I faced considerable pressure to follow a specific life path after graduation. I chose instead to carve a more unique path, and I could not be happier for having done so. Oxford Graduate and member of Informal Talks. He gives us his idea about Truth and Dare as the adolescent-era game which popularised this word pairing is typically presented as ‘truth or dare’. And yet, in the context of life philosophies, I've found it fruitful to shed this dichotomy in favour of ‘truth and dare’. Only when we know ‘truth’ can we find direction, and only when we know the bravery inherent in the concept of ‘dare’ can we unrelentingly pursue that direction.I faced considerable pressure to follow a specific life path after graduation. He chose instead to carve a more unique path, and could not be happier for having done so. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx