"If you get to your gift too quick it will destroy you."

I'm an example, I used to fail at maths when I was in 6th grade and I improved drastically within a year , I became a topper in 7th grade! All I did was I believed I could do good and practiced, practiced and practiced a lot everyday!

My mind was blown when he revealed that all it takes to go from No Talent -> Genius is finding the SMALL steps that are WITHIN your abilities. And not to mention that you must treat it like a journey... it might take 5 years or 10 years, but DO NOT rush it! What an incredibly insightful video

One of the most underrated videos. Masterpiece

Mozart was locked in a room with a piano. Lock yourself in a situation you want to become and you'll be a genius with the muscle memory.

"It's not about the age you have, It's about what you doing with the age you have". Truly inspiring.

Somehow the whole thought of this video reminded me of calculus, with how the area under a curve is solved by adding up infinitesimal strips and how smaller steps that we take lead us to a bigger picture. It's beautiful.

I literally think this is the best video I’ve ever seen on KZfaq

Amazing talk. All makes sense. It's like my own life story. At 43, after being diagnosed with fatty liver, I decided to start jogging. It was hard, I was only able to run to a maximum distance of 2-3km at a time. I also started to swim, at most 50m, at once and stop to catch more breath. Then after about 2 months I realised that actually I improved in both running and swimming. I signed up for a short Aquathlon (750m swim + 10km run) events. Then I read a running article about marathon that says: one should dream big to keep yourself motivated and have a focus on certain things. So I decided to sign up for 42km full marathon and also 6.5km open sea swim. I trained hard, 3x running a week after work and 2x weekly pool swim. Occasionally I took leave from work so that I can swim in the pool without disturbance when no one else want to swim under hot mid noon sun. 6 years later, I completed 11 full marathons, 3 open sea 6.5km swim and 3 ultra aquathlons. Whatever the presenter said makes every sense to me. It also reminded me of the story of the 3 Polgar sisters whose father literally made the 3 of them chess geniuses.

Very inspiring talk. I fully agree with all the statements made.

A picture, they say is worth more than a thousand words. Now, this is genius: using his artistic skills to communicate an unrelated message. One of the finest deliveries of TEDx I have seen

One of the most brilliant videos I've watched on KZfaq as yet. I was not bored for even a minute. It held my attention for the whole 16 minutes. Everything he said was delightfully lucid and exceptionally clear.

This masterpiece should be getting viral!!!!!!❣️

I am 42 years old now and my strongest point in life was computing and technology and I have a slight learning disability and I was brought up old school my mum is 75 and my dad is 77 years old, I became good computing and technology at the age of 7 or 8 years old all just by playing around on my dads computer back then it was more programming to make your own games or cassets or discs and all I did was just play around with it, when I was in hightschool I was a one finger typer at a time now I can type and use a keyboard with my eyes shut, but it was not till I was in 6yr of hightschool it all just came to me and all I did was not give up read and watch into it, I was never a classroom person, but still it just all came to me and yet I self tought myself that being my own boss. but I allways loved solving things and maths but iv never been great at maths im 42 years old now iv been self teaching myself math since 2018 it took me 3 years to get familure with maths and now I am and now I can do calculus better but I still go over it and persaver makeing better my weakness, as they say practice makes perfect, hopefully one day before I die I would love to do advance math, topology differential deometly, abstract algebra and anaylasis because I love solving things, I say to myself its not comeing sooner but ill just persavere.

Hey Mark Diaz, I am 21 years old, and I have always been fascinated by "Human Nature" in a way that brought me to read Robert Greene's book, "The Daily Laws," and somewhere near the end of the book, I said to myself that I want to become “An Artist of Human Nature” and a "Genius." For last 6 years, I have been on this journey of self-reflection, learning from great philosophers, reading books and preaching all I can by interacting with people who have extremely different personality that mine. And this is why I am happy to acknowledge that I have a certain level of familiarity with the art of human nature. That being said, I still have some insecurities that hijack my mind and cloud it with emotional fog to convince myself that I cannot get too good at any technical skill because it's hard for me. I find it very hard, exhausting, and disappointing. But after watching this video, "Can anyone become a genius?" I am convinced by the analogy with which you depict what makes a genius. I am fascinated by it, and realizing everything you said, I can see the hope that it is possible for me to become good at something like coding, business, dance, piano, and boxing. Just imagine that I truly preach everything you said in this video and become “An Artist of Human Nature” and a "Genius." I want to let you know how thankful and grateful I am for you sharing this with the world. Thank you!

