I struggled with questions and unsatisfactory answers regarding the LDS faith since I was 12. Racism, Egotism, Chauvinism, Wealthism, homophobism. Each caused me to question, and chafe. Being BIC, and having little self esteem or confidence, it was just easier to withdraw emotionally and go through the motions. Until I watched this Ted talk. And I saw what really kept me confined was the need to be right. And I saw "being right" as the snake oil that the morg sells. And I quit.

http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong

I hope you enjoy it. I rewatch it often in my quest for an authentic life experience.

Nice. Thank you! :-)

Yes, thanks for sharing pp.

I love TED talks. Thank you!

Although she doesn't venture there, Schulz's observations are the beginning (and ongoing) step in spiritual growth: realizing that the ego (which controls pretty much all our perceptions) is not "right." And even when a perception may be correct in some instance, it is so partial, such a tiny sliver of the big picture, that it's as good as wrong. (But tricky ego: as soon as one realizes this, there is the urge to grasp hold of it and think "Now, I'm right!")

"Being wrong feels exactly like being right."

One of my favorite quotes.

One of my favorite TED talks. It was a real eye-opener, for sure.

Ditto. Thanks for sharing OP.

Thanks much!

Also, thanks for posting this.

Thank you for sharing this! I like it!

Hope it is okay to share back a ted talk at you tube that I like by Joseph Rosendo. He hosts a travel show on PBS called "Travelscope". He quotes Mark Twain something like " Travel is fatal to prejudice ...

Cultural connection
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3tahkgRuk0U

This is amazing! Maybe also part of my shelf breaking - my parents traveled around the US enough with us kids, that my prejudices were killed at a young age which led to much of the questioning.

Thank you for sharing! I think facebook needs some tolerance to counteract the crazy. I'll be posting this later.

Wow! That was great!

Now, I'm going to go to my Email list of TBM friends and family
and send them the link to this TED!
Why?
Because, god DANG it...I'M RIGHT and they're WRONG and THEY need to know it!!

(Kiddin", of course...)

Her epiphany is one I'm imagining many in her audience had long ago. It seems most people here figured it out

"Your life in this world is like a sleeper who dreams that he has gone to sleep.
"He thinks, 'Now I am asleep,' unaware that he is already in a second sleep..."

(and it continues: "Like a blind man afraid of falling into a pit, his self in sleep moves into the state of unconsciousness and thus reveals itself in dreams.")

It is easy to lose lucidity. At what point do you check out of vigilance and think, "Now I'm finally Right!"?

Despite her adorable outfit, I could not watch this. The timbre or her voice, the halting delivery and awkward phrasing compelled me to start reading the transcript half-way through.

She had a good message--just not the best public speaker.