background info

  • Last day in Toronto felt so normal but thanks to Raghaf, I was motivated to give him an experience of a lifetime
  • So we spontaneously walked out of the IBM office and tried but failed to talk to anyone except the Caribbean instrument player.

what I learned

Be direct yet informative

  • Start with a polite “hey?” Or “sorry?”

  • give some quick info on why you just approached them. So “this is my last day in Toronto, for that reason, I’m making a YouTube video where I approach strangers and ask them what they would do on their last day on earth. You seem to be someone who would give a good answer, would you like to be in it?”

  • overall, though no YouTube has been made, I’m glad I went for it coz I learned that I’m not the best in convincing people to do an interview. But as with everything, it’s a muscle, and today I got to flex it and fail a lil more