I wish more people can see this. This is so underrated.

Your geniuses depends on how much time you give at something to make a genius muscle memory... Take your time from distraction and give it to your goals.

I'm so blessed. The point that I've got here is that, to become genius I must learn to take one step at a time. Thank you so much.

This change my perspective and doubt that somehow talent always win and felt that i couldn't attain the level of intellectual to become a professor but after watching this, I will spend my time devoting to become great in the path that I have chosen

That guy is Hilarious!!! And that speech was amazing.

i remember when there was a ''genius'' at my school, he was a very talented kid, and he got everything without trying. All i did was study and work hard but, i was still never as good enough.

I absolutely loved this video. I wish more teachers in this world were like this. It take a very creative person like himself to really get peoples attention by laughing in the process.

This is literally one of the best TED talks I’ve seen since ever! Just think about how original it is but has only relatively low view counts. What a pity

Great Ted Talk. The way he presented, delightful to watch. Hope we taught every important sector of our life like that, a perfect Edutainment.

When I was a little kid, my dream was to be a brillant rocket scientist but i was deeply depressed and got some suicidal thoughts (because this has been my dream & life purpose since my childhood) when i met a genius guy who could easily solve problems which i tried so hard but i couldnt or like he could remember all the things teachers said or remember a lot of knowledge from books we read 3-4 months ago which i couldn't. he had a super sharp memory which is why he didn't need to work. he worked hard just the night before the exam but still he got the best grades which i could never reach although i worked super hard. it was the turning point in my life. i realised that i was just an average girl with no special talent. i gave up on my dreams because of my genes which i cant do anything. I will be 18 years old next month and this will be my only wish, a wish that will never come true.

my name’s also Joanne and I’m an artist! my dream is to become a professional illustrator or animator, but these past couple of years I’ve felt unmotivated to draw and constantly distract myself with my phone. I felt like this lecture was for me, I must try smarter!

One of the best videos I've seen on YT for a while, for starters like me who have been ignoring this video in your recommended feed for months, DO NOT view this video distracted, you must fully immerse yourself, try to enjoy the all the "Smallest" steps as he explains very well in the video, it's definitely worth the watch!!

I am a genuis writer, mostly a poet. Everyone is born with an ability to become a genuis in something. Yes, I was born with a naturally ability to write great poetry but I still made myself a genuis poet. My parents were writers and so is my oldest brother, and still, GENUISES ARE MADE. Please stop saying "make it". Many genuises aren't even publically known and don't care to be. My poetry mentor said I showed signs of it. I picked up a book of poems, when I was young, and understood how it was put together, I reached enlightment reading it. You make yourself a genuis in something, through repititon and programing your mind, to do it more by instincts. When I took my mentorship, any assignment he gave me, I did it three times. I then spent weeks after my mentorships, doing it over and over again. It was not hard nor stressful, I just knew it had to be repeatedly done. I have taken countless steps to become a genuis poet. I even have done the same course over and over again in my free time.

Your video will be relevant 10 years from now. Epic

R.I.P. Replay button, it was the video's fault. Just so good!

👌Brilliant! Genius is not about your genetics but about your Habits. Thank you for spreading true education

Houston we have a problem, this video is too good!

HAHAHA HA I genuinely laughed at how awesome and playful his presentation was.

saved this video cause it saved my life

I really got caught up in his speech, Mark Diaz did an amazing job talking about how a person can find the way to improve his own abilities, It's amazing how he organized the information with his own skills, as soon as the pictures appeared, I focused on them and started to understand what he meant. I feel very proud that I made the decision to learn english almost three years ago, because I could understand everything he said and I think that I will sign up for his online classes, because he knows how to encourage people to make their dreams and goals come true.

