TED Community » Monika Ciurlionyte

More About Me

I'm passionate about

Life. It is beautiful, fascinating, haunting and exciting, when you think about it.

An idea worth spreading

Ideas don't change the world. Actions do!

Talk to me about

The Internet, marketing, personal branding, advertising, creativity, gadgets, psychology, law of attraction, thoughts and feelings, human potential, future and the pasts, TED, etc., etc.

People don't know that I'm good at

I know I might come across as a total city dwelling geek, but I am great at travelling and camping! I even earned Lithuania's Traveller status when I was younger.

My TED Story

I found this website around 2007 and got hooked - I was watching TED Talks on my iPod each night for several hours and I believe that I have watched all talks available back then, it did not matter whether I understood it to the fullest or not, whether it was on physics or business. I also believe this habit has massively contributed to my understanding of others, myself and the world, as I was only 17 years old when I started watching TED. I continued to watch TED Talks throughout the years, follow events and projects. By mid 2011 I became TED Translator, where I translate talks to Lithuanian. I believe that TED Talks should be shown in schools, public meetings, etc., so it is vital they are subtitled as not everyone has fluent access to another language. So I hope that translated talks will spread even more in my home country Lithuania. This is how I contribute to ideas worth spreading.

Comments

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  A comment on Talk: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history

  May 15 2012: love it!

• A comment on Talk: Sebastian Wernicke: 1000 TEDTalks, 6 words

  Jan 6 2012: Refreshing perspective, wise ideas, fun talk.
  I wish I could write my exams in a few words, like this :)
  
  I really enjoyed the talk, thank you!

• A comment on Talk: Alberto Cairo: There are no scraps of men

  Dec 23 2011: Amazing, so inspiring!
• +2

  A comment on Talk: Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net

  Jul 19 2011: Very interesting and informative talk. It is also fun and easy at the same time. Loved the beginning and its move to more serious problems. Have not heard anything from this topic for a while, so it was really refreshing and valuable.
  Well done!

• A comment on Talk: JR's TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out

  Jul 12 2011: Again, such simple idea, but such powerful consequences. Got our poster a while ago, just waiting to come back to my home country to post it. Cannot wait!

• A comment on Talk: Ze Frank's nerdcore comedy

  Jul 4 2011: I love Ze! Been following his work since this talk. Never been disappointed. All the best!
• +1

  A comment on Talk: Laura Trice suggests we all say thank you

  Jun 12 2011: So simple, but so true. Just recently felt down and could not realise why, but now I will ask and I will give a "Thank you", which I am sure will make all the difference.
  Thank you, Laura!