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Flip a Coin | Eyad Abdelazim | TEDxPristinePrivateSchool


now with the show of hands please tell

now with the show of hands please tell me how many of you here have faced the

me how many of you here have faced the

me how many of you here have faced the great impending decisions of our lives

great impending decisions of our lives

great impending decisions of our lives the confusing riddles of society or the

the confusing riddles of society or the

the confusing riddles of society or the massive questions of being and said

massive questions of being and said

massive questions of being and said something along the lines of I’ll do it

something along the lines of I’ll do it

something along the lines of I’ll do it tomorrow come on raise your hands be

tomorrow come on raise your hands be

tomorrow come on raise your hands be honest all right now how many of you

honest all right now how many of you

honest all right now how many of you have faced those results from the

have faced those results from the

have faced those results from the inability to choose I’d said something

inability to choose I’d said something

inability to choose I’d said something along the lines of dang why sorry

along the lines of dang why sorry

along the lines of dang why sorry or even again I’ll do it tomorrow

or even again I’ll do it tomorrow

or even again I’ll do it tomorrow come on same question we know we’ve all

come on same question we know we’ve all

come on same question we know we’ve all done it now if you guys haven’t realized

done it now if you guys haven’t realized

done it now if you guys haven’t realized it yet this inability to choose this

it yet this inability to choose this

it yet this inability to choose this indecision it’s caused a lot of problems

indecision it’s caused a lot of problems

indecision it’s caused a lot of problems just ask the teachers around here I

just ask the teachers around here I

just ask the teachers around here I changed my speech two days before this

changed my speech two days before this

changed my speech two days before this event saying it was troublesome would be

event saying it was troublesome would be

event saying it was troublesome would be an understatement let me tell you a

an understatement let me tell you a

an understatement let me tell you a little story I was once told something a

little story I was once told something a

little story I was once told something a few words no more no less and upon these

few words no more no less and upon these

few words no more no less and upon these words I was to decide and so I thought

words I was to decide and so I thought

words I was to decide and so I thought and I thought and I thought but I only

and I thought and I thought but I only

and I thought and I thought but I only became more confused and so I came up

became more confused and so I came up

became more confused and so I came up with a simple solution to help me decide

with a simple solution to help me decide

with a simple solution to help me decide I flipped the coin

unfortunately I decided too late and as

unfortunately I decided too late and as the great Michael Scott once said you

the great Michael Scott once said you

the great Michael Scott once said you missed a hundred percent of the shots

missed a hundred percent of the shots

missed a hundred percent of the shots you don’t take

you don’t take

you don’t take and in this case I missed however with

and in this case I missed however with

and in this case I missed however with this loss came a realization an epiphany

this loss came a realization an epiphany

this loss came a realization an epiphany which can best be summarized with this

which can best be summarized with this

which can best be summarized with this quote more has been lost to indecision

quote more has been lost to indecision

quote more has been lost to indecision than has ever been lost to making the

than has ever been lost to making the

than has ever been lost to making the wrong decision and to this I truly agree

wrong decision and to this I truly agree

wrong decision and to this I truly agree whoever to my understanding some of you

whoever to my understanding some of you

whoever to my understanding some of you might not I’m not saying you guys are

might not I’m not saying you guys are

might not I’m not saying you guys are wrong in some cases you guys are

wrong in some cases you guys are

wrong in some cases you guys are absolutely correct however I don’t think

absolutely correct however I don’t think

absolutely correct however I don’t think you guys would say going hungry is

you guys would say going hungry is

you guys would say going hungry is better than choosing a restaurant

ironically enough flipping coins isn’t

ironically enough flipping coins isn’t really the best of Austrians and it

really the best of Austrians and it

really the best of Austrians and it isn’t really that helpful especially

isn’t really that helpful especially

isn’t really that helpful especially when things are more than just heads or

when things are more than just heads or

when things are more than just heads or tails I don’t think any of us could

tails I don’t think any of us could

tails I don’t think any of us could truly use a coin to choose what course

truly use a coin to choose what course

truly use a coin to choose what course to take what universities to attend to

to take what universities to attend to

to take what universities to attend to or what business plan is best for our

or what business plan is best for our

or what business plan is best for our future unless you want to be that doctor

future unless you want to be that doctor

future unless you want to be that doctor that doesn’t know what like what the

that doesn’t know what like what the

that doesn’t know what like what the mitochondria is thing is most things are

mitochondria is thing is most things are

mitochondria is thing is most things are not two sides of a coin out there beyond

