Perspective (from: Jim)
http://www.jambo.net/blog/archives/2005/02/perspective.html
So I’m in the hotel breakfast room this am, stressing about how much work I have to do before the conference begins, and I’m scarfing down a bagel, when in walks James Watson and sits right down at the table with me. He says “How ya doin?”. *This* is a TED moment. (And the conference hasn’t even started yet!) What can I do, but spend the next 45minutes discussing the future of genetics with the man who discovered the double helix?! It’s not every day that you take your breakfast with a Nobel laureate. It was an excellent opportunity to put things in perspective and open my mind to the opportunities (and genius) around me. This was the perfect start to the TED experience - thank you Dr. Watson!