[Applause] so how many of you over here have always
so how many of you over here have always
so how many of you over here have always wished that you were as smart as that
wished that you were as smart as that
wished that you were as smart as that person if that is you then why don’t you
person if that is you then why don’t you
person if that is you then why don’t you raise your hands or give me an A so that
raise your hands or give me an A so that
raise your hands or give me an A so that I know that you know we have some people
I know that you know we have some people
I know that you know we have some people in the house that feel like that
in the house that feel like that
in the house that feel like that Wow well you know what I never wish that
Wow well you know what I never wish that
Wow well you know what I never wish that I was never a grade A student and I was
I was never a grade A student and I was
I was never a grade A student and I was never considered clever but a lot of you
never considered clever but a lot of you
never considered clever but a lot of you sitting over here in this audience and
sitting over here in this audience and
sitting over here in this audience and those of you that are watching TEDx at
those of you that are watching TEDx at
those of you that are watching TEDx at home you’re probably going to go out
home you’re probably going to go out
home you’re probably going to go out there and do some pretty amazing things
there and do some pretty amazing things
there and do some pretty amazing things at which point you’re going to make my
at which point you’re going to make my
at which point you’re going to make my youtube channel seem extremely frivolous
youtube channel seem extremely frivolous
youtube channel seem extremely frivolous and I also hope that you do go out there
and I also hope that you do go out there
and I also hope that you do go out there and get yourself a TEDx talk but unlike
and get yourself a TEDx talk but unlike
and get yourself a TEDx talk but unlike you not me not my teachers not my
you not me not my teachers not my
you not me not my teachers not my friends all my parents
friends all my parents
friends all my parents no one ever considered me as smart in
no one ever considered me as smart in
no one ever considered me as smart in fact if you ask my teachers they would
fact if you ask my teachers they would
fact if you ask my teachers they would have told you what a smart ass I was I
have told you what a smart ass I was I
have told you what a smart ass I was I was always taught get a job secure
was always taught get a job secure
was always taught get a job secure yourself and everything else will work
yourself and everything else will work
yourself and everything else will work out and I did just that I did my BA in
out and I did just that I did my BA in
out and I did just that I did my BA in English literature got a job in radio
English literature got a job in radio
English literature got a job in radio did a couple of TV shows in between and
did a couple of TV shows in between and
did a couple of TV shows in between and then one day something happened I had a
then one day something happened I had a
then one day something happened I had a problem with my computer and I asked my
problem with my computer and I asked my
problem with my computer and I asked my brother if he could fix it
brother if he could fix it
brother if he could fix it and he did and I was surprised because
and he did and I was surprised because
and he did and I was surprised because he was just in school at that time and I
he was just in school at that time and I
he was just in school at that time and I was really proud of him and I asked him
was really proud of him and I asked him
was really proud of him and I asked him I said how did you just do that and he
I said how did you just do that and he
I said how did you just do that and he said it’s really simple I googled it at
said it’s really simple I googled it at
said it’s really simple I googled it at that point I realized that the only
that point I realized that the only
that point I realized that the only thing that was allowing him to do it and
thing that was allowing him to do it and
thing that was allowing him to do it and that was stopping me is that he was able
that was stopping me is that he was able
that was stopping me is that he was able to jump out of this dimension of I don’t
to jump out of this dimension of I don’t
to jump out of this dimension of I don’t know into let me figure it out now I
know into let me figure it out now I
know into let me figure it out now I know being curious that is something
know being curious that is something
know being curious that is something that is intrinsic in a lot of people’s
that is intrinsic in a lot of people’s
that is intrinsic in a lot of people’s DNA but for me your cliched vogue Cosmo
DNA but for me your cliched vogue Cosmo
DNA but for me your cliched vogue Cosmo reading girl who liked to party which I
reading girl who liked to party which I
reading girl who liked to party which I still do by the way this was like a
still do by the way this was like a
still do by the way this was like a turning point in my life suddenly I
turning point in my life suddenly I
turning point in my life suddenly I stopped and I realized that some of the
stopped and I realized that some of the
stopped and I realized that some of the most interesting people I knew they were
most interesting people I knew they were
most interesting people I knew they were multi-dimensional in this really weird
