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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.14,0:00:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a highly sensitive person.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.98,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the first thing you think\Nabout when I tell you that?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.34,0:00:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That I must be shy and introverted?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.33,0:00:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or perhaps very emotional?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.06,0:00:21.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe even that you need\Nto walk on eggshells around me?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.18,0:00:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The common assumption\Nabout highly sensitive people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.20,0:00:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we are somehow\Nweak and fragile creatures
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.48,0:00:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who picked a losing ticket\Nin the genetic lottery of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.20,0:00:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see this in action\Nwhen you google the word "sensitive."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.20,0:00:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will see images\Nof toothache, irritated skin,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.21,0:00:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.07,0:00:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wilted dandelions, and crying people.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.75,0:00:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sensitivity clearly has a PR problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.53,0:00:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.95,0:00:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I want to help change that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.75,0:01:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe by now you're wondering\Nwhat is it like to be highly sensitive?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.99,0:01:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I invite you to imagine living\Nwith all your senses on high alert.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.14,0:01:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You also have a vivid inner world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.98,0:01:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where all of your emotions are magnified.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.49,0:01:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadness is a deep sorrow,\Nand joy is pure ecstasy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.54,0:01:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You also care beyond reason\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.68,0:01:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and empathize without limits.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.37,0:01:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine being in permanent osmosis\Nwith everything around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.84,0:01:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Highly sensitive people\Noften hear things like:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.76,0:01:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You are too sensitive,"\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.76,0:01:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Stop taking everything to heart,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.04,0:01:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or my favorite, "You should\Nreally toughen up."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.36,0:01:48.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fundamental message is clear:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.71,0:01:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be highly sensitive\Nis to be highly flawed.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.41,0:01:55.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I used to agree with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.19,0:01:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always thought I should\Ncome with some sort of warning sign
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.36,0:02:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a disclaimer:\N"careful; highly sensitive."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.01,0:02:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let me share with you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.55,0:02:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a few of the perks of being\Na highly sensitive person.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.77,0:02:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For one, I have an intensely\Noveractive mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.52,0:02:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means it's impossible to switch off.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.08,0:02:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That also means that insomnia\Nis my best friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.61,0:02:25.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can imagine, that is particularly\Nhandy the night before a TED talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.16,0:02:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.96,0:02:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also I cannot watch scary\Nor violent movies
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.23,0:02:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the images haunt me forever
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.10,0:02:42.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember when I was a child,\NI watched the movie "Jaws".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.67,0:02:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It traumatized me so much
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.89,0:02:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was unable\Nto go near a swimming pool,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.74,0:02:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let alone the sea, for several years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.02,0:02:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, embarrassingly enough,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.93,0:02:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do my childhood nickname\Nof "Princess of the Pea" proud
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.80,0:03:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to traveling and hotel beds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.40,0:03:07.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mattress should be not too hard,\Nnot too soft; it has to be just right.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.19,0:03:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My father once jokingly recommended
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.17,0:03:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I should simply start traveling\Nwith my own bed and pillow
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.58,0:03:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to avoid any future travel hassles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.07,0:03:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.96,0:03:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I often wondered, "what good\Ncould it possibly do me to be this way?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.69,0:03:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the gifts of sensitivity\Nslowly crept up on me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.44,0:03:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come to learn to love that\NI deeply and easily connect with others
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.70,0:03:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also that I have a strong intuition\Nthat guides me like an infallible GPS.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.80,0:03:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was only at the age of 25\Nthat I came across a book
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.44,0:03:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that changed my life:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.24,0:03:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Highly Sensitive Person"\Nby Dr. Elaine Aron.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.38,0:03:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could finally put a name
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.21,0:03:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to my overwhelmingly\Ntechnicolor experience of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.97,0:03:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it gave me hope\Nthat there were others like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.57,0:04:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this book she describes\Nhighly sensitive people, or in short HSPs,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.95,0:04:10.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as people who have a genetic trait\Nof sensory processing sensitivity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.29,0:04:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's quite a mouthful.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.05,0:04:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, surprisingly, 15 - 20%\Nof the population is HSP.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.10,0:04:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, she uses the wonderful acronym "DOES"\Nto summarize the core traits of HSPs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.94,0:04:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "D" stands for "depth of processing".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.80,0:04:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As HSPs, we have a phenomenal ability\Nto deeply analyze absolutely everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.45,0:04:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My favorite example for this is what\NI call "Chinese restaurant syndrome."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.04,0:04:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.10,0:04:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, we can take up to an hour\Nto read the entire 40-page menu,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.99,0:04:56.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite the fact that we will very likely\Norder our favorite dish anyway.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.51,0:04:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.46,0:05:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "O" stands for "overstimulation".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.52,0:05:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We get quickly overwhelmed\Nby the world around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.94,0:05:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm Bavarian\Nand I love our Oktoberfest,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.84,0:05:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I actually have to leave after an hour
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.69,0:05:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I get completely overpowered
