# The perks of being a pirate

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSydney
- Speaker: Tom Nash
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_nash_the_perks_of_being_a_pirate_sep_2019)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In this deeply charming and humorous talk, DJ and self-professed pirate Tom Nash meditates on how facing adversity due to disability invited patience, ambition and pragmatism into his life in enlightening, unexpected ways. "We all have unique weaknesses," he says. "If we're honest about what they are, we can learn how to best take advantage of them."

## Lectures

1. [The perks of being a pirate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tom_nash_the_perks_of_being_a_pirate_sep_2019/af8ad3b53dff), 9 min (TED's player)