Written by Me | Yasemin Erol | TEDxUAA Youth

Por que os adolescentes são considerados jovens demais para tomar decisões importantes, mesmo vivendo o período mais adaptável da vida? Nesta palestra do TEDxUAA Youth, Yasemin Erol explora a ciência da neuroplasticidade e a capacidade do cérebro adolescente de se reconfigurar. A partir de exemplos de hábitos do dia a dia, redes sociais e desenvolvimento pessoal, ela argumenta que as escolhas repetidas hoje formam a base de quem seremos amanhã.

• Neuroplasticidade e a adaptabilidade do cérebro adolescente
• Hábitos, redes sociais e crescimento pessoal
• Perguntar "Quem quero me tornar?" em vez de "O que quero 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