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Why You Can’t Plan It All | Parth Saxena | TEDxEicherSchool


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[Music] the world of tomorrow will be filled

the world of tomorrow will be filled

the world of tomorrow will be filled with new types of challenges and

with new types of challenges and

with new types of challenges and opportunities there will be a dramatic

opportunities there will be a dramatic

opportunities there will be a dramatic shift away from the thinking that we

shift away from the thinking that we

shift away from the thinking that we learn one profession do one job and

learn one profession do one job and

learn one profession do one job and continue it for decades people will move

continue it for decades people will move

continue it for decades people will move around much more than they do today and

around much more than they do today and

around much more than they do today and creatively will play a key role in

creatively will play a key role in

creatively will play a key role in living a fulfilling life hi my name is

living a fulfilling life hi my name is

living a fulfilling life hi my name is part sucks Anna and like many of you I

part sucks Anna and like many of you I

part sucks Anna and like many of you I too didn’t understand this rapidly

too didn’t understand this rapidly

too didn’t understand this rapidly changing fast paced world and how I

changing fast paced world and how I

changing fast paced world and how I could align my mindset and thinking to

could align my mindset and thinking to

could align my mindset and thinking to thrive in such a world so I did what was

thrive in such a world so I did what was

thrive in such a world so I did what was expected of me I became a computer

expected of me I became a computer

expected of me I became a computer sensor in hidden got a job over the next

sensor in hidden got a job over the next

sensor in hidden got a job over the next few months I randomly fell into music

few months I randomly fell into music

few months I randomly fell into music and I realized something for the first

and I realized something for the first

and I realized something for the first time in my life music allowed me to

time in my life music allowed me to

time in my life music allowed me to explore and hone my own creativity

explore and hone my own creativity

explore and hone my own creativity imagination and into intuition something

imagination and into intuition something

imagination and into intuition something that really interested me and explored

that really interested me and explored

that really interested me and explored myself within so I thought to myself if

myself within so I thought to myself if

myself within so I thought to myself if I had the technical ability to build

I had the technical ability to build

I had the technical ability to build something and the creative passion for

something and the creative passion for

something and the creative passion for music then why couldn’t I just combine

music then why couldn’t I just combine

music then why couldn’t I just combine the two and build something that is much

the two and build something that is much

the two and build something that is much more meaningful to me and so I left my

more meaningful to me and so I left my

more meaningful to me and so I left my job started to music technology company

job started to music technology company

job started to music technology company and over the next few years took it from

and over the next few years took it from

and over the next few years took it from garage to grammys like journey taught me