not two sides of a coin out there beyond

not two sides of a coin out there beyond the doors of those halls like choices

the doors of those halls like choices

the doors of those halls like choices decisions and questions which only

decisions and questions which only

decisions and questions which only increase in number confusion and

increase in number confusion and

increase in number confusion and difficulty why evolution not Bigfoot

difficulty why evolution not Bigfoot

difficulty why evolution not Bigfoot evolution and to those who didn’t get it

evolution and to those who didn’t get it

evolution and to those who didn’t get it I’m talking about the metamorphosis of

I’m talking about the metamorphosis of

I’m talking about the metamorphosis of our world through time we have taken

our world through time we have taken

our world through time we have taken great leaps in transportation

great leaps in transportation

great leaps in transportation communication and technology all of

communication and technology all of

communication and technology all of which have resulted in a more open and

which have resulted in a more open and

which have resulted in a more open and accessible world which then resulted in

accessible world which then resulted in

accessible world which then resulted in a lot more choices if you don’t believe

a lot more choices if you don’t believe

a lot more choices if you don’t believe me here are some facts there are about

me here are some facts there are about

me here are some facts there are about fourteen thousand six hundred banks

fourteen thousand six hundred banks

fourteen thousand six hundred banks worldwide eighty-seven thousand drink

worldwide eighty-seven thousand drink

worldwide eighty-seven thousand drink combinations in Starbucks alone and over

combinations in Starbucks alone and over

combinations in Starbucks alone and over four hundred and eighty million products

