You're changing (even if you don't see it) | Alice Zanardi | TEDxEscola Concept Ribeirão Preto

A TEDx talk by Alice Zanardi, a Grade 6 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto, examines why people often notice how others change more easily than how they change themselves. The speaker recounts reconnecting with an Australian friend after years apart and finding that both had changed in ways they had not fully noticed. The talk connects this personal experience to psychological research on bias, looking at how our perceptions of others and of ourselves can differ. It suggests that personal growth often happens quietly, through small changes over time.

• Why change in others is easier to notice than change in ourselves
• A personal story about reconnecting with an Australian friend after years apart
• Links to psychological research on bias in perception
• Personal growth as a gradual, quiet process

Why is it easier to notice how other people change than to recognize how we change ourselves? In this talk, the speaker reflects on reconnecting with an Australian friend after years apart and realizing that both of them had changed in ways they had not fully noticed. Connecting this personal experience to psychological research on bias, the talk explores how our perceptions of others and ourselves can differ, reminding us that personal growth often happens quietly, one small change at a time. Grade 6 student at Escola Concept Ribeirão Preto 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