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Q: How do you make people passionate about moderate and complex ideas? A: I think the country recognizes that the challenges we face aren't amenable to sound-bite solutions. I'm trying to make up for lost time now. Those Americans are out there, he writes–“waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them. Q: If readers are to come away from The Audacity of Hope with one action item (a New Year's Resolution for 2007, perhaps?), what should it be? A: Get involved in an issue that you're passionate about. On the other hand, writing The Audacity of Hope paralleled the work that I do every day--trying to give shape to all the issues that we face as a country, and providing my own personal stamp on them. Underlying his stories about family, friends, members o... see description |
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com: What can we learn about our brains and ourselves from your experience, even if we haven't lived through the kind of brain trauma you have? Taylor: I learned that I have much more say about what goes on between my ears than I was ever taught and I believe that this is true for all of us. On the morning of the stroke, I realized that my brain was no longer functioning like a "normal" brain and this insight into my brother's reality excited me. Half of all lifetime conditions of mental illness start by age 14 years, and three-fourths by age 24 years. Amazon. com: You are the "Singin' Scientist" for Harvard's Brain Bank (just as you were before your stroke). com: What did you learn about the brain from your stroke and your recovery that your scientific training hadn't prepared you fo... see description |
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But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world. Do you really think that exploiting the insecurities of others while getting wasted is a legitimate thing to offer?" "Thank you, thank you, thank you—for sharing with us your wonderful tales of drunken revelry, for teaching me what it means to be a man, for just existing so I know that there is another option; I too can say ‘screw the system’ and be myself and have fun. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. I want to bring that kind of joy to people. " "I find it truly ... see description |
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