Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a territory so many of us fear: rejection. By seeking out rejection for 100 days -- from asking a stranger to borrow $100 to requesting a "burger refill" at a restaurant -- Jiang desensitized himself to the pain and shame that rejection often brings and, in the process, discovered that simply asking for what you want can open up possibilities where you expect to find dead ends. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Comments

1. this crowd laughs at anything
2. thank you so much
3. Nice 😍👌
4. wow
5. I wanna try it for myself tomorrow!!!!!!!
6. What a nice talk!!
   just ask
7. This lecture is so awesome and inspiring.
8. Jia Jiang, you're amazing!
9. one of the bests so far
10. I want to meet this guy! 你好!!!
    Gives me hope in my situation that I am facing :D
11. it's like roasting urself for 100 days 😂 gonna try dat tho 😅
12. Really enjoyed !
13. funny dude
14. How would someone for example a high school student use something similar to this to overcome rejection in their life?
15. So far this is my fav TED`s video
16. needed this
17. I just loved this, this helped me deal with biggest hurdle I was facing... Thanks
18. Great guy
19. You are an inspiration! Loved it😍
20. it should have been Give a compliment, get a gift 😜