Written by Me | Yasemin Erol | TEDxUAA Youth

¿Por qué se considera que los adolescentes son demasiado jóvenes para tomar decisiones importantes, si la adolescencia es uno de los periodos más adaptables de la vida? En esta charla de TEDxUAA Youth, Yasemin Erol analiza la neuroplasticidad y la capacidad del cerebro adolescente para reorganizarse. Con ejemplos de hábitos cotidianos, redes sociales y crecimiento personal, sostiene que las elecciones que repetimos hoy forman la base de quienes seremos mañana.

• Neuroplasticidad y adaptabilidad del cerebro adolescente
• Hábitos, redes sociales y crecimiento personal
• Preguntarse «¿En quién quiero convertirme?» en lugar de «¿Qué quiero ser?»

Why are teenagers considered too young to make important decisions, while at the same time living through the most adaptable period of their lives? In this thought-provoking talk, Yasemin Erol challenges the way society views adolescence by exploring the science of neuroplasticity and the remarkable ability of the teenage brain to reshape itself. Through examples from everyday habits, social media, and personal growth, she argues that the choices we repeat today become the foundation of who we are tomorrow. Rather than asking young people what they want to be, she invites them to ask a more important question: Who do I want to become? Because our future is not simply something we grow into—it is something we actively write, one thought, habit, and decision at a time. Yasemin Erol is a 10th-grade student at Üsküdar American Academy in Istanbul. She co-chairs her school’s AI Student Committee and serves as vice president of both the Programming Club and the AI Club. She loves building things, whether that means training a machine learning model, running an experiment in the lab, or trying a new recipe in the kitchen. She performs as a soprano in her school’s choir, plays the piano, and is a competitive tennis player. When she is not at school, she is probably traveling, researching something that caught her attention, or constructing her next project. 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