Comments on: Presentation Analysis: Jill Bolte Taylor – My stroke of insight – a neuroanatomist experiences her own stroke from the inside

By: Rod

Rod — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:28:25 +0000

I thought Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s idea worth spreading was that we could choose to be connected with all of humanity and project peace to one another, instead of choosing to be individuals — I, me, myself — and not being concerned with those around us. That was what almost brought Dr. Taylor to tears at the end, wasn’t it?

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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:47:31 +0000

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By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:19:02 +0000

Adriana

Jill has acheived the absolute state of meditaton and can return to it at will, she has balance of left and right brain hemispheres, which is why people pratice meditation and for most of us it will take 5 or 6 hours a day for approximately 15 or more years.
Jill took the opportunity to totally recreate her entire personality and dump all the garbage that never served her first time round, she is missing nothing.

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:32:12 +0000

Hello Andrew,

I really like this talk. She really knows how to communicate with the
public, even if at tiny times her tone of voice felt a little off to me
(although I find it gives her extra credibility as a scientist).
Her presentation is great. Showing that real brain was such a good idea.

Now, on a different topic, if we could get her to meditate, I wonder if
she’d discover a depth to her words… I get the sense she is missing a big chunk of the story!

…Btw, it is so useful to read your ‘reverse-engineer’ analysis of these talks!

By: NELLY

NELLY — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:35:47 +0000

excellent!!!!