Philosophy

Growing up in the public eye, multi-hyphenate creator Bryce Dallas Howard experienced the familiar pressure to share her life with the world on social media. But with her mother’s steadfast guidance, Howard learned to set personal boundaries and savor the beauty of private moments. In this personal talk, she draws on three generations of family wisdom to remind us that “a private life makes a public life worth living.”

The TED Theater at TED2022: A New Era, April 10-14, 2021 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Photo: Ryan Lash / TED)

TED’s Chris Anderson, Whitney Pennington Rodgers and Helen Walters host Session 1 of TED2022: A New Era on April 10, 2022 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Photo: Stacie McChesney / TED)

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