"Trying things out, testing things out, that's how you become an expert: You actually live it." — A.J. Jacobs iStockphoto hide caption
"Trying things out, testing things out, that's how you become an expert: You actually live it." — A.J. Jacobs
iStockphotoWhat does it take to survive, even thrive, when you're a complete amateur? This hour, TED speakers share stories of plunging — or being plunged — into new situations and emerging as experts.
"I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is Italian ... But I've become increasingly interested in religion." — A.J. Jacobs Courtesy of TED hide caption
"Physics tells you what you can and can't do. If you know the physics anything else is possible." — Taylor Wilson James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"I think some people do know how to do it! I wasn't one of those people." — Julia Sweeney James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"When you tell someone your goal and they acknowledge it ... the mind is kind of tricked into feeling that it's already done." — Derek Sivers James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
"My agenda is very transparent and very simple: I want to save my kid, and will not let this disease take him without a fight." — Nancy Frates Sheryl Lanzel hide caption