garage to grammys like journey taught me

garage to grammys like journey taught me something very useful I realize how

something very useful I realize how

something very useful I realize how fulfilling and exciting life and work

fulfilling and exciting life and work

fulfilling and exciting life and work could be when you really love what you

could be when you really love what you

could be when you really love what you do something that I had not understood

do something that I had not understood

do something that I had not understood it before it opened up in vast ocean of

it before it opened up in vast ocean of

it before it opened up in vast ocean of opportunities and possibilities for me

opportunities and possibilities for me

opportunities and possibilities for me something that I had almost conveniently

something that I had almost conveniently

something that I had almost conveniently overlooked and ignored when I had

overlooked and ignored when I had

overlooked and ignored when I had planted distant future in my job I also

planted distant future in my job I also

planted distant future in my job I also realized that how my own mindset and my

realized that how my own mindset and my

realized that how my own mindset and my own priorities perspectives changed with

own priorities perspectives changed with

own priorities perspectives changed with time and how planning too far ahead was

time and how planning too far ahead was

time and how planning too far ahead was almost like turning a blind eye towards

almost like turning a blind eye towards

almost like turning a blind eye towards my own internal evolution as a human

my own internal evolution as a human

my own internal evolution as a human being today I think that

being today I think that

being today I think that these realizations are even more

these realizations are even more

these realizations are even more important to understand as we enter the

important to understand as we enter the

important to understand as we enter the world of tomorrow which will be much

world of tomorrow which will be much

world of tomorrow which will be much more dynamic dramatic and quite

more dynamic dramatic and quite

more dynamic dramatic and quite unpredictable a world where planning

unpredictable a world where planning

unpredictable a world where planning something too far ahead by distance you

something too far ahead by distance you

something too far ahead by distance you from your own internal evolution as a

from your own internal evolution as a

from your own internal evolution as a meaningful and unique human being a

meaningful and unique human being a

meaningful and unique human being a world where many might forget that a

world where many might forget that a

world where many might forget that a vast ocean of possibilities and

vast ocean of possibilities and

vast ocean of possibilities and opportunities exists around around them

opportunities exists around around them

opportunities exists around around them so I thought to myself what could what

so I thought to myself what could what

so I thought to myself what could what could help you thrive in such a

could help you thrive in such a

could help you thrive in such a unpredictable world 20 in the side

unpredictable world 20 in the side

unpredictable world 20 in the side consciousness late so I thought to

consciousness late so I thought to

consciousness late so I thought to myself what could what could help you

myself what could what could help you

myself what could what could help you thrive in such an unpredictable world

thrive in such an unpredictable world

thrive in such an unpredictable world and the answer came to me there is the

and the answer came to me there is the

and the answer came to me there is the child within your yourself so for this

child within your yourself so for this

child within your yourself so for this talk let us all become the child within

talk let us all become the child within

talk let us all become the child within ourselves let us all bring out the child

ourselves let us all bring out the child

ourselves let us all bring out the child and give him some toys to play maybe

and give him some toys to play maybe

and give him some toys to play maybe Lego blocks because everyone is familiar

Lego blocks because everyone is familiar

Lego blocks because everyone is familiar with Lego blocks and let us put him in

with Lego blocks and let us put him in

with Lego blocks and let us put him in this imagination of this palace of

this imagination of this palace of

this imagination of this palace of imagination where he can play with these

imagination where he can play with these

imagination where he can play with these Lego blocks and build something now

Lego blocks and build something now

Lego blocks and build something now there are two very different ways in

there are two very different ways in

there are two very different ways in which this child can build something out

which this child can build something out

which this child can build something out of these Lego blocks there is one where

of these Lego blocks there is one where

of these Lego blocks there is one where you can tell him to build an airplane

you can tell him to build an airplane

you can tell him to build an airplane and there is another where you can just

and there is another where you can just

and there is another where you can just tell him to build whatever he likes

there are the blog that the reason these

there are the blog that the reason these two these two ways are very different is

two these two ways are very different is

two these two ways are very different is because in the first case when you have

because in the first case when you have

because in the first case when you have told him to bigger build an LM an

told him to bigger build an LM an

told him to bigger build an LM an airplane he’s going to look for the

airplane he’s going to look for the

airplane he’s going to look for the right shapes and sizes and colors of the

right shapes and sizes and colors of the

right shapes and sizes and colors of the Lego blocks that he wants he that he can

Lego blocks that he wants he that he can

Lego blocks that he wants he that he can use to build this this airplane his

use to build this this airplane his

use to build this this airplane his creativity and imagination is restricted

creativity and imagination is restricted

creativity and imagination is restricted by guidelines that are already given to

by guidelines that are already given to

by guidelines that are already given to him he cannot do much more he cannot

him he cannot do much more he cannot

him he cannot do much more he cannot think of many more ways to use those

think of many more ways to use those

think of many more ways to use those Lego blocks he is not enough curious or

Lego blocks he is not enough curious or

Lego blocks he is not enough curious or enough creative to find out other things

enough creative to find out other things

enough creative to find out other things that he can build but on the other hand

that he can build but on the other hand

that he can build but on the other hand if you see the second child

if you see the second child

if you see the second child that child can obviously build an LA

that child can obviously build an LA

that child can obviously build an LA airplane but he can also build a train

airplane but he can also build a train

airplane but he can also build a train or a ship his mind is open she has so

or a ship his mind is open she has so

or a ship his mind is open she has so many options and he understands that

many options and he understands that

many options and he understands that there are many ways he can build those

there are many ways he can build those

there are many ways he can build those different things with those lego blocks

different things with those lego blocks

different things with those lego blocks so this child has is someone who will

so this child has is someone who will

so this child has is someone who will have much more creative and imaginative

have much more creative and imaginative

have much more creative and imaginative mind and will not be restricted by

mind and will not be restricted by

mind and will not be restricted by guidelines I think Lego blocks are like

guidelines I think Lego blocks are like

guidelines I think Lego blocks are like experiences in life so when you travel

experiences in life so when you travel

experiences in life so when you travel to a new city you collect a new Lego

to a new city you collect a new Lego

to a new city you collect a new Lego block when you talk with a friend over

block when you talk with a friend over

block when you talk with a friend over coffee and discuss the subject or in use

coffee and discuss the subject or in use

coffee and discuss the subject or in use you get a new Lego block when you maybe

you get a new Lego block when you maybe

you get a new Lego block when you maybe read a new book or an article you get a

read a new book or an article you get a

read a new book or an article you get a new lab a block and so on and so forth

new lab a block and so on and so forth

new lab a block and so on and so forth Lego blocks when you get them you really

Lego blocks when you get them you really

Lego blocks when you get them you really don’t know how and when you will be able

