[Music] do you know how when you’re really young
do you know how when you’re really young
do you know how when you’re really young they obviously younger than you should
they obviously younger than you should
they obviously younger than you should be to do it you’re about to do and you
be to do it you’re about to do and you
be to do it you’re about to do and you feel all of this adrenaline in your
feel all of this adrenaline in your
feel all of this adrenaline in your nerves you’re looking down at your
nerves you’re looking down at your
nerves you’re looking down at your screen typing in some fake birthdate
screen typing in some fake birthdate
screen typing in some fake birthdate because what else can you do and enter
because what else can you do and enter
because what else can you do and enter there you have it your Facebook account
there you have it your Facebook account
there you have it your Facebook account I was a 40 year old woman working at the
I was a 40 year old woman working at the
I was a 40 year old woman working at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when that happened to me
Wizardry when that happened to me
Wizardry when that happened to me grown up and at Hogwarts right the
grown up and at Hogwarts right the
grown up and at Hogwarts right the social media me was already my dream on
social media me was already my dream on
social media me was already my dream on a more realistic note though I was 12
a more realistic note though I was 12
a more realistic note though I was 12 cradled into the world of social media
cradled into the world of social media
cradled into the world of social media by default by the hype and the buzz that
by default by the hype and the buzz that
by default by the hype and the buzz that made me believe that I had to be a part
made me believe that I had to be a part
made me believe that I had to be a part of it to be considered cool I knew
of it to be considered cool I knew
of it to be considered cool I knew nothing about anything but hey I was
nothing about anything but hey I was
nothing about anything but hey I was going to sail through this just fine
going to sail through this just fine
going to sail through this just fine flourish in fact now being as young a
flourish in fact now being as young a
flourish in fact now being as young a kid as dad it’s all very exciting
kid as dad it’s all very exciting
kid as dad it’s all very exciting because all of a sudden you have the
because all of a sudden you have the
because all of a sudden you have the control so I quickly started assessing
control so I quickly started assessing
control so I quickly started assessing about how I was going to fit in all of
about how I was going to fit in all of
about how I was going to fit in all of these social circles and how everyone
these social circles and how everyone
these social circles and how everyone was going to be absolutely in love with
was going to be absolutely in love with
was going to be absolutely in love with me I just had to find my people you see
me I just had to find my people you see
me I just had to find my people you see since the beginning of time being
since the beginning of time being
since the beginning of time being socially accepted has been synonymous to
socially accepted has been synonymous to
socially accepted has been synonymous to fitting in so I moderated myself and
fitting in so I moderated myself and
fitting in so I moderated myself and normalized my ideas into what I saw what
normalized my ideas into what I saw what
normalized my ideas into what I saw what was very hard for me to understand back
was very hard for me to understand back
was very hard for me to understand back then though was that nobody has a claim
then though was that nobody has a claim
then though was that nobody has a claim on the word normal but everyone has a
on the word normal but everyone has a
on the word normal but everyone has a claim on the word disguise and it was so
claim on the word disguise and it was so
claim on the word disguise and it was so easily happening around me
easily happening around me
easily happening around me as I gained exposure to social media I
as I gained exposure to social media I
as I gained exposure to social media I fell into plentiful ways of entertaining
fell into plentiful ways of entertaining
fell into plentiful ways of entertaining myself through it earlier my days
myself through it earlier my days
myself through it earlier my days consisted of sowing seeds in farmville
consisted of sowing seeds in farmville
consisted of sowing seeds in farmville going to school coming back home and
going to school coming back home and
going to school coming back home and harvesting them happy days right but
harvesting them happy days right but
harvesting them happy days right but they taught me one word addiction
they taught me one word addiction
they taught me one word addiction eventually these habits metamorphosed
eventually these habits metamorphosed
eventually these habits metamorphosed they metamorphosed into literally uglier
they metamorphosed into literally uglier
they metamorphosed into literally uglier forms which involve me checking social
forms which involve me checking social
forms which involve me checking social media to see if a friend had posted any
media to see if a friend had posted any
media to see if a friend had posted any new picture going to school coming back
new picture going to school coming back
new picture going to school coming back to look at the five hundred and fifty
to look at the five hundred and fifty
to look at the five hundred and fifty likes she had got in relation to my
likes she had got in relation to my
likes she had got in relation to my fifty and it’s amazing how one small
fifty and it’s amazing how one small
fifty and it’s amazing how one small little pitfall can so easily lead to
little pitfall can so easily lead to
little pitfall can so easily lead to another and another and another and by
another and another and another and by
another and another and another and by this time I had learned everything about
this time I had learned everything about
this time I had learned everything about how to look and how not to what to say
how to look and how not to what to say
