How to Be a Better Human How do you stop caring what others think? A filmmaker and a therapist answer | TED Talks Daily
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Oct 20, 2025 
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Caring Is Normal — But Not Always Helpful
- Everyone cares what others think to some extent, and that can be useful or harmful depending on context.
- Recognizing when that care is unnecessary is the first step toward change.
Avoiding Dad's Advice Out Of Fear
- Baron Ryan admits he avoids asking his father for advice because he fears being wrong.
- He links that avoidance to deep respect and an assumption his father is always right.
People-Pleasing Reveals Itself Slowly
- Stephanie noticed people-pleasing revealed itself slowly through saying yes to things she dreaded.
- She connects it to fearing being seen as difficult by people whose approval she craved.