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16 Responses to “TED | Talks: Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight”

1. on 13 Mar 2008 at 3:16 PM1Anne Hungerford

   This was amazing Richard,

   Thanks for “urging” me to watch it.
   How can I forward it to other family and friends??

   Anne

2. on 13 Mar 2008 at 3:44 PM2Steve Korn

   Thanks for sharing this, Richard. Really brilliant and fascinating.

3. on 13 Mar 2008 at 3:51 PM3Sanford Shapiro

   I’ve been loving many of the TED Talks for a while now. I subscribe via ITunes. I’ve seen a lot of them that provoke or inspire and some that make me laugh out loud. Some pretty powerful speakers so far and yet this one at this moment stands out. Jill took me on a journey through her personal trial/stroke and did such a great job of intermingling science and metaphysics/spiritual, call it what you will.

   I was touched by her humanity, her humility and courage.

   Thanks for putting her out there Richard.

4. on 13 Mar 2008 at 8:23 PM4Richard

   Glad you all enjoyed this as I did. Wow, what a performance. I’m going to watch it often just to keep thing straight in my head, so to speak.

5. on 14 Mar 2008 at 11:24 AM5Diane

   To be able to share her experience was incredible. I need to be alert to signs of stroke and prevention as stroke is a strong genetic tendency in my family.

6. on 14 Mar 2008 at 11:37 AM6Richard

   Diane: I would image that it’s tough to sort out signs of stoke from getting older, not being quite as stable on one’s feet as one used to be, not being able to see all that well anymore and losing one’s memory. All of these are no doubt signs of stroke but also signs of aging.

   Keep active and consider lifeline or something like it.

7. on 17 Mar 2008 at 2:41 PM7Laurie

   This made me realize yet again how spectacularly left-brained I am. Makes me want to be conscious about putting myself into that right-brain, one-with-everything sort of space. But, of course, it takes analysis and planning on the part of the left brain to purposely go there…how crucial is that interplay between the two hemispheres!

8. on 17 Mar 2008 at 5:52 PM8Richard

   Laurie, don’t worry about your right hemisphere, that’s what you have ME for (and I have you for my left).

9. on 17 Apr 2008 at 6:34 PM9Patrice Turowski

   Hello,

   What an amazing video and women. THank you for providing this.

   We have a conference center in the Austin area and are looking to bring in speakers like Jill. Our center’s website is almost complete. Is there any contact info or a web site for this speaker? Thank you in advance for you help.

   Patrice

10. on 17 Apr 2008 at 6:47 PM10Richard

    Here you go:

    Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
    P.O. Box 1181
    Bloomington, IN 47402
    drjill AT drjilltaylor.com
    http://www.drjilltaylor.com

11. on 17 May 2008 at 1:04 PM11Ellen

    I’ve been recommending Jill Bolte Taylor’s book “My Stroke of Insight” to everyone I know. It’s the best book I’ve read all year!
    You can get the book for just $16.47 with free shipping from Amazon! Here is the Amazon link: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey

12. on 17 May 2008 at 11:49 PM12Richard

    Thanks Ellen, we’ll check it out.

13. on 29 May 2008 at 7:41 AM13Stormie

    The New York Times Sunday Newspaper on May 25 had a great two page article on Jill Bolte Taylor and her book, “MY STROKE OF INSIGHT”. Her book is a must read and this NY Times article - called “A Superhighway to bliss” is worth checking out too.

14. on 29 May 2008 at 8:36 AM14Richard

    Thanks Stormie, it’s a great piece: A Superhighway to Bliss.

15. on 30 May 2008 at 8:58 AM15Jilian

    I read “My Stroke of Insight” in one sitting - I couldn’t put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it’s a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I’ve ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.

16. on 30 May 2008 at 9:11 AM16Richard

    Jilian: Thanks for the recommendation on the book, we’ll give it a go.

    Yes, it would be interesting if this started a broader movement to get people to do some self-examination of their own learning styles. Being dyslexic, I’ve spent my entire life trying to get to the bottom of related issues (brain sidedness, handedness, learning and expressive styles, and more) so a movement like that would be one I could get behind.

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