Comments on: TED | Talks: Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:11:49 +0000

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.

By: Jilian

Jilian — Fri, 30 May 2008 12:58:25 +0000

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.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:36:53 +0000

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

By: Stormie

Stormie — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:41:06 +0000

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.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 18 May 2008 03:49:11 +0000

Thanks Ellen, we’ll check it out.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:04:16 +0000

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

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:47:40 +0000

Here you go:

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

By: Patrice Turowski

Patrice Turowski — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:34:51 +0000

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

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:52:27 +0000

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

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:41:08 +0000

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!