Smith Magazine challenged readers and writers to write their autobiography in six words. Some of their submissions have been published and a fourth book is coming out "It all changed in an Instant", six word memoirs.
The whole idea of summing up your life in six words seemed intriguing, I had to give it a try.
"More ups, than downs; some should've's"
Ok, maybe I stretched things with a contraction, but it's tougher than you think.
Share yours when you post a comment
Monday, February 8, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
An Idea Worth Sharing: TED
If you enjoy learning about new ideas and hearing experts in their field share their knowledge and experience then check out the website TED.com.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design; and TED conferences bring together people from those fields to speak and share their ideas. TED conferences have been held annually in the US and various locations around the world such as England and India. The conferences are expensive and by invitation only; but you can attend a virtual TED by going to their web site: TED.com and find all of the speakers of the last few years.
A wide variety of speakers and topics are available and, another nice thing, is that the presentations are usually 20 minutes or less in length.
The web site allows you to sift through the various speakers and you can pick and choose based on your interests and time or on popularity of the presentations.
A few of my favorites;
If you're a teacher listen to Taylor Mali "what teachers make".
Hans Rosling has a couple of presentations that make statistics on developing countries one of the most entertaining and informative presentations I've seen.
Listen to Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity or Pravar Mistry on Sixthsense technology.
Or for a 2 minute revelation listen to Derek Sivers talk about "weird or different"
I've only scratched the surface of the ideas presented; but I'd encourage you to bookmark their homepage and return whenever you're looking for a little brain stimulation.
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design; and TED conferences bring together people from those fields to speak and share their ideas. TED conferences have been held annually in the US and various locations around the world such as England and India. The conferences are expensive and by invitation only; but you can attend a virtual TED by going to their web site: TED.com and find all of the speakers of the last few years.
A wide variety of speakers and topics are available and, another nice thing, is that the presentations are usually 20 minutes or less in length.
The web site allows you to sift through the various speakers and you can pick and choose based on your interests and time or on popularity of the presentations.
A few of my favorites;
If you're a teacher listen to Taylor Mali "what teachers make".
Hans Rosling has a couple of presentations that make statistics on developing countries one of the most entertaining and informative presentations I've seen.
Listen to Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity or Pravar Mistry on Sixthsense technology.
Or for a 2 minute revelation listen to Derek Sivers talk about "weird or different"
I've only scratched the surface of the ideas presented; but I'd encourage you to bookmark their homepage and return whenever you're looking for a little brain stimulation.
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