When You Don't Know What You Actually Want: How To Say No, When To Say Yes, and The One Question That Cuts Through It | Yara Shahidi
Topics discussed
Introduction and Yara Shahidi's background
Yara's personal statement on balancing passions
Sponsorship breaks and advertisements
Defining optimism and battling pessimism
Finding hope in societal progress
The 'Hard Yes List' for joy and resilience
From 'Year of No' to discerning 'Yes'
Optimism as a daily practice and art
Navigating generational perspectives on progress
Maintaining conviction when winds shift
Defining your 'highest order' priorities
The pressure to have immediate clarity
Learning to be well-studied before speaking
Reconciling acting career with education
Season one lessons and embracing interests
Sponsorship break for Resorts World
Finding purpose after graduation and show end
Hobbies: Glockenspiel and music creation
The value of being an amateur
Closing remarks and credits
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