If they wanted to, they would. But did you tell them? | Minh Anh Nguyen | TEDxHanoi Amsterdam Youth

Minh Anh Nguyen's TEDxHanoi Amsterdam Youth talk looks at the common habit of hoping others will understand our needs without us saying them. It questions the cycle of guessing other people's intentions. The central message is that being understood often depends on simply speaking up about what we truly need.

• Why people hesitate to voice wishes they want others to understand
• The cycle of guessing other people's intentions
• Speaking up about one's needs as a path to being understood

There are things we deeply wish others understood, yet we hesitate to voice them, hoping others would know instinctively. Minh Anh’s talk confronts this phenomenon, inviting us to step away from this cycle of "guessing intentions“. She encourages us to realize that sometimes, the key to being understood is simply speaking up about what we truly need. Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx