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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.81,0:00:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may know this feeling:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.81,0:00:06.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you wake up to multiple unread\Nnotifications on your mobile phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.53,0:00:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your calendar is already\Npacked with meetings,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.74,0:00:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes double- or triple-booked.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.82,0:00:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You feel engaged, you feel busy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.40,0:00:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, you feel productive.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.57,0:00:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the end of it all,\Nsomething still feels missing.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.18,0:00:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You try to figure out what it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.80,0:00:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before you do,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.53,0:00:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next day starts all over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.27,0:00:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was how I felt two years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.18,0:00:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt stressed; I felt anxious.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.92,0:00:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a bit trapped.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.46,0:00:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The world around me\Nwas moving very quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.43,0:00:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I didn't know what to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.02,0:00:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started wondering to myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.20,0:00:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I keep up with all this?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.26,0:00:54.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we find fulfillment
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.84,0:00:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a world that's literally changing\Nas fast as we can think,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.63,0:01:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe even faster?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.52,0:01:05.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started looking for answers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.59,0:01:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spoke to many people,\NI spoke to my friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.42,0:01:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spoke to my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.92,0:01:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even read many self-help books.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.62,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I couldn't find anything satisfactory.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.49,0:01:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the more self-help books I read,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.97,0:01:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more stressed and anxious I became.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.50,0:01:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.67,0:01:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was like I was feeding\Nmy mind with junk food,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.100,0:01:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was becoming mentally obese.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.79,0:01:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.85,0:01:32.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was about to give up,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.13,0:01:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until one day, I found this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.08,0:01:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The Tao Te Ching:\NThe Book of the Way and Its Virtue."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.03,0:01:45.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an ancient Chinese\Nphilosophy classic
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.20,0:01:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was written\Nmore than 2,600 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.60,0:01:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was by far the thinnest\Nand the smallest book on the bookshelf.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.16,0:01:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It only had 81 pages.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.49,0:01:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And each page had a short poem.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.20,0:02:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember I flipped\Nto one particular poem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.21,0:02:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.38,0:02:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's beautiful, isn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.66,0:02:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.13,0:02:08.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me read it out to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.42,0:02:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The supreme goodness is like water.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.47,0:02:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It benefits all things without contention.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.04,0:02:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In dwelling, it stays grounded.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.43,0:02:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In being, it flows to depths.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.44,0:02:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In expression, it is honest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.90,0:02:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In confrontation, it stays gentle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.52,0:02:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In governance, it does not control.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.26,0:02:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In action, it aligns to timing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.37,0:02:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is content with its nature
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.99,0:02:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore cannot be faulted."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.100,0:02:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow! I remember\Nwhen I first read this passage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.91,0:02:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt the biggest chills down my spine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.55,0:02:51.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still feel that today,\Nreading it to you guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.05,0:02:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My anxiety and stress\Njust suddenly disappeared.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.24,0:02:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ever since that day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.90,0:03:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been trying to apply the concepts\Nin this passage to my day-to-day life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.41,0:03:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today, I'd like to share with you\Nthree lessons I learned so far
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.73,0:03:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from this philosophy of water --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.60,0:03:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,three lessons that I believe\Nhave helped me find greater fulfillment
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.99,0:03:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in almost everything that I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.02,0:03:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first lesson is about humility.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.48,0:03:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we think about water\Nflowing in a river,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.81,0:03:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is always staying low.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.85,0:03:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It helps all the plants grow\Nand keeps all the animals alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.43,0:03:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't actually draw\Nany attention to itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.02,0:03:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nor does it need\Nany reward or recognition.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.44,0:03:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is humble.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.79,0:03:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But without water's humble contribution,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.32,0:03:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,life as we know it may not exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.10,0:03:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Water's humility taught me\Na few important things.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.49,0:03:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It taught me that instead of acting\Nlike I know what I'm doing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.02,0:03:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I have all the answers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.74,0:03:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's perfectly OK to say,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.82,0:03:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't know.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.21,0:03:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to learn more,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.63,0:03:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I need your help."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.91,0:04:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also taught me that, instead\Nof promoting my glory and success,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.03,0:04:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is so much more satisfying to promote\Nthe success and glory of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.88,0:04:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It taught me that, instead of doing things\Nwhere I can get ahead,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.81,0:04:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it so much more fulfilling and meaningful
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.90,0:04:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help other people overcome\Ntheir challenges so they can succeed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.47,0:04:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With a humble mindset,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.65,0:04:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was able to form a lot richer\Nconnections with the people around me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.18,0:04:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became genuinely interested\Nin the stories and experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.80,0:04:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that make them unique and magical.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.24,0:04:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life became a lot more fun,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.55,0:04:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because every day I'd discover\Nnew quirks, new ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.62,0:04:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and new solutions to problems\NI didn't know before,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.37,0:04:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all thanks to the ideas\Nand help from others.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.09,0:04:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All streams eventually flow to the ocean
