry was
prosper the billboards industry was developed the first standard our
developed the first standard our
developed the first standard our structure for displaying posters was
structure for displaying posters was
structure for displaying posters was established and giant companies offered
established and giant companies offered
established and giant companies offered to fulfill Americans every desire and
to fulfill Americans every desire and
to fulfill Americans every desire and need as a nation we became obsessed with
need as a nation we became obsessed with
need as a nation we became obsessed with purchase and therefore a ways of finding
purchase and therefore a ways of finding
purchase and therefore a ways of finding happiness got affected nowadays we seek
happiness got affected nowadays we seek
happiness got affected nowadays we seek joy in objects we tend to occupier times
joy in objects we tend to occupier times
joy in objects we tend to occupier times seeking new higher quality improved
seeking new higher quality improved
seeking new higher quality improved materials that we believe can light up
materials that we believe can light up
materials that we believe can light up our lives and make us feel appreciated
our lives and make us feel appreciated
our lives and make us feel appreciated to research more about the society we
to research more about the society we
to research more about the society we live in today I decide to create a
live in today I decide to create a
live in today I decide to create a survey questioning middle school
survey questioning middle school
survey questioning middle school students about their ways of finding
students about their ways of finding
students about their ways of finding happiness
happiness
happiness I finished my survey in TEDx Club and as
I finished my survey in TEDx Club and as
I finished my survey in TEDx Club and as I came home I decided to share the
I came home I decided to share the
I came home I decided to share the survey with my family as I showed my
survey with my family as I showed my
survey with my family as I showed my brother Dan one of the first questions
brother Dan one of the first questions
brother Dan one of the first questions on the survey that states what makes you
on the survey that states what makes you
on the survey that states what makes you happy he decided to do a survey on his
happy he decided to do a survey on his
happy he decided to do a survey on his own and asked me the same question what
own and asked me the same question what
own and asked me the same question what makes you happy
makes you happy
makes you happy what makes me happy this question sounds
what makes me happy this question sounds
what makes me happy this question sounds simple enough I love sports spending
simple enough I love sports spending
simple enough I love sports spending time my family and friends breeding but
time my family and friends breeding but
time my family and friends breeding but duties activities bring me the same type
duties activities bring me the same type
duties activities bring me the same type of happiness I’m talking about see when
of happiness I’m talking about see when
of happiness I’m talking about see when I created this question I was referring
I created this question I was referring
I created this question I was referring to the simple things that bring us joy
to the simple things that bring us joy
to the simple things that bring us joy but I was referring to the ecstasy of
but I was referring to the ecstasy of
but I was referring to the ecstasy of life contentment in one of his books
life contentment in one of his books
life contentment in one of his books called the call of the wild Jack Lemmon
called the call of the wild Jack Lemmon
called the call of the wild Jack Lemmon stated that there is an ecstasy that
stated that there is an ecstasy that
stated that there is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life and beyond
marks the summit of life and beyond
marks the summit of life and beyond which life cannot rise and such is the
which life cannot rise and such is the
which life cannot rise and such is the paradox of living
paradox of living
paradox of living ecstasy comes with one is most alive and
ecstasy comes with one is most alive and
ecstasy comes with one is most alive and it comes as a complete forgetfulness
it comes as a complete forgetfulness
it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is a lie the moment we find her
that one is a lie the moment we find her
that one is a lie the moment we find her eyes fulfilled with joy anticipation at
eyes fulfilled with joy anticipation at
eyes fulfilled with joy anticipation at the moment when her hearts feel full
the moment when her hearts feel full
the moment when her hearts feel full happiness can be reached by doing the
happiness can be reached by doing the
happiness can be reached by doing the simplest things but it’s by spending
simplest things but it’s by spending
simplest things but it’s by spending time with the people we care about or by
time with the people we care about or by
time with the people we care about or by doing the activities we love but the
doing the activities we love but the
doing the activities we love but the real journey through which we start
real journey through which we start
real journey through which we start walking through from the moment we are
walking through from the moment we are
walking through from the moment we are born isn’t there for us to find these
born isn’t there for us to find these
born isn’t there for us to find these common emotions but it’s there for us to
common emotions but it’s there for us to
common emotions but it’s there for us to mark our lives with unforgettable
mark our lives with unforgettable
mark our lives with unforgettable moments as it’s out there to
moments as it’s out there to
moments as it’s out there to kitchen-table
kitchen-table
kitchen-table my mind was blank I couldn’t think of