don’t know how and when you will be able

don’t know how and when you will be able to use them to build what in the future

to use them to build what in the future

to use them to build what in the future you’ve just got single pieces of Lego

you’ve just got single pieces of Lego

you’ve just got single pieces of Lego blocks as you experience and the future

blocks as you experience and the future

blocks as you experience and the future will unfold them when they come and come

will unfold them when they come and come

will unfold them when they come and come into use when you want to build

into use when you want to build

into use when you want to build something for example when I was

something for example when I was

something for example when I was learning music I got a Lego block when I

learning music I got a Lego block when I

learning music I got a Lego block when I was learning technology I got another

was learning technology I got another

was learning technology I got another Lego block but at these two points of

Lego block but at these two points of

Lego block but at these two points of time I never knew that these Lego blocks

time I never knew that these Lego blocks

time I never knew that these Lego blocks would somewhere combine together in

would somewhere combine together in

would somewhere combine together in later point of time to build something

later point of time to build something

later point of time to build something to mix to help me build something that

to mix to help me build something that

to mix to help me build something that I’d not even planned for Steve shows

I’d not even planned for Steve shows

I’d not even planned for Steve shows once said a stanford university a

once said a stanford university a

once said a stanford university a university that i am very fortunate to

university that i am very fortunate to

university that i am very fortunate to be closely affiliated with he said you

be closely affiliated with he said you

be closely affiliated with he said you cannot connect the dots looking forward

cannot connect the dots looking forward

cannot connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking

you can only connect them looking

you can only connect them looking backwards so you have to somehow trust

backwards so you have to somehow trust

backwards so you have to somehow trust that the dots will connect in the future

that the dots will connect in the future

that the dots will connect in the future and I think we have have a few good

and I think we have have a few good

and I think we have have a few good lessons to learn from this you can’t

lessons to learn from this you can’t

lessons to learn from this you can’t plan it all so be patient and have faith

plan it all so be patient and have faith

plan it all so be patient and have faith some of the most more you often you

some of the most more you often you

some of the most more you often you often learn the most valuable experience

often learn the most valuable experience

often learn the most valuable experience less ins from the most unexpected

less ins from the most unexpected

less ins from the most unexpected sources so as you go about living your

sources so as you go about living your

sources so as you go about living your everyday life try to collect different

everyday life try to collect different

everyday life try to collect different perspectives and experiences that’s the

perspectives and experiences that’s the

perspectives and experiences that’s the only way you’ll be able to connect them

only way you’ll be able to connect them

only way you’ll be able to connect them sometime in the future

sometime in the future

sometime in the future you can’t always have a purpose ahead of

you can’t always have a purpose ahead of

you can’t always have a purpose ahead of time before you do something you can’t

time before you do something you can’t

time before you do something you can’t always plan what you may learn you have

always plan what you may learn you have

always plan what you may learn you have to somehow trust that someday you will

to somehow trust that someday you will

to somehow trust that someday you will have the imagination or the creativity

have the imagination or the creativity

have the imagination or the creativity to or the opportunity to build something

to or the opportunity to build something

to or the opportunity to build something and you would need those experiences to

and you would need those experiences to

and you would need those experiences to help you build that uniquely curiosity

help you build that uniquely curiosity

help you build that uniquely curiosity is how you go about collecting these

is how you go about collecting these

is how you go about collecting these Lego blocks and intuition is what drives

Lego blocks and intuition is what drives

Lego blocks and intuition is what drives you to connect them curiosity intuition

you to connect them curiosity intuition

you to connect them curiosity intuition and the process of collecting these

and the process of collecting these

and the process of collecting these experiences drives the creativity and

experiences drives the creativity and

experiences drives the creativity and imagination something that you must

imagination something that you must

imagination something that you must exercise to type in the World of

exercise to type in the World of

exercise to type in the World of Tomorrow and once you have that in your

Tomorrow and once you have that in your

Tomorrow and once you have that in your imagination and creativity have the

imagination and creativity have the

imagination and creativity have the courage to execute on it without regard

courage to execute on it without regard

courage to execute on it without regard to looking stupid or feeling feeling

to looking stupid or feeling feeling

to looking stupid or feeling feeling ridiculed or failing create build

ridiculed or failing create build

ridiculed or failing create build construct something you can be

construct something you can be

construct something you can be constructed a deconstructed experiment

constructed a deconstructed experiment

constructed a deconstructed experiment along true innovation is always the

along true innovation is always the

along true innovation is always the journey and don’t just stay inside your

journey and don’t just stay inside your

journey and don’t just stay inside your own palaces exchange experiences with

own palaces exchange experiences with

own palaces exchange experiences with others learn from others and grow

others learn from others and grow

others learn from others and grow yourself collaborate with others to make

yourself collaborate with others to make

yourself collaborate with others to make your palaces of imagination much more

your palaces of imagination much more

your palaces of imagination much more richer more diverse and more colorful as

richer more diverse and more colorful as

richer more diverse and more colorful as you were as you enter the world of

you were as you enter the world of

you were as you enter the world of tomorrow the child with the new will

tomorrow the child with the new will

tomorrow the child with the new will guide you and give you the imagination

guide you and give you the imagination

guide you and give you the imagination creativity curiosity and intuition that

creativity curiosity and intuition that

creativity curiosity and intuition that you need to build create innovate and

you need to build create innovate and

you need to build create innovate and collaborate hold him by your hand hold

collaborate hold him by your hand hold

collaborate hold him by your hand hold him by his hand and walk forward with a

him by his hand and walk forward with a

him by his hand and walk forward with a genuine sense of passion in your heart

genuine sense of passion in your heart

genuine sense of passion in your heart he will help you thrive and find you new

he will help you thrive and find you new

he will help you thrive and find you new base as you go about living your life it

base as you go about living your life it

base as you go about living your life it is your choice today to choose the child

is your choice today to choose the child

is your choice today to choose the child child you wish to be thank you

child you wish to be thank you

child you wish to be thank you you

you

you [Applause]

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