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It's a great technique. I've been doing it since the 90s. Also to break others out of indecision. But side note: I've found TED really disappointing. For a goo
by harry8 6y ago
It's a great technique. I've been doing it since the 90s. Also to break others out of indecision.
But side note: I've found TED really disappointing. For a good talk save yourself the time and read the 5 sentences above. Most aren't that good.
Anyone take issue with that?
- wombatmobile 6y ago> I've found TED really disappointing This suggests a consistency of quality among TED talks that I hadn't noticed before. I like some and not others. This is one of my favourites. The last time I linked to it on HN nobody liked it but I didn't feel rejected. I felt special. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeDt9dgFXFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeDt9dgFXFk
- sjcsjc 6y agoI liked it. Thanks.
- peteretep 6y agoGreat ones are great but there is the most incredible amount of dross.
- tsjq 6y agoI agree. I feel many talks are selling their books, adding a lot of fluff around the core point and making it a TED Talk. Would be great to have a blog that's entirely TLDW of Ted Talks
- Aerroon 6y agoI think TED talks used to be better. Perhaps it's nostalgia, but I really enjoyed TED talks in the past. Martin Rees talking cosmology, Richard Dawkins talking about why the universe seems so strange, James Flynn talking about the Flynn effect[0], Barry Schwartz talking about the paradox of choice etc are enjoyable to me even today. There are many others, but I've not enjoyed as many in the recent years. [0] https://youtu.be/9vpqilhW9uI https://youtu.be/9vpqilhW9uI