my mind was blank I couldn’t think of
my mind was blank I couldn’t think of any moments where I forgot I was alive
any moments where I forgot I was alive
any moments where I forgot I was alive because a beautiful moment caught my
because a beautiful moment caught my
because a beautiful moment caught my mind didn’t let cook that night
mind didn’t let cook that night
mind didn’t let cook that night I decide to do something about this
I decide to do something about this
I decide to do something about this because I couldn’t just let go of a
because I couldn’t just let go of a
because I couldn’t just let go of a topic so simple but yet so complicated
topic so simple but yet so complicated
topic so simple but yet so complicated as I came into English class next Friday
as I came into English class next Friday
as I came into English class next Friday mr. Wallick gave me the perfect solution
mr. Wallick gave me the perfect solution
mr. Wallick gave me the perfect solution I decided to get rid of the things that
I decided to get rid of the things that
I decided to get rid of the things that waste my time and find the things that
waste my time and find the things that
waste my time and find the things that bring me that ecstasy I decided to
bring me that ecstasy I decided to
bring me that ecstasy I decided to become a minimalist a person who owns
become a minimalist a person who owns
become a minimalist a person who owns little material possessions to back away
little material possessions to back away
little material possessions to back away from the world of consuming Edward
from the world of consuming Edward
from the world of consuming Edward Bernays helped create and travel back to
Bernays helped create and travel back to
Bernays helped create and travel back to the simpler times to be honest I already
the simpler times to be honest I already
the simpler times to be honest I already was the materials back then as it didn’t
was the materials back then as it didn’t
was the materials back then as it didn’t spend much time obsessing with social
spend much time obsessing with social
spend much time obsessing with social media and such but I did however spend a
media and such but I did however spend a
media and such but I did however spend a good amount of time in from the
good amount of time in from the
good amount of time in from the television format minimalistic
television format minimalistic
television format minimalistic experience I banned television and
experience I banned television and
experience I banned television and social media and decided to spend the
social media and decided to spend the
social media and decided to spend the minimal amount of time and the various
minimal amount of time and the various
minimal amount of time and the various transportation modes and all my phone I
transportation modes and all my phone I
transportation modes and all my phone I completely limited the amount of
completely limited the amount of
completely limited the amount of clothing him allowed to wear and out of
clothing him allowed to wear and out of
clothing him allowed to wear and out of school supplies I’m allowed to carry
school supplies I’m allowed to carry
school supplies I’m allowed to carry from here I transported to here this
from here I transported to here this
from here I transported to here this experience lasted three weeks three
experience lasted three weeks three
experience lasted three weeks three weeks of no Netflix no Instagram no
weeks of no Netflix no Instagram no
weeks of no Netflix no Instagram no video games no YouTube and no shopping
video games no YouTube and no shopping
video games no YouTube and no shopping because of the new situation if I was so
because of the new situation if I was so
because of the new situation if I was so thin I was forced to look harder beyond
thin I was forced to look harder beyond
thin I was forced to look harder beyond the fun of stuffing
the fun of stuffing
the fun of stuffing sell food popcorn while watching
sell food popcorn while watching
sell food popcorn while watching comedies spending time outdoors playing
comedies spending time outdoors playing
comedies spending time outdoors playing games and reading stories that make me
games and reading stories that make me
games and reading stories that make me burst into laughter to a single moment
burst into laughter to a single moment
burst into laughter to a single moment of pure contentment over the course of
of pure contentment over the course of
of pure contentment over the course of these three weeks I spent more time with
these three weeks I spent more time with
these three weeks I spent more time with my family and friends and I surrounded
my family and friends and I surrounded
my family and friends and I surrounded myself and my time around her people I
myself and my time around her people I
myself and my time around her people I care about and through it all my answer
care about and through it all my answer
care about and through it all my answer came blouse and clear the moments then
came blouse and clear the moments then
came blouse and clear the moments then bring me ecstasy sing karaoke with the
bring me ecstasy sing karaoke with the
bring me ecstasy sing karaoke with the music so loud that by the time I’m in
music so loud that by the time I’m in
music so loud that by the time I’m in high school I will be the perfect
high school I will be the perfect
high school I will be the perfect impressionist of an older woman being
impressionist of an older woman being
impressionist of an older woman being there for my brother and sister in a
there for my brother and sister in a
there for my brother and sister in a time of need having someone there life
time of need having someone there life
time of need having someone there life just seems too much laughing so hard my
just seems too much laughing so hard my
just seems too much laughing so hard my third hurts and I lose my voice the next
third hurts and I lose my voice the next
