Friday Inspiration

I used to share Friday Funnies on this site but today I want to share some Friday inspiration. You may or may not have heard about TED before (in the past I’ve shared some inspirational speeches) – it is focused on presenting inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers.

This morning I spent 18 minutes and learnt more about who I am and how my brain works than any other piece of learning that I’ve done (and I’ve done quite a bit in my 20 year interest in brain function).

I highly recommend that you take 18 minutes out of your day and have a look at the presentation by Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist, to the recent TED2008. It drew a huge standing ovation in the first session of the conference and, by general consensus, counts as one of the most memorable TED talks of all time.