how to look and how not to what to say and what not to and ridiculously who to
and what not to and ridiculously who to
and what not to and ridiculously who to be or not to be in accordance to the Pew
be or not to be in accordance to the Pew
be or not to be in accordance to the Pew Research Center ninety-two percent of
Research Center ninety-two percent of
Research Center ninety-two percent of teenagers having access to a smartphone
teenagers having access to a smartphone
teenagers having access to a smartphone are said to revisit social media
are said to revisit social media
are said to revisit social media constantly users between the age of 15
constantly users between the age of 15
constantly users between the age of 15 and 19 spend at least 3 hours on their
and 19 spend at least 3 hours on their
and 19 spend at least 3 hours on their social media platforms and this is this
social media platforms and this is this
social media platforms and this is this isn’t even including all that time we
isn’t even including all that time we
isn’t even including all that time we waste thinking about how else to react
waste thinking about how else to react
waste thinking about how else to react and what else to post four out of five
and what else to post four out of five
and what else to post four out of five people claim that they have negative
people claim that they have negative
people claim that they have negative side effects on their ok negative side
side effects on their ok negative side
side effects on their ok negative side effects on their daily life if they
effects on their daily life if they
effects on their daily life if they aren’t using their screens for even a
aren’t using their screens for even a
aren’t using their screens for even a day this doesn’t only affect the way we
day this doesn’t only affect the way we
day this doesn’t only affect the way we feel but also the way we live on a daily
feel but also the way we live on a daily
feel but also the way we live on a daily basis now that is a serious problem for
basis now that is a serious problem for
basis now that is a serious problem for a long time my social media profile was
a long time my social media profile was
a long time my social media profile was so far away from what represented me and
so far away from what represented me and
so far away from what represented me and I wasn’t okay with it
I wasn’t okay with it
I wasn’t okay with it right I had to do something and I
right I had to do something and I
right I had to do something and I realized that I knew nothing about
realized that I knew nothing about
realized that I knew nothing about anything all over again
anything all over again
anything all over again this brings you in a very unexpected
this brings you in a very unexpected
this brings you in a very unexpected place because what next I went through
place because what next I went through
place because what next I went through the internet I started looking at how
the internet I started looking at how
the internet I started looking at how different people started using social
different people started using social
different people started using social media I came across entrepreneurs and
media I came across entrepreneurs and
media I came across entrepreneurs and influencers and was opened up to a whole
influencers and was opened up to a whole
influencers and was opened up to a whole new array of possibilities of how social
new array of possibilities of how social
new array of possibilities of how social media can be used despite all of this
media can be used despite all of this
media can be used despite all of this diplomatic brilliance and just
diplomatic brilliance and just
diplomatic brilliance and just awesomeness
awesomeness
awesomeness I found inspiration in the most
I found inspiration in the most
I found inspiration in the most unexpected place in my own locality it
unexpected place in my own locality it
unexpected place in my own locality it was my neighbor Neela aunty who started
was my neighbor Neela aunty who started
was my neighbor Neela aunty who started providing meals to the residents in my
providing meals to the residents in my
providing meals to the residents in my apartment what was earlier just a small
apartment what was earlier just a small
apartment what was earlier just a small representation of culinary delight turn
representation of culinary delight turn
representation of culinary delight turn into an amazing business simply through
into an amazing business simply through
into an amazing business simply through whatsapp from a customer base of just
whatsapp from a customer base of just
whatsapp from a customer base of just the few families her social media
the few families her social media
the few families her social media exposure expanded to more than 500 of
exposure expanded to more than 500 of
exposure expanded to more than 500 of them now that is amazing
them now that is amazing
them now that is amazing miksa a friend of mine now studying
miksa a friend of mine now studying
miksa a friend of mine now studying environmental science spread a lot of
environmental science spread a lot of
environmental science spread a lot of articles spent a lot of awareness
articles spent a lot of awareness
articles spent a lot of awareness through articles and posts and she told
through articles and posts and she told
through articles and posts and she told me that social media is actually a
me that social media is actually a
me that social media is actually a wonderful way to spread your ideas to a
wonderful way to spread your ideas to a
wonderful way to spread your ideas to a larger audience what I found in common
larger audience what I found in common
larger audience what I found in common with both of these people is that they
with both of these people is that they
with both of these people is that they use social media in relevance to their
use social media in relevance to their
use social media in relevance to their real life to the work they do every day
real life to the work they do every day
real life to the work they do every day and they try to spread it to a larger
and they try to spread it to a larger
and they try to spread it to a larger number of people to gain feedback from
number of people to gain feedback from