multi-dimensional in this really weird
multi-dimensional in this really weird way like there was this architect who
way like there was this architect who
way like there was this architect who was writing songs there was my friend
was writing songs there was my friend
was writing songs there was my friend who was interning at NASA who was a
who was interning at NASA who was a
who was interning at NASA who was a theatre actor
theatre actor
theatre actor and I realized that if I wanted to be
and I realized that if I wanted to be
and I realized that if I wanted to be like these people if I wanted to break
like these people if I wanted to break
like these people if I wanted to break down all these preconceived notions that
down all these preconceived notions that
down all these preconceived notions that I had about myself then the only tool
I had about myself then the only tool
I had about myself then the only tool that I could arm myself with is Google
that I could arm myself with is Google
that I could arm myself with is Google googling something it’s like this ocean
googling something it’s like this ocean
googling something it’s like this ocean of knowledge ideas thoughts and concepts
of knowledge ideas thoughts and concepts
of knowledge ideas thoughts and concepts that is just waiting for you to explore
that is just waiting for you to explore
that is just waiting for you to explore and it’s as simple as just saying let me
and it’s as simple as just saying let me
and it’s as simple as just saying let me find out it’s not that difficult and
find out it’s not that difficult and
find out it’s not that difficult and that’s how my journey with my youtube
that’s how my journey with my youtube
that’s how my journey with my youtube channel whack began the only reason I am
channel whack began the only reason I am
channel whack began the only reason I am standing over here in front of you today
standing over here in front of you today
standing over here in front of you today is because I run a channel called as
is because I run a channel called as
is because I run a channel called as whack and a lot of people today look at
whack and a lot of people today look at
whack and a lot of people today look at me as a source of information and
me as a source of information and
me as a source of information and knowledge and I’m going to tell you my
knowledge and I’m going to tell you my
knowledge and I’m going to tell you my secret my journey with my youtube
secret my journey with my youtube
secret my journey with my youtube channel it began like three years ago I
channel it began like three years ago I
channel it began like three years ago I made my first video ten times I made it
made my first video ten times I made it
made my first video ten times I made it again and again and again till I was
again and again and again till I was
again and again and again till I was ready to share it with the rest of the
ready to share it with the rest of the
ready to share it with the rest of the world your journey with your YouTube
world your journey with your YouTube
world your journey with your YouTube channel from your signature words to
channel from your signature words to
channel from your signature words to your endings to your hoaxes to your
your endings to your hoaxes to your
your endings to your hoaxes to your voice that is something that you and the
voice that is something that you and the
voice that is something that you and the channel take together what also happens
channel take together what also happens
channel take together what also happens with that journey is that you realize
with that journey is that you realize
with that journey is that you realize that it’s so easy for people to just
that it’s so easy for people to just
that it’s so easy for people to just shoot a video and upload it especially
shoot a video and upload it especially
shoot a video and upload it especially with mobile phones and by the way that
with mobile phones and by the way that
with mobile phones and by the way that is how I made my first 40 videos just on
is how I made my first 40 videos just on
is how I made my first 40 videos just on my mobile phone and I thought it’s all
my mobile phone and I thought it’s all
my mobile phone and I thought it’s all of that is very easy but finding your
of that is very easy but finding your
of that is very easy but finding your voice that is a beautiful journey and a
voice that is a beautiful journey and a
voice that is a beautiful journey and a trial-and-error process so what I really
trial-and-error process so what I really
trial-and-error process so what I really hope to achieve with a channel like this
hope to achieve with a channel like this
hope to achieve with a channel like this besides the lights the views and the
besides the lights the views and the
besides the lights the views and the subscribers which honestly I’m going to
subscribers which honestly I’m going to
subscribers which honestly I’m going to tell you is pretty good doesn’t hurt the
tell you is pretty good doesn’t hurt the
tell you is pretty good doesn’t hurt the ego at all but what I truly hope to
ego at all but what I truly hope to
ego at all but what I truly hope to achieve with something like that is that
achieve with something like that is that
achieve with something like that is that people like me not you who have decided
people like me not you who have decided
people like me not you who have decided to limit their sources of information
to limit their sources of information
