Why We Need to Know Our Lives Matter | Jennifer Wallace | TED (OGG Audio)

Original Title: Why We Need to Know Our Lives Matter | Jennifer Wallace | TED Channel: TED Duration: 12:33 Views: 7,586 Likes: 386 Comments: 16 Published: 2025-10-02T15:00:34Z YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpONecbsZQ Original Description: It’s not enough to do important work — we need to know it truly matters, says journalist Jennifer Wallace. Drawing on her research into firefighters, caregivers and more, she shows how simple acts of acknowledgment and connection can fuel our sense of purpose in a world that too often undervalues recognition. (Recorded at TED2025 on April 8, 2025) Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow TED! X: https://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, globa... This OGG audio file was extracted and optimized from YouTube video for educational and archival purposes. Audio format: OGG Vorbis (optimized for voice/speech) Audio file size: 2,828,147 bytes Archived on: 2025-10-03 03:28:31