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On being just crazy enough

At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What's the right balance between medicating craziness away and riding the manic edge of creativity and drive?

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

At TED's Full Spectrum Auditions, comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." In this funny, thought-provoking talk, he asks: What's the right balance between medicating craziness away and riding the manic edge of creativity and drive?

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Comedian, activist

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Joshua Walters is a bipolar comedian whose work explores language, creativity, beatboxing and madness ...