Hasan Minhaj
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I just want to let her know because the irony is she's my computer's teacher, but she's very offline.
But...
Up until that point in my life, 15, 16, and I didn't realize this until much later, I was looking to be seen.
The reason why I think I was being so talkative or trying to interject in classes, I felt like I had something to say.
And I had something to share with the world.
And I felt like
I wasn't hurt.
And she saw something in me.
All my other teachers thought I was too talkative.
They thought I was a bit of a, not a knucklehead, but just he's not a great student or he can't focus.
He moves around too much in his chair.
And my report card would be filled with all these almost like behavioral issues.
And Miss T was the first person that said, I think you're incredibly capable.
And I think you have this skill set that I think would be really useful and helpful.
And she also helped me get to national competitions.
And then we lost.
I lost.
And I was really upset.
And she also helped me lose graciously and understand how to come back from losses as well.
So she really changed the trajectory of my life because I really thought...