I do not understand how this video has only 243k views today, otherwise, this is an amazing video presented ingeniously. Amazing!

This was hands down THE BEST Ted talk I have ever seen. Thanks for inspiring me 💜☺️

This was the most interesting commercial I've ever seen

Here I'm. Just killing my time after scrolling countless on social media and come here to have some motivation. I have exams on coming Tuesday, what interesting is i will be turn 24 in a few months and just started my bachelor's in science with nearly zero background. The course will start in coming 2 months and i want to make a commitment which i've been doing every time XD. Why i choose to learn science is kind of funny, i got high a lot and i choose f it i'm out of comfort zone and will be scientist instead of film making which i got much love for it.I'm still making no progress but let's get back to commitment i will get my degree in next 4 year. Writing this long even took me 20 minutes.

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS ️️️️ I want to re-play again and again!

just gave this a standing ovation from my dining table

Amazing speech ! One of the most incredible and thoughtful videos that I've ever come across before !!!

This is so true!❤️❤️ I don't want to waste my rest of life , now!

not only was this entertaining, but it’s actually such a good point and extremely helpful

Who's still gonna be here in 2020?? I will!!!

its an outstanding speech. thank you

Just want to comment down... Impressive! Definitely gonna put this into practice.

I love you very much, Mr. Mark. You have all the appreciation and respect. May God grant you paradise If you want to succeed, you have to keep going and repeating

this video will be stuck in my head for the next month and I’m really happy about it :)

Oh wow that's amazing and very motivated speech that I learned when I watched until the end of the video.. It's not about your age it's all about your passion dont let your age destroyed your dreams to make it possible..

I've been playing Geometry Dash for about 8 years now, on and off. Never have I been able to beat a demon level. Never did I finish all the non-demon official levels. It really makes me feel like I'm broken, like my brain just can't adapt. There just is no excuse to this lack of progress. I think what really makes a genius is the rate at which they progress. The many hours Mozart spent on the piano could also just be a result of him feeling immense improvement every time he practiced, so he kept coming back, not the other way around, that the practice made him become that way. He kept experiencing novelty and change in the right direction. Non of which I ever felt in the last 8 years (Geometry Dash is just an example, I tried many things including drawing, music production, poetry and programming)

I wish no one to be a genious. It's lonely. You will struggle with alot of pain to the point where you cant sleep. You might get betrayed, and lose trust in anyone else. You might be up at night, thinking of ideas. You might feel guilty for something, and to have any joy and to smile, you will have to do something great for other people to feel just ok inside. If you have a reason to smile through out your day, then don't try to become a genious. Trust me, we are insane from all the pain, we have no reason to smile untill we do something great.

Absolutely amazing!!!! Congrats!

I loveee his speash he motivated me a lot thank u so much❤ Martin Luther king said:"if you can't fly than run, if you can't rum walk, if u can't walk crawl, but whatever u do keep moving forward "😉

This dosen’t make you a genius. A genius summons knowledge of the universe and makes quantum leaps.

AWESOME ADVICE AND AWESOME VIDEO !!! THANK YOU MR. MARK!! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS !!!

"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration" Thomas Edison

Super interesting conference, this is a rare speech thanks for putting all this effort to convey such useful info

maybe one of the funniest smartest ted talks ever!!

I agree. I never believed that getting good at math or calculus was possible. I practiced it before college because I got accepted into college of Engineering. Lo and behold, it's my favorite subject now.

Then the goal is to know how to build our steps

OMG I'm so shook!! this is ICONIC

this man is a brilliant person. Finally a video I actually learnt something from instead of constant short fed content that doesn't do anything for my life besides waste it. sadly enough all the things he said are become even more relevant in todays world

Your past doesn't determine your future, your present does.

He talks like Gru

Well, a genius is someone who is well above other people in a field, so if I take informations given here, that some people are born with a talent that allow them to take greater steps, given that they will work hard also, then no matter how much time you dedicate you will never be able to become a genius, because it's relative to others and talented hard working people will always be above you.

