Get comfortable with being uncomfortable | Luvvie Ajayi Jones | TED

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Published 2018-01-02
Luvvie Ajayi Jones isn't afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. "Your silence serves no one," says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. In this bright, uplifting talk, Ajayi Jones shares three questions to ask yourself if you're teetering on the edge of speaking up or quieting down -- and encourages all of us to get a little more comfortable with being uncomfortable.

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All Comments (21)
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  • @charlotteblenheim7220
    "In a world that wants us to whisper, I choose to yell!" What a beautifully simplistic manifesto.
  • @anflow96
    "When it's time to say these hard things: 1. Did you mean it? 2. Can you defend it? 3. Did you say it with love?"
  • @tionak
    I’m reading her book Professional Trouble Maker now and she mentions how she tried to talk herself out of this TedTalk but did it anyway. So proud of her!
  • @holdup7225
    I love how she conducted this session. Perfect amount of humor, references and inspiration. The topic has been spoken about often, but her delivery of the topic was rather convincing and was very relatable.
  • @hannguyen5637
    “In a world that wants us to whisper, I choose to yell”. This sentence hits different 💛 feeling knowledgeable by watching these amazing TED talks during quarantine 💛
  • @peachynutritionthepeachydi3614
    "When the world expects us to be silent, we choose to yell because getting uncomfortable can only guarantee our comfort." I'm truly inspired, thanks Jones.
  • @shawtyisdashit1001
    1. Do you mean it 2. Can you defend it 3. Did you say it with love 3 questions to always keep in mind when speaking up about something.
  • @chyenneariel
    “Fear has a very concrete power of keeping us from doing and saying the things that are our purpose”
  • @Jai.159
    As someone who's always concerned what other people think, her words were really empowering, I aspire to be her. To be like her is like a paradox, give zero fqs to opinions, but care so much on other's needs
  • @thegoodfellow41
    -Fight or flight.  -Get comfortable w/being uncomfortable. I hear these all the time dealing w/social anxiety. 2018 will be my year. Conquering my fear. "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
  • @lanaryback598
    My mother always said "A closed mouth don't get fed"😁
  • @juainott5281
    "Being yourself is a revolutionary act" wow that truly got me.
  • @irenefang246
    wow, this talk is one of the greatest one that I clicked on Youtube. Her message seems obvious but somehow it hits me deeply because in the past I was kind of speaking the truth even it hurt me terribly. The checkpoint that she mentioned is also very important before we speak out loud 1. Did you really mean it? 2. Can you defend it? 3. Did you say it with love? This can help us to say truthfully without offending others.
  • @efuaodafen3814
    I​ love how she talks. Eloquent and fluent and funny and laced with gold. Bless <3
  • @yunjiecai8251
    Her speech is so encouraging that I start to try to define myself to the fear.