to limit their sources of information to Facebook scoop poop and God forbid
to Facebook scoop poop and God forbid
to Facebook scoop poop and God forbid Arnab Goswami will one day turn around
Arnab Goswami will one day turn around
Arnab Goswami will one day turn around and say that there is so much more
and say that there is so much more
and say that there is so much more happening in the world in the fields of
happening in the world in the fields of
happening in the world in the fields of art music science other than just
art music science other than just
art music science other than just Bollywood IPL and politics 65% of our
Bollywood IPL and politics 65% of our
Bollywood IPL and politics 65% of our population is below the age group of 35
population is below the age group of 35
population is below the age group of 35 which means that we are going to have
which means that we are going to have
which means that we are going to have one of the largest workforces in the
one of the largest workforces in the
one of the largest workforces in the world a workforce that wants to be smart
world a workforce that wants to be smart
world a workforce that wants to be smart and clever you can’t imagine the number
and clever you can’t imagine the number
and clever you can’t imagine the number of people that write into me every
of people that write into me every
of people that write into me every single day saying that they want to be
single day saying that they want to be
single day saying that they want to be that person in the room that drops this
that person in the room that drops this
that person in the room that drops this awesome fact and everyone’s like wow
awesome fact and everyone’s like wow
awesome fact and everyone’s like wow that was so cool where did you hear that
that was so cool where did you hear that
that was so cool where did you hear that maybe some of them might just say they
maybe some of them might just say they
maybe some of them might just say they heard it on wack so be that person
heard it on wack so be that person
heard it on wack so be that person be that person who realizes that there
be that person who realizes that there
be that person who realizes that there is a lot happening in this world there’s
is a lot happening in this world there’s
is a lot happening in this world there’s a lot happening other than just
a lot happening other than just
a lot happening other than just Bollywood politics and sports I feel
Bollywood politics and sports I feel
Bollywood politics and sports I feel like there are a lot of forces out there
like there are a lot of forces out there
like there are a lot of forces out there that are trying to dumb us down whether
that are trying to dumb us down whether
that are trying to dumb us down whether it’s in the mainstream media or whether
it’s in the mainstream media or whether
it’s in the mainstream media or whether it is on the digital landscape but what
it is on the digital landscape but what
it is on the digital landscape but what I really hope is that people also
I really hope is that people also
I really hope is that people also realize which I do that there is another
realize which I do that there is another
realize which I do that there is another side to this coin there are also people
side to this coin there are also people
side to this coin there are also people out there that are working really hard
out there that are working really hard
out there that are working really hard to tell the truth and where you focus
to tell the truth and where you focus
to tell the truth and where you focus your attention that makes all the
your attention that makes all the
your attention that makes all the difference so that was stopping me
difference so that was stopping me
difference so that was stopping me boundaries the boundaries that I had
boundaries the boundaries that I had
boundaries the boundaries that I had gone and created for myself until I
gone and created for myself until I
gone and created for myself until I realized that there are no boundaries
realized that there are no boundaries
realized that there are no boundaries there are only excuses I’m too old to
there are only excuses I’m too old to
there are only excuses I’m too old to learn this it’s too late in life now but
learn this it’s too late in life now but
learn this it’s too late in life now but you know what older learners they
you know what older learners they
you know what older learners they actually have so many advantages they
actually have so many advantages they
actually have so many advantages they have gone in creating stud created
have gone in creating stud created
have gone in creating stud created studying strategies for themselves
studying strategies for themselves
studying strategies for themselves mnemonic devices
mnemonic devices
mnemonic devices which actually gives them a better
which actually gives them a better
which actually gives them a better advantage and learning something new it
advantage and learning something new it
advantage and learning something new it does fantastic things to your brain it
does fantastic things to your brain it
does fantastic things to your brain it creates these new neural pathways new
creates these new neural pathways new
creates these new neural pathways new connections and that can do an amazing
connections and that can do an amazing
connections and that can do an amazing thing to a brain that has stopped
thing to a brain that has stopped
thing to a brain that has stopped growing another thing that was stopping
growing another thing that was stopping