number of people to gain feedback from from here arose the concept of turning
from here arose the concept of turning
from here arose the concept of turning addiction into addition how does what I
addiction into addition how does what I
addiction into addition how does what I do on social media add value to my life
do on social media add value to my life
do on social media add value to my life in almost no time articles pictures
in almost no time articles pictures
in almost no time articles pictures statistics about the different ways the
statistics about the different ways the
statistics about the different ways the different kinds of environment
different kinds of environment
different kinds of environment Assad’s speeches on productivity and
Assad’s speeches on productivity and
Assad’s speeches on productivity and inspiration and even newer subjects of
inspiration and even newer subjects of
inspiration and even newer subjects of newer discussions of religion and
newer discussions of religion and
newer discussions of religion and philosophy started becoming a bigger
philosophy started becoming a bigger
philosophy started becoming a bigger part of my feed I also got to interact
part of my feed I also got to interact
part of my feed I also got to interact with the different kinds of people
with the different kinds of people
with the different kinds of people flourishing in different ways in
flourishing in different ways in
flourishing in different ways in Bangalore right I started interacting
Bangalore right I started interacting
Bangalore right I started interacting with chefs entrepreneurs designers
with chefs entrepreneurs designers
with chefs entrepreneurs designers artists are even interacted with an
artists are even interacted with an
artists are even interacted with an international power lifter the
international power lifter the
international power lifter the conversations that I had with these
conversations that I had with these
conversations that I had with these people online and offline were
people online and offline were
people online and offline were invaluable in relation to the time that
invaluable in relation to the time that
invaluable in relation to the time that I would have otherwise used endlessly
I would have otherwise used endlessly
I would have otherwise used endlessly scrolling through my newsfeed I was able
scrolling through my newsfeed I was able
scrolling through my newsfeed I was able to channelize this time into actually
to channelize this time into actually
to channelize this time into actually growing right and it’s amazing how such
growing right and it’s amazing how such
growing right and it’s amazing how such a small platform which was otherwise
a small platform which was otherwise
a small platform which was otherwise used is further you know whiling away
used is further you know whiling away
used is further you know whiling away time can be used for adding value to
time can be used for adding value to
time can be used for adding value to your life the idea is that what is in
your life the idea is that what is in
your life the idea is that what is in your phone does not have to be away from
your phone does not have to be away from
your phone does not have to be away from you if because it won’t be harmful if
you if because it won’t be harmful if
you if because it won’t be harmful if it’s relevant to your ideas your beliefs
it’s relevant to your ideas your beliefs
it’s relevant to your ideas your beliefs to what really matters ultimately we are
to what really matters ultimately we are
to what really matters ultimately we are all storytellers in one way or another
all storytellers in one way or another
all storytellers in one way or another we all want to share our ideas to a
we all want to share our ideas to a
we all want to share our ideas to a larger set of people prove something to
larger set of people prove something to
larger set of people prove something to everyone prove something to yourself and
everyone prove something to yourself and
everyone prove something to yourself and just leave something to be remembered by
just leave something to be remembered by
just leave something to be remembered by that five-inch screen and your phone
that five-inch screen and your phone
that five-inch screen and your phone does not have to be just for time pass
does not have to be just for time pass
does not have to be just for time pass anymore the lesson here is that there
anymore the lesson here is that there
anymore the lesson here is that there really isn’t any reason there’s no
really isn’t any reason there’s no
really isn’t any reason there’s no reason to distant the concepts of your
reason to distant the concepts of your
reason to distant the concepts of your real life from what you show because
real life from what you show because
real life from what you show because there is so much more for the world to
there is so much more for the world to
there is so much more for the world to see and just so much more to be and it
see and just so much more to be and it
see and just so much more to be and it doesn’t matter if you’re 40 or 12 it
doesn’t matter if you’re 40 or 12 it
doesn’t matter if you’re 40 or 12 it doesn’t matter if you have 10,000
doesn’t matter if you have 10,000
doesn’t matter if you have 10,000 followers or just
followers or just
followers or just and what matters is what you’re willing
and what matters is what you’re willing
and what matters is what you’re willing to do to look at social media as a tool
to do to look at social media as a tool
to do to look at social media as a tool to improve your life to storyboard and
to improve your life to storyboard and
to improve your life to storyboard and document what is true to you as a human
document what is true to you as a human
document what is true to you as a human being because that’s where the real
being because that’s where the real
being because that’s where the real change happens trust me it has the
change happens trust me it has the
change happens trust me it has the potential to do so and honestly so do
potential to do so and honestly so do
potential to do so and honestly so do you thank you
you thank you
you thank you [Applause]
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