four hundred and eighty million products

four hundred and eighty million products on Amazon

on Amazon

on Amazon most of which I’m pretty sure weren’t

most of which I’m pretty sure weren’t

most of which I’m pretty sure weren’t available when the world looked like

available when the world looked like

available when the world looked like this right now

this right now

this right now we were able to choose from a lot more

we were able to choose from a lot more

we were able to choose from a lot more colleges a lot more schools a lot more

colleges a lot more schools a lot more

colleges a lot more schools a lot more drinks and even a lot more jam that’s

drinks and even a lot more jam that’s

drinks and even a lot more jam that’s right

right

right damn thanks to this wonder of must fruit

damn thanks to this wonder of must fruit

damn thanks to this wonder of must fruit I can now confidently say that a lot of

I can now confidently say that a lot of

I can now confidently say that a lot of choices is a bad thing here we are back

choices is a bad thing here we are back

choices is a bad thing here we are back in the year 2000 2002 rather know and

in the year 2000 2002 rather know and

in the year 2000 2002 rather know and psychologists mark leper and Sheena

psychologists mark leper and Sheena

psychologists mark leper and Sheena anger published a jamming study pun

anger published a jamming study pun

anger published a jamming study pun intended in the food market they set up

intended in the food market they set up

intended in the food market they set up a display table on this display table 24

a display table on this display table 24

a display table on this display table 24 varieties of Jam it attracted a lot of

varieties of Jam it attracted a lot of

varieties of Jam it attracted a lot of attention and anyone who tried the jam

attention and anyone who tried the jam

attention and anyone who tried the jam got $1 coupons of anyone on another day

got $1 coupons of anyone on another day

got $1 coupons of anyone on another day a similar table was set up this time

a similar table was set up this time

a similar table was set up this time only six varieties of Jam though it

only six varieties of Jam though it

only six varieties of Jam though it didn’t attract as much attention people

didn’t attract as much attention people

didn’t attract as much attention people who saw the smaller display were ten

who saw the smaller display were ten

who saw the smaller display were ten times as likely to buy than those who

times as likely to buy than those who

times as likely to buy than those who saw the latter see what I mean size

saw the latter see what I mean size

saw the latter see what I mean size doesn’t matter even though that’s not

doesn’t matter even though that’s not

doesn’t matter even though that’s not the topic of my speech decisions are

the topic of my speech decisions are

the topic of my speech decisions are hard and with them a lot can be

hard and with them a lot can be

hard and with them a lot can be transformed and as Duncan as the late

transformed and as Duncan as the late

transformed and as Duncan as the late Uncle Ben once told us with great power

Uncle Ben once told us with great power

Uncle Ben once told us with great power comes great responsibility and so in

comes great responsibility and so in

comes great responsibility and so in this context if the great power of

this context if the great power of

this context if the great power of choice comes into your hands there is a

choice comes into your hands there is a

choice comes into your hands there is a certain responsibility to make them of

certain responsibility to make them of

certain responsibility to make them of course it’s stressful I have my boards

course it’s stressful I have my boards

course it’s stressful I have my boards next year and the choice of colleges is

next year and the choice of colleges is

next year and the choice of colleges is in the least bit comforting with choices

in the least bit comforting with choices

in the least bit comforting with choices comes transformation the sky is the

comes transformation the sky is the

comes transformation the sky is the limit

limit

limit but along with it comes fear and doubts

but along with it comes fear and doubts

but along with it comes fear and doubts but these problems we have to get past

but these problems we have to get past

but these problems we have to get past it

but it’s not all doom and gloom our

but it’s not all doom and gloom our world today wouldn’t be what it is and

world today wouldn’t be what it is and

world today wouldn’t be what it is and would be a lot more boring if we didn’t

would be a lot more boring if we didn’t

would be a lot more boring if we didn’t have our movies our social media our GRA

have our movies our social media our GRA

have our movies our social media our GRA scrumptious food or even our anime well

scrumptious food or even our anime well

scrumptious food or even our anime well at least that’s my personal opinion what

at least that’s my personal opinion what

at least that’s my personal opinion what I’m getting to hear is that with the

I’m getting to hear is that with the

I’m getting to hear is that with the change in our world it brings both

change in our world it brings both

change in our world it brings both pleasures and hardships some greater and

pleasures and hardships some greater and

pleasures and hardships some greater and more prominent than others thing is with

more prominent than others thing is with

more prominent than others thing is with this change comes problems some problems

this change comes problems some problems

this change comes problems some problems include indecision the inability to

include indecision the inability to

include indecision the inability to choose others being angry from arguments

choose others being angry from arguments

choose others being angry from arguments depression from negligence or envy from

depression from negligence or envy from

depression from negligence or envy from accomplishment each of which have their

accomplishment each of which have their

accomplishment each of which have their solutions

solutions

solutions all of which not being to fight the

all of which not being to fight the

all of which not being to fight the change but to adapt along with it for my

change but to adapt along with it for my

change but to adapt along with it for my topic of indecision let’s be the people

topic of indecision let’s be the people

topic of indecision let’s be the people who takes those shots will take those

who takes those shots will take those

who takes those shots will take those shots shoot forward and for all you know

shots shoot forward and for all you know

shots shoot forward and for all you know you’ll be standing there in glory as

you’ll be standing there in glory as

you’ll be standing there in glory as everything works out as you succeed or

everything works out as you succeed or

everything works out as you succeed or you could stand there sad that you

you could stand there sad that you

you could stand there sad that you weren’t able to reach your goal but you

weren’t able to reach your goal but you

weren’t able to reach your goal but you would know that you tried your best

would know that you tried your best

would know that you tried your best you didn’t let someone else do it for

you didn’t let someone else do it for

you didn’t let someone else do it for you both very plausible both two sides

you both very plausible both two sides

you both very plausible both two sides of a coin both only possible if you make

of a coin both only possible if you make

of a coin both only possible if you make a choice and with this I cut my speech

a choice and with this I cut my speech

a choice and with this I cut my speech short I bid you all farewell mayor

short I bid you all farewell mayor

short I bid you all farewell mayor decisions be easy your future be bright

decisions be easy your future be bright

decisions be easy your future be bright finding new horizons let us transform

finding new horizons let us transform

finding new horizons let us transform for the better good day and thank you

for the better good day and thank you

for the better good day and thank you [Applause]

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