third hurts and I lose my voice the next day trying you insane things in times my
day trying you insane things in times my
day trying you insane things in times my mind is picturing a hundred different
mind is picturing a hundred different
mind is picturing a hundred different death scenarios and coming back home a
death scenarios and coming back home a
death scenarios and coming back home a little wiser more experienced and maybe
little wiser more experienced and maybe
little wiser more experienced and maybe a bit more crazy jumping around the
a bit more crazy jumping around the
a bit more crazy jumping around the house with my dog jacks for hours until
house with my dog jacks for hours until
house with my dog jacks for hours until I just can’t carry his weight anymore
I just can’t carry his weight anymore
I just can’t carry his weight anymore and seeing my relatives for the first
and seeing my relatives for the first
and seeing my relatives for the first time in a year and remembering all the
time in a year and remembering all the
time in a year and remembering all the moments we spent together before the
moments we spent together before the
moments we spent together before the time we parted ways these three weeks of
time we parted ways these three weeks of
time we parted ways these three weeks of my moment realizations contentment is
my moment realizations contentment is
my moment realizations contentment is found of special moments that may seem
found of special moments that may seem
found of special moments that may seem ordinary and irrelevant but actually
ordinary and irrelevant but actually
ordinary and irrelevant but actually mean the world to us they get ingrained
mean the world to us they get ingrained
mean the world to us they get ingrained into our minds and we hold on to forever
into our minds and we hold on to forever
into our minds and we hold on to forever we all can work hard enough to own a
we all can work hard enough to own a
we all can work hard enough to own a large home theater but it’s those
large home theater but it’s those
large home theater but it’s those special moments that count in the
special moments that count in the
special moments that count in the society we live in today we’re obsessed
society we live in today we’re obsessed
society we live in today we’re obsessed with technology shopping etc our rooms
with technology shopping etc our rooms
with technology shopping etc our rooms are filled with things we don’t really
are filled with things we don’t really
are filled with things we don’t really need Edward Bernays mail helped America
need Edward Bernays mail helped America
need Edward Bernays mail helped America become more advanced more creative with
become more advanced more creative with
become more advanced more creative with products and more aware of the power
products and more aware of the power
products and more aware of the power words but however he also introduced us
words but however he also introduced us
words but however he also introduced us to our unnecessary desires the things I
to our unnecessary desires the things I
to our unnecessary desires the things I have purchased over the past few years
have purchased over the past few years
have purchased over the past few years may have brought me excess it may have
may have brought me excess it may have
may have brought me excess it may have brought me joy and satisfaction
brought me joy and satisfaction
brought me joy and satisfaction faction but they also prevented me from
faction but they also prevented me from
faction but they also prevented me from living the moments I craved for life is
living the moments I craved for life is
living the moments I craved for life is an opportunity an opportunity to learn
an opportunity an opportunity to learn
an opportunity an opportunity to learn experience new things overcome correct
experience new things overcome correct
experience new things overcome correct our mistakes experience contentment and
our mistakes experience contentment and
our mistakes experience contentment and consumption could get in the way of that
consumption could get in the way of that
consumption could get in the way of that today I encourage you to take the first
today I encourage you to take the first
today I encourage you to take the first step towards finding the moments that
step towards finding the moments that
step towards finding the moments that bring you the ecstasy I speak up I can’t
bring you the ecstasy I speak up I can’t
bring you the ecstasy I speak up I can’t expect you to start living minimalistic
expect you to start living minimalistic
expect you to start living minimalistic lives and own only the things that are
lives and own only the things that are
lives and own only the things that are considered necessity because we need to
considered necessity because we need to
considered necessity because we need to continue to adapt to the modern
continue to adapt to the modern
continue to adapt to the modern technology that’s developing everyday
technology that’s developing everyday
technology that’s developing everyday all I encourage you to do is start small
all I encourage you to do is start small
all I encourage you to do is start small make a list of things you own you don’t
make a list of things you own you don’t
make a list of things you own you don’t really need it may be three lines long
really need it may be three lines long
really need it may be three lines long or take up an entire page it doesn’t
or take up an entire page it doesn’t
or take up an entire page it doesn’t matter
matter
matter sometimes even the smallest step in the
sometimes even the smallest step in the
sometimes even the smallest step in the right direction can end up becoming the
right direction can end up becoming the
right direction can end up becoming the biggest step of your lives thank you
biggest step of your lives thank you
biggest step of your lives thank you [Applause]
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