I freakin' love TED talks. I'm going to post one every week to get some good brain juices flowin' and get some intelligent discussion powering through this space. FIRST UP!
Nigel Marsh - How to make Work-Life Balance Work
Nigel has one of the best opening lines Ive seen ever. It grabs the audience, mildly insults them, and is then followed up by the presentation of his credentials via researched quotes. His intro concludes with an outline of his talk - 4 points, or 4 questions rather, that people need to be asking.
Content-wise I would've like to have him answer the questions he poses, though the answers may themselves be worth of an 18 minute talk. I researched his book afterward and found that, while it may have a kernel of wisdom in it, people were generally unimpressed by the claims of balance-finding by an upper-upper-class individual with good family life and a flush bank account. FAIR ENOUGH.
All-in-all, gives some good brain food but not any solutions. My personal takeaway was the idea of the balance-scope : I now consider my past week of living as the timeframe in which I should hit x,y,z goals. A week seems long enough to get everything in, and short enough to keep me on my toes.
Thoughts?