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.95,0:04:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is lower than them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.96,0:04:53.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humility gives water its power.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.65,0:04:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think it gives us the capacity\Nto remain grounded,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.08,0:05:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be present,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.46,0:05:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn from and be transformed by\Nthe stories of the people around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.43,0:05:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second lesson I learned\Nis about harmony.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.92,0:05:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we think about\Nwater flowing towards a rock,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.32,0:05:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will just flow around it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.12,0:05:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't get upset,\Nit doesn't get angry,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.73,0:05:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't get agitated.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.28,0:05:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, it doesn't feel much at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.69,0:05:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When faced with an obstacle,\Nsomehow water finds a solution,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.66,0:05:27.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without force, without conflict.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.96,0:05:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was thinking through this,\NI began to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.61,0:05:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why I was feeling stressed out\Nin the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.51,0:05:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of working in harmony\Nwith my environment,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.05,0:05:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was working against it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.37,0:05:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was forcing things to change
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.89,0:05:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I was consumed\Nby the need to succeed or to prove myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.62,0:05:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the end, nothing did.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.78,0:05:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I got more frustrated.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.21,0:05:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By simply shifting my focus\Nfrom trying to achieve more success
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.68,0:05:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to trying to achieve more harmony,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.45,0:06:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was immediately able\Nto feel calm and focused again.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.80,0:06:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started asking questions like:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.68,0:06:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will this action bring me greater harmony
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.42,0:06:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and bring more harmony to my environment?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.78,0:06:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does this align with my nature?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.39,0:06:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I became more comfortable\Nsimply being who I am,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.28,0:06:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than who I'm supposed to be\Nor expected to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.81,0:06:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Work actually became easier,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.79,0:06:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I stopped focusing\Non things that I cannot control
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.55,0:06:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only on the things that I can.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.43,0:06:29.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stopped fighting with myself,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.24,0:06:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I learned to work\Nwith my environment to solve its problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.27,0:06:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nature does not hurry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.88,0:06:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, everything is accomplished.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.70,0:06:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's Tao Te Ching's way\Nof describing the power of harmony.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.26,0:06:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as water is able to find a solution\Nwithout force or conflict,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.01,0:06:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe we can find a greater\Nsense of fulfillment in our endeavors
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.17,0:06:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by shifting focus\Nfrom achieving more success
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.50,0:06:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to achieving more harmony.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.23,0:07:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third lesson I learned\Nfrom the philosophy of water
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.41,0:07:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is about openness.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.74,0:07:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Water is open to change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.40,0:07:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depending on the temperature,\Nit can be a liquid, solid or gas.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.96,0:07:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depending on the medium it's in,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.52,0:07:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be a teapot, a cup\Nor a flower vase.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.57,0:07:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, it's water's ability to adapt\Nand change and remain flexible
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.90,0:07:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that made it so enduring through the ages,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.29,0:07:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite all the changes\Nin the environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.00,0:07:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also live in a world today\Nof constant change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.98,0:07:36.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can no longer expect to work\Nto a static job description
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.21,0:07:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or follow a single career path.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.79,0:07:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, too, are expected to constantly\Nreinvent and refresh our skills
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.65,0:07:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stay relevant.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.42,0:07:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In our organization,\Nwe host a lot of hackathons,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.24,0:07:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where small groups\Nor individuals come together
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.52,0:07:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to solve a business problem\Nin a compressed time frame.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.60,0:07:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's interesting to me\Nis that the teams that usually win
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.90,0:08:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not the ones with the most\Nexperienced team members,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.27,0:08:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the ones with members\Nwho are open to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.08,0:08:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are open to unlearn
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.100,0:08:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who are open to helping each other
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.14,0:08:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,navigate through\Nthe changing circumstances.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.24,0:08:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is like a hackathon in some way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.01,0:08:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's calling to each and every one of us\Nto step up, to open up
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.38,0:08:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cause a ripple effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.80,0:08:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we can stay behind closed doors\Nand continue to be paralyzed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.99,0:08:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by our self-limiting beliefs, such as:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.82,0:08:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I will never be able to talk\Nabout Chinese philosophy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.38,0:08:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of a huge audience."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.81,0:08:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.88,0:08:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or we can just open up and enjoy the ride.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.83,0:08:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can only be an amazing experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.08,0:08:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So humility, harmony and openness.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.70,0:08:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the three lessons I learned\Nfrom the philosophy of water so far.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.75,0:08:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They nicely abbreviate to H-H-O,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.35,0:08:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or H2O.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.54,0:08:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.63,0:08:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they have become\Nmy guiding principles in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.88,0:08:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So nowadays, whenever I feel stressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.53,0:09:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unfulfilled, anxious\Nor just not sure what to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.02,0:09:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I simply ask the question:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.25,0:09:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would water do?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.72,0:09:06.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.97,0:09:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This simple and powerful question\Ninspired by a book
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.55,0:09:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,written long before the days\Nof bitcoin, fintech and digital technology
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.33,0:09:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has changed my life for the better.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.68,0:09:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try it, and let me know\Nhow it works for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.16,0:09:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would love to hear from you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.70,0:09:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.88,0:09:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)