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.21,0:05:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the mix of roast chicken\Nsmells with candy floss,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.09,0:05:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the cacophony of songs\Nand the massive crowds.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.04,0:05:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is too much for my senses.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.79,0:05:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The "E" stands for "empathy";\NHSPs feel what others feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.96,0:05:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like that old Hebrew saying:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.80,0:05:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"When one cries, the other tastes salt."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.76,0:05:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lastly, the "S" stands for\N"awareness of subtleties".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.85,0:05:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HSPs are like a finely tuned sensor;\Nthey can pick up on the minutest things.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.50,0:05:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, that means\Nthat they are also the kind of people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.36,0:05:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who will wake you up at three A.M.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.42,0:05:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell you that they hear\Na tap dripping in the kitchen
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.18,0:06:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two floors down.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.35,0:06:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, being an HSP is about\Nfar more than emotional reactivity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.75,0:06:11.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like to address\Nthe two big elephants in the room
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.44,0:06:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to HSP stereotypes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.49,0:06:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first assumption is that HSPs\Nmust be undercover introverts
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.48,0:06:21.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that wanted a fancier name.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.67,0:06:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.93,0:06:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact of the matter is,\N30% of HSPs are actually extroverts,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.78,0:06:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means we cannot park them
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.83,0:06:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the convenient\N"quiet wallflower" category,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.63,0:06:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HSPs come in many shades of pastel.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.72,0:06:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, because of the supposed\Nfemininity of HSP traits,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.58,0:06:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many assume that HSPs are women.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.49,0:06:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It may come as a surprise that 50%\Nof HSPs are, in fact, men.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.87,0:06:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our society, men\Nare not supposed to be sensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.12,0:07:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but aggressive and competitive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.97,0:07:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sadly, the notion that men\Ncan be both sensitive and strong
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.21,0:07:09.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is still too much of an alien concept.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.26,0:07:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it is a good time to tell you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.02,0:07:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I don't think HSPs are better\Nor worse than anyone else;
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.52,0:07:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are simply different.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.89,0:07:23.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would also like to point out\Nthat despite the rumors,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.62,0:07:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they are not members\Nof "The Special Snowflake Society",
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.66,0:07:33.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also, HSPs don't have a secret\Nhandshake to identify each other either.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.84,0:07:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughing)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.44,0:07:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HSPs are like everyone else
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.88,0:07:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except that they experience the world
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.79,0:07:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a more vivid way.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.59,0:07:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you think that all HSPs are alike,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.36,0:07:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is not true;
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.76,0:07:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no two HSPs are the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.93,0:07:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every HSP has their own\Nunique sensitive fingerprint
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.00,0:08:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alongside other identity markers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.48,0:08:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like gender, ethnicity, and cultural\Nand personal background.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.11,0:08:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would also like to point out\Nthat being an HSP is not an illness,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.96,0:08:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is also not a choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.93,0:08:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a genetic trait.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.04,0:08:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are essentially born to be mild.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.65,0:08:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everytime you tell an HSP\Nthey are "too sensitive",
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.76,0:08:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's like telling someone with blue eyes\Nthat their eyes are too blue.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.20,0:08:35.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chances are,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.23,0:08:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter how often you tell them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.21,0:08:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll still have the same\Nblue eyes looking back at you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.90,0:08:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a society, we have come to think\Nof sensitivity as a flaw;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.36,0:08:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an unfortunate, emotional Achilles heel,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.32,0:08:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that tempers with our ability to become\Nevermore optimized, detached, and robotic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.87,0:09:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all too readily belittle the idealists,\Nthe dreamers, and the creators.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.40,0:09:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was, however, not always the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.52,0:09:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In previous centuries, philanthropists,\Nphilosophers, poets, artists, and painters
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.09,0:09:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were all venerated for their\Nsensitive contribution to society.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.58,0:09:23.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who would we be without Leonardo Da Vinci\Nor without a Mozart?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.04,0:09:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without Anaïs Nin or Balzac?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.51,0:09:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or Mother Teresa or Ghandi?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.33,0:09:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our world would certainly be\Na shade darker.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.63,0:09:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I'm not suggesting that all HSPs\Nare geniuses that shape the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.92,0:09:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, most HSPs have a genuine urge\Nto create connection and meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.77,0:09:52.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they feel every pain they see,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.19,0:09:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they want to elevate the forgotten\Nand save the misfortunate.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.05,0:10:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When HSPs try to hide\Ntheir sensitivity to fit in,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.73,0:10:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we all lose.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.69,0:10:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For would a society not be poorer
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.82,0:10:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that lacks the beating heart\Nof sensitive creation?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.36,0:10:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That discredits imagination,\Nintuition, and empathy?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.71,0:10:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe so.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.69,0:10:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why I think\Nwe need to urgently start
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.48,0:10:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to accept and appreciate sensitivity
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.34,0:10:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the temperature regulating effect\Nit has on an often hot headed world.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.96,0:10:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe we're all sensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.38,0:10:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to different degrees\Nand in different ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.53,0:10:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HSPs are simply\Nat the far end of the spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.55,0:10:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why how we think and\Ntalk about sensitivity concerns all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.61,0:10:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to come together as a society
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.93,0:10:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to rewrite the negative\Ncultural narrative about sensitivity,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.30,0:10:58.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and turn it into a positive one.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.26,0:11:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to erase the notion\Nthat sensitivity is a weakness
