Comments on: New TED Talk: Jill Bolte Taylor’s “My Stroke of Insight” http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/ A field headquarters in the War on Schooliness. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:31:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Lizzie http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-4045 Lizzie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:25:59 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-4045 MY STROKE OF INSIGHT was ranked #5 in all books sold on Amazon today and #1 in Memoirs above even Barbara Walters' memoir. Babs had been promoting her book for months in advance and Dr. Taylor's book was self-published. Then Oprah recommended it. There's the Power of Now, and then there's the Power of Oprah!! "My Stroke of Insight" is out in Hardcover now for less than the old paperback edition. Amazon has it for 40% off. MY STROKE OF INSIGHT was ranked #5 in all books sold on Amazon today and #1 in Memoirs above even Barbara Walters’ memoir. Babs had been promoting her book for months in advance and Dr. Taylor’s book was self-published.

Then Oprah recommended it. There’s the Power of Now, and then there’s the Power of Oprah!!

“My Stroke of Insight” is out in Hardcover now for less than the old paperback edition. Amazon has it for 40% off.

]]> By: Eneida http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-4004 Eneida Fri, 30 May 2008 07:33:57 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-4004 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. 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: Charles http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-3985 Charles Thu, 29 May 2008 05:58:30 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-3985 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. 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: Ellen http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-3895 Ellen Sat, 17 May 2008 13:00:22 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-3895 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: http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210709205&sr=8-4 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:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210709205&sr=8-4

]]> By: Jonathan Chambers http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-2715 Jonathan Chambers Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:15:34 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-2715 Hi Clay, I'm glad you noticed Jill Taylor's TEDTalk, as Leigh-Anne and I were quite taken aback by it. Just for the record, watching TEDTalks has pretty much taken over our concept of 'traditional TV' and this is the kind of podcast that we sit down to watch at our television these days, as it provides us with a lot more brainfood and mental sustenance than your average network show. The first 3 minutes or so of Jill's talk were laborious... her seemingly painful accent and mannerisms were quite a bit to surmount, but then once she got into the 'meat' of her discussion it was evident that she had something much more amazing and consequential to share. I rate all of the TEDTalks podcasts that I download (ie. every single one of them), and this is one of the rare ones that I just had to give a "5 star" rating. This is a truly exceptional podcast, and I'd love to continue to encourage everyone to give this one a sincere listen/watch. <em>Jonathan Chambers's last blog post..<a href='http://j-quote.blogspot.com/2008/01/language-as-evolutionary-map.html' rel="nofollow">Language as an evolutionary map</a></em> Hi Clay, I’m glad you noticed Jill Taylor’s TEDTalk, as Leigh-Anne and I were quite taken aback by it. Just for the record, watching TEDTalks has pretty much taken over our concept of ‘traditional TV’ and this is the kind of podcast that we sit down to watch at our television these days, as it provides us with a lot more brainfood and mental sustenance than your average network show.

The first 3 minutes or so of Jill’s talk were laborious… her seemingly painful accent and mannerisms were quite a bit to surmount, but then once she got into the ‘meat’ of her discussion it was evident that she had something much more amazing and consequential to share.

I rate all of the TEDTalks podcasts that I download (ie. every single one of them), and this is one of the rare ones that I just had to give a “5 star” rating. This is a truly exceptional podcast, and I’d love to continue to encourage everyone to give this one a sincere listen/watch.

Jonathan Chambers’s last blog post..Language as an evolutionary map

]]> By: Charlie A. Roy http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-2573 Charlie A. Roy Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:55:39 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/2008/03/13/new-ted-talk-jill-bolte-taylors-my-stroke-of-insight/#comment-2573 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. <em>Charlie A. Roy's last blog post..<a href='http://web.mac.com/theroyfamily/Site/Region_One_School_Blog/Entries/2008/3/12_Possible_Bullying_Speaker_to_Share.html' rel="nofollow">Possible Bullying Speaker to Share</a></em> Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Charlie A. Roy’s last blog post..Possible Bullying Speaker to Share

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