The irony of being a people pleaser is that you’re not actually pleasing anybody, says internet filmmaker Baron Ryan. In this unique TED Talk, he explores the dilemma of putting everyone else’s needs before yours — and how it can lead to a life that no longer feels like your own. “You’re no hero to anybody if you’re trying to be a hero to everybody,” he says. • Watch and react on Genuin

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The irony of being a people pleaser is that you’re not actually pleasing anybody, says internet filmmaker Baron Ryan. In this unique TED Talk, he explores the dilemma of putting everyone else’s needs before yours — and how it can lead to a life that no longer feels like your own. “You’re no hero to anybody if you’re trying to be a hero to everybody,” he says.