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.10,0:11:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to finally benefit\Nfrom its many strengths.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.81,0:11:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By doing so, we will create an environment
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.40,0:11:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where everybody is safe\Nto express their softer side,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.84,0:11:15.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not just HSPs.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.27,0:11:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can we go back to creating\Nmore positive awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.44,0:11:21.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and acceptance for sensitivity?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.16,0:11:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a public level,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.34,0:11:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe the two most urgent changes\Nneed to happen in schools and workplaces.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.62,0:11:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In schools, we need\Nto better train our teachers
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.96,0:11:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognize and understand\Nsensitive children.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.30,0:11:38.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for parents and teachers alike,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.79,0:11:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the often well-meant desire\Nto toughen them up,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.06,0:11:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to survive in the big,\Nmean world out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.42,0:11:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs to stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.37,0:11:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not try to force sheep\Ninto wolves' clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.54,0:11:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a corporate level,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.05,0:11:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the system is set up to favor\Nthose with steel elbows.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.30,0:12:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because sensitive people
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.53,0:12:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,typically are more soft spoken\Nand co-operative
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.26,0:12:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of competitive,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.22,0:12:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they often get left behind\Non the corporate ladder.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.24,0:12:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To change this,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.41,0:12:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need to create an environment\Nwhere all personality types can flourish,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.88,0:12:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just a select few.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.21,0:12:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why I believe,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.18,0:12:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for corporations,\Nit is in their own best interest
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.08,0:12:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to invite sensitive people to the table.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.24,0:12:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because without sensitives\Nthey risk lacking innovation,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.80,0:12:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,integrity, an, ultimately, humanity.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.93,0:12:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a personal level,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.51,0:12:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can all make an impact
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.48,0:12:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply by refraining from judging\Nthe delicate difference
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.56,0:12:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the sensitives around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.12,0:12:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next time you feel like\Ntelling someone, "You're too sensitive!"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.22,0:12:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would ask you to stop and pause.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.44,0:13:01.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fill that pause with understanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.84,0:13:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will see that the simple act\Nof acceptance will uplift both of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.64,0:13:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To my fellow HSPs, I say:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.46,0:13:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take heart and be unashamedly yourselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.51,0:13:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stop trying to toughen up.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.22,0:13:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stop hiding; you're beautiful as you are.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.16,0:13:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't feel weird,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.79,0:13:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's not you\Nwho can be considered wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.83,0:13:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather a world in which corruption,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.67,0:13:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,violence, and greed are the norm.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.97,0:13:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Krishnamurti said,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.06,0:13:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It is no measure of health
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.39,0:13:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be well adjusted\Nto a profoundly sick society."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.05,0:13:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was a little girl,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.85,0:13:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved chasing butterflies in our garden
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.51,0:13:52.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I admired their fragile beauty.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.28,0:13:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a deep urge to protect them,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.79,0:13:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I decided to trap them\Nin little mason jars
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.22,0:14:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filled with grass and flowers,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.39,0:14:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep them safe with me in my room.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.67,0:14:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I quickly understood:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.81,0:14:08.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,butterflies do not like captivity.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.17,0:14:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This made me understand:\Nthey did not need to be rescued,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.80,0:14:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their colorful contribution\Nto the natural ecosystem
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.08,0:14:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was exactly as it should be.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.67,0:14:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.98,0:14:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HSPs should not hide away
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.19,0:14:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the pain of this world\Nin a protective incubator.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.83,0:14:30.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is their role to step up and share
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.77,0:14:33.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their sensitive gifts with all of us.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.61,0:14:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe, as humans, we are all united
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.26,0:14:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by our experience\Nof sensitivity and empathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.66,0:14:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also I don't believe you need to be an HSP\Nto care and to make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.58,0:14:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are facing grave political,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.31,0:14:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultural, and environmental\Nproblems today.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.09,0:15:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, more than ever,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.10,0:15:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need the contribution\Nof sensitive minds and hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.41,0:15:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pave a path for troubled times ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.85,0:15:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more we all allow ourselves\N
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.36,0:15:13.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect to our innate sensitive gifts,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.27,0:15:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more we can heal ourselves\Nand the planet we live on.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.31,0:15:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inspired by John Lennon -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.32,0:15:25.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who perhaps wrote the biggest\Nsensitivity anthem of all times
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.13,0:15:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with "Imagine" -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.43,0:15:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let me close by saying:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.44,0:15:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, don't tell me I'm a dreamer,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.78,0:15:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for I know I'm not the only sensitive one.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.92,0:15:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have faith that you'll join hands with me
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.50,0:15:44.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make this world a gentler one.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.77,0:15:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.62,0:15:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.59,0:15:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)