growing another thing that was stopping me and could be stopping other people is
me and could be stopping other people is
me and could be stopping other people is just motivation you just lost that
just motivation you just lost that
just motivation you just lost that desire to learn something new but the
desire to learn something new but the
desire to learn something new but the rate at which times are changing today
rate at which times are changing today
rate at which times are changing today if you are that person then you are no
if you are that person then you are no
if you are that person then you are no good than a granny who thinks that WTF
good than a granny who thinks that WTF
good than a granny who thinks that WTF means well that’s fantastic
some of the smartest people I know today
some of the smartest people I know today are college dropouts and some of the
are college dropouts and some of the
are college dropouts and some of the smartest people I know are doing their
smartest people I know are doing their
smartest people I know are doing their masters in computer engineering and
masters in computer engineering and
masters in computer engineering and working in tech giants in San Francisco
working in tech giants in San Francisco
working in tech giants in San Francisco but the one thing that these two people
but the one thing that these two people
but the one thing that these two people have in common is that they know how to
have in common is that they know how to
have in common is that they know how to be smart so how can you be smart
be smart so how can you be smart
be smart so how can you be smart SMA R T s self-awareness once you really
SMA R T s self-awareness once you really
SMA R T s self-awareness once you really know what your limitations are then you
know what your limitations are then you
know what your limitations are then you will be a lot more aware of what it is
will be a lot more aware of what it is
will be a lot more aware of what it is that you can become Aristotle had said
that you can become Aristotle had said
that you can become Aristotle had said that knowing yourself is the beginning
that knowing yourself is the beginning
that knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom m multi-dimensional I feel
of all wisdom m multi-dimensional I feel
of all wisdom m multi-dimensional I feel like gone are the days where you need to
like gone are the days where you need to
like gone are the days where you need to be just a doctor or a consultant I
be just a doctor or a consultant I
be just a doctor or a consultant I actually know the vice-president of a
actually know the vice-president of a
actually know the vice-president of a banking company who professionally runs
banking company who professionally runs
banking company who professionally runs full marathons I also know the CFO of a
full marathons I also know the CFO of a
full marathons I also know the CFO of a financial company a big one here in
financial company a big one here in
financial company a big one here in India who is a DJ he carries his own
India who is a DJ he carries his own
India who is a DJ he carries his own console to all his events and he will
console to all his events and he will
console to all his events and he will rock the party till 3:00 a.m. a ask the
rock the party till 3:00 a.m. a ask the
rock the party till 3:00 a.m. a ask the right questions it’s not just about
right questions it’s not just about
right questions it’s not just about asking questions it’s also about asking
asking questions it’s also about asking
asking questions it’s also about asking the right questions because only then
the right questions because only then
the right questions because only then you will get the right answers that you
you will get the right answers that you
you will get the right answers that you need
need
need our read read read read everything from
our read read read read everything from
our read read read read everything from finance to history to cause to anything
finance to history to cause to anything
finance to history to cause to anything the more you read the more neural
the more you read the more neural
the more you read the more neural connections you will make and you will
connections you will make and you will
connections you will make and you will be able to expand your mind one megabyte
be able to expand your mind one megabyte
be able to expand your mind one megabyte at a time and T time it’s so important
at a time and T time it’s so important
at a time and T time it’s so important for us to move with the times every big
for us to move with the times every big
for us to move with the times every big company today is reinventing itself then
company today is reinventing itself then
company today is reinventing itself then why can’t we as individuals I truly
why can’t we as individuals I truly
why can’t we as individuals I truly think that once you have adapted these
think that once you have adapted these
think that once you have adapted these there’s this great coming together it’s
there’s this great coming together it’s
there’s this great coming together it’s like you have deciphered the code
like you have deciphered the code
like you have deciphered the code deciphering the code it’s really not
deciphering the code it’s really not
deciphering the code it’s really not that complex it’s as simple as just
that complex it’s as simple as just
that complex it’s as simple as just saying let me find out thank you
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