This is probably the most informative and entertaining Ted Talk I’ve seen so far

I totally agree with Mark, the online teacher, because he said that everyone can become a genius as long as they work hard without having to think about being talented or very skilled at something from day one.Therefore, becoming a genius in a certain area would compensate for the time spent practicing and improving in it.

Love it! Very inspiring thank you Mark!

I know I’m not the only one who screamed. Omg this was freaking amazing

Brilliant! And, to boot, I am taking small steps and learning from their online school. Highly recommended!!!!!

Three keys too success 1. deduction, 2. determination, and finally 3. desire.

A couple things I want to touch on... There's a difference between talent and skill, the first is a natural affinity and the other takes work to develop, and absolutely anyone can develop their skills in accordance with their talents (i.e. work hard at what you love to do or wish to do) and thereby become a genius. BUT in the case of Mozart and many of the great musicians, what almost always sets them apart is that they developed what is referred to as "perfect pitch", the ability to know what a note is by hearing it, and this ability can only happen or rather be "imprinted" during very early stages of brain development. So in that respect, not "anybody" can become a Mozart if their brain is already developed beyond that stage of imprinting. But still, anybody can become a genius at something via consistency and dedication, absolutely!

I love this I watched 15 times already

It is the greatest speaker I have seen, you are

The video teaches us a lot of perspectives. We can be geniuses by finding the small steps that are within our abilities. The key is to practice and improve our skills.

"Drowing"

this video deserves to be a worldwide SMASH PERIOD!!!!

This video demonstrated that in order to be a genius, it is not only about being intelligent or born with it, but also about working to maintain this intelligence and nurture it more and more.

How come bright side’s video has more views than this, and they’re on the same topic. SMH 🤦🏾‍♂️

Arnold's voice: I'll be back!

I just love how he says drawing. It’s so cool

This is outright one of the best Ted Talks I have ever came across 👏👏

Thank you baldie

Please stop this BS! The title should be “anyone can be good at sth, if they work really hard”, but please stop abusing the word “genius”. It’s like telling people with no limbs: “anyone can swim, so can you”, you are gonna get someone killed. Drawing is a skill, it can be trained, it does not take a genius to draw, the first drawing is actually not that bad (grab a random person on the street, s/he won’t be able to do that), the second drawing is actually not perfect (any manga artist can do that). And it took that person 5 years??? Using small steps means you are not a genius, you spend more time and energy to achieve sth can be done easily by a real genius. This video is very misleading, I understand the PC culture, everyone's the same, but people only say it because intelligence cannot be easily measured (standardized test sucks). If you tell me I can grow to 185cm but I'm 160cm 45 years old, I will punch you in the face, because it can be measured and I know it's impossible. Normal people want to listen to these stories not because they are true, but because they are very comforting, and if you agree with the speaker, I have bad news for you. Yes, the world is a lie and life is harsh, get over with it. And last, Mozart had “perfect pitch” , an ability to identify a note by hearing it. The ability is considered remarkably rare, estimated to be less than one in 10,000 individuals.

Teachers need to understand that there are no "gifted" students. Everyone is gifted with the ability to learn, but some are nurtured more outside of school than others.

This video could Break the Internet

This video is so slowly paced-even in 2x speed it felt dragged along

Simply brilliant. Why this video is underrated?😮

One of the best Ted Talks that I have ever watched! Kudos to the presenter, what a great performance!

Honestly this guy is amazing ☺️

Best Ted I’ve seen hands down

The statements made are fine, so long as you ignore psychology and data that demonstrates not all individuals are able to learn all skills and many personality types will never be able to persist with something that is hard or doesn't come naturally

This is beautiful! Thank you, Mark!

1 BILLION Coming!

38 recently started learning programming.

Great presentation. Thank you. The slight edge by Jeff Olson is a great resource for the philosophy.

"whatever you do keep moving forward"

teaching who teach you, but I AM HERE.

That man found a creative way to promote his business.