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TED June 10, 2026 1m

"Make it for yourself and enjoy the feeling of actually making." #TEDTalks

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  1. If you want to get offline [music] If you want to get offline [music] and reconnect with yourself, make and reconnect with yourself, make and reconnect with yourself, make something. When you make things, or at something. When you make things, or at something. When you make things, or at least when I make things, I feel like I least when I make things, I feel like I least when I make things, I feel like I am living. I am breathing. Making things am living. I am breathing. Making things am living. I am breathing. Making things for me is like oxygen. It keeps me going for me is like oxygen. It keeps me going for me is like oxygen. It keeps me going and it makes me feel at peace with the and it makes me feel at peace with the and it makes me feel at peace with the world. One small thing you can do to world. One small thing you can do to world. One small thing you can do to make something would be to just grab a make something would be to just grab a make something would be to just grab a scrap of paper, a Post-it, a piece of a scrap of paper, a Post-it, a piece of a scrap of paper, a Post-it, a piece of a newspaper, and just put your mark on it. newspaper, and just put your mark on it. newspaper, and just put your mark on it. Just make a mark, any mark. [music] If Just make a mark, any mark. [music] If Just make a mark, any mark. [music] If you're afraid to make something because you're afraid to make something because you're afraid to make something because you don't think you're good at art, you don't think you're good at art, you don't think you're good at art, remember how you felt in kindergarten remember how you felt in kindergarten remember how you felt in kindergarten when you were making things that your when you were making things that your when you were making things that your parents maybe put up on their parents maybe put up on their parents maybe put up on their refrigerator. Everyone is born creative. refrigerator. Everyone is born creative. refrigerator. Everyone is born creative. Everyone has a spark deep inside of them Everyone has a spark deep inside of them Everyone has a spark deep inside of them that is capable of growing and that is capable of growing and that is capable of growing and developing if you want it to. If you developing if you want it to. If you developing if you want it to. If you think you're not creative, then you're think you're not creative, then you're think you're not creative, then you're not creative. But if you think you can not creative. But if you think you can not creative. But if you think you can be creative, you can be creative. And be creative, you can be creative. And be creative, you can be creative. And all you need to do for yourself [music] all you need to do for yourself [music] all you need to do for yourself [music] is try. You don't have to show it to is try. You don't have to show it to is try. You don't have to show it to anybody. You don't have to put it up anybody. You don't have to put it up anybody. You don't have to put it up online anywhere. Just make it for online anywhere. Just make it for online anywhere. Just make it for yourself and enjoy the feeling of yourself and enjoy the feeling of yourself and enjoy the feeling of actually making.

Summary

The main theme is the transformative power of making things for self-reconnection and peace, likened to oxygen. The transcript references the innate creativity present from kindergarten and emphasizes that believing in one's ability to be creative is key. The practical takeaway is to simply start making something, anything, for personal enjoyment and fulfillment without external validation.

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