Nam Nguyen Cong

Nam Nguyen Cong

TED Translator
Hanoi, Vietnam
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A retired independent translator whose passion is to spread knowledge to improve depressed lives and inspire young people.

An idea worth spreading

Experience brings us to loving knowledge.

The TED story

Two years ago, I became severely depressed by my marriage. A lot of my time was spent on searching for books and talks that could improve my feelings. One time, after punching the term 'depression' onto Google, I saw the TEDtalk 'Depression, the secret we share' by Andrew Solomon. Solomon's speech was fantastic, and his thoughts and ideas save my following weeks from suicide contemplation. As my life is indebted to a TEDtalk, I wanted like to popularise TED in any way possible to bring help to people. That was how I became involved in OTP.

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Inspiring young learners to pursue their genuine interest.