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An idea worth spreading

Let's decrease the distance between "virtual me" and "actual me"! There is me in the real world: doing my things, minding my own business, avoiding any harm... and there is a virtual version of me on the internet showing my most desires and who I want to be if my environment doesn't t hold me back. It looks like I've two totally different lives. Let's make the virtual me happen and let's see the actual me's situation. Let's be transparent so others can see who we are just by looking at us.

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My TED Story

It was my honor being part of TEDxTehran team. I could never image that much good vibe and positive energy. I was host and MC and it was amazing experience. It all started at 2007 when I watched a talk named "The Paradox of Choice" by Barry Schwartz. At the time I was confused, I didn't know anything about my desires or lifestyle. I was trying to fit in, not sure if I want it or not. And that simple low quality talk by that simple wise man changed my life. I chose to be simple. Now I think simple and act complex. Being a part of TED community, watching the talks, talking about them to other friends is kind of my attitude these days. I hope TED change your life as it changed mine.

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• A comment on Conversation: Debate: Should students rely on technology for their homework?

  Nov 12 2012: I think maybe its a good idea to accept the living situation of our era to let the technology carry the weight of all these information.
  What students need to have is wisdom. But it's a good idea to know the references and reliability of the source.

• A comment on Conversation: I have the dream, now what?

  Nov 12 2012: It really helps to being around people who related to your dream or vision.

• A comment on Conversation: Fill in the Blank - What the World needs now is __________ ?

  Jul 13 2012: Integration :)
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  A reply on Conversation: When we think we have no options, can we change our perception? Does having options make us happier?

  May 7 2012: Hi Colleen,
  Thanks for your comment. I found nothing on your profile so I can refer it to you! :D
  I totally agree with you and your wise friend. The word "problem" is somehow negative. I used it because I define it as "a situation that causes difficulties".
  I think confronting with so many choices these days, is a difficult situation for us since whenever we choose one option, we may regret losing others. This continues until we can change our paradigm and maybe design another one. :)

• A comment on Conversation: Would you translate (or spread) a TED talk if you didn't agree with it's topic or the speaker's point of view?

  May 7 2012: I think people like to help sharing ideas they are belie in. Even if someone does it, it changes the whole agenda of translation and effectiveness of it.
  So i don't think I would do it.

• A comment on Conversation: When we think we have no options, can we change our perception? Does having options make us happier?

  May 7 2012: I do believe simplicity is the answer when facing equal or almost equal weighted factors in our everyday decisions like what to wear or where to park our car... But they are situations we need to make a decision, in other words we have no choice but to make a choice!! Like buying a house, applying a job etc.
  These situations are a kind of "problem" or as they say in systems approach, a "mess". We can solve, resole, absolve or dissolve them. I don't what to go to details and define each one of them. But I think the first three approaches are for when we think the problem is unchangeable but by taking "dissolving" approach, we are changing the paradigm behind the questions and choices we have.
  What I'm trying to say is to make less choices, we have to change our paradigm first, otherwise we have too many problems we need to answer.

• A reply on Conversation: After mastering a musical instrument, what comes next?

  Apr 30 2012: God George, you got me scared. I tested, no sign of tone deafness, pewwwww...

• A reply on Conversation: After mastering a musical instrument, what comes next?

  Apr 30 2012: I totally agree. Thats why I'm trying to find new ideas about playing. To learn more.

• A reply on Conversation: Is simplicity the answer? How can we use it in real life?

  Apr 29 2012: I think you are right, maybe we try to control too much. Maybe we judge the system status very quickly and mark it as right or wrong so fast.
  But the problem is whenever we have an empowered society, there is a disorder. They don't feel the same or work the same which is normal.
  Although this is good for creativity but there are too many outputs that eventually leads the system to an unstable situation.

• A reply on Conversation: After mastering a musical instrument, what comes next?

  Apr 29 2012: Thats for your Comment,
  I agree. Teaching is very joyful. But the problem is after sometime the whole teaching process makes you a trainer, and then you can just improve you teaching skills not playing skills. I tried concerts too, but soon I got cold feet again.
  Do we have any other idea to know more about the music? How to pass the borders of learning?