The Identity Trap | Nhu Mai Nguyen | TEDxHanoi Amsterdam Youth

Nguyen Nhu Mai's TEDxHanoi Amsterdam Youth talk looks at how a few setbacks can lead people to decide they are not good enough or not suited to something. The talk examines how failures and negative thoughts can gradually weaken self-perception. It also presents a way to break out of this pattern. The talk was delivered at an independently organized TEDx event at Phan Huy Chu High School.

• How a few setbacks can turn into self-doubt
• The role of failure and negative thinking in self-perception
• A proposed way to break free of identity limits
• Delivered at an independently organized TEDx event

Sometimes, just because of several mishaps, we are quick to say we are not good enough or not suitable for something. With “The Identity Trap”, Nguyen Nhu Mai explores how failures and negative thoughts can gradually undermine how we perceive ourselves, and a way to break free of that prison. Phan Huy Chu High School 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