Apr 16 2012: Great post but i wouldn't even consider success as what you think is good for everyone, but i would leave the part that it won't harm anyone. Realistically most of us will be fortunate enough not be making such decisions as Robert Oppenheimer would.
If you don't follow what is widely accepted as success, i.e. your career, having a family, gaining material wealth, I think it's really up to you what you think success is.
I think as long as you can find something you enjoy and strive to be the best you can be at it, then that's my definition of success.
My impression of TED seems to be sharing of ideas, not to define what is meant to be successful. I guess they are on TED because they helped changed people's lives in some way (for the better) They can't include everyone or I would post some rant on TED myself HA
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If you don't follow what is widely accepted as success, i.e. your career, having a family, gaining material wealth, I think it's really up to you what you think success is.
I think as long as you can find something you enjoy and strive to be the best you can be at it, then that's my definition of success.
My impression of TED seems to be sharing of ideas, not to define what is meant to be successful. I guess they are on TED because they helped changed people's lives in some way (for the better) They can't include everyone or I would post some rant on TED myself HA