Yeah, I thought he was on coke. I like Ted Talks.. I was hooked
   for a short time until one day I started racking my brains, "Why
   does this feel SO FAMILIAR?" and then I rememberd a set of
   cassette tapes I bought ($150 in 1994/5/6, not sure) from TV
   from Tony Robbins. Learned a lot - I made SURE I got my $150
   worth out of it but it's the last time I spent that kind of
   money on a program like that tongue emoticon

   Once I glanced at that "How to give a ted talk" book in the
   library a month ago, then it clinched it. It was a tiny bit
   disappointing though. Knowing the formula makes it hard to see
   anything _but_ the formula... and it's hard to get carried away
   anymore.

   Yet it's better now, as I can just look at the title and
   description (everything you need to know is in them) - then go
   off to Wikipedia and research it further.