tedxmuscat - may 3 2011 - jim stolze

Day Dreaming in Oman"How can we discover the oasis of ideas?"

Jim Stolze - May 3rd 2011TEDxMuscat - Oman

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Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011TEDxMuscat - Oman

My son asked me: "Daddy, where do dreams go after you wake up?"

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Did you know? During a typical lifespan, we spend six years dreaming. Two hours each night.

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Your mind seems to be working double time. Each day and each night.

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The day job of the mind is to guide you through the day.

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The night job of the mind is to guide you through life.

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Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011TEDxMuscat - Oman

Dreams don't leave you. They're waiting for you tosee them for what they are.

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They're waiting for you to find people who sharethat dream. It's when you feel that certain 'click'.

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We want to be together with people who believewhat we believe.

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The power of being amongst people with a shared vision or a shared goal.

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To know that millions of people also believethat things should be different.

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And when you meet people who share your dream,you can form a movement.

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TED is an oasis for the mind. A place where youshare dreams to start a movement.

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Where you can turn a nightmare into a dream. To turn an inconvenient truth into a global movement.

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Or to prevent a nightmare from happening and start a campaign against obesity.

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Or to give a face to the dreams of other people. A chance to turn the world inside out (JR).

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Now, you may not be a former Vice President,a world famous chef or a French artist.

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You are not alone.

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Hold on to your dreams and go to a TEDx-event or find online communities that welcome you.

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Nicholas Carr says that the Internet is standingin the way of human progress.

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He's wrong.

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The Internet doesn't change the way we think.

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The Internet changes because we think.

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We're still reading books. We are also sharing our dreams and joining the online conversation.

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Step up to people who believe what you believe.Offer your help. Find out what you can do.

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Offer your help. Find out what you can do.

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Offer your help. Find out what you can do.

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We all are people with dreams and doubts. Together we can overcome and create this new future.

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If we do this right ... TEDxMuscat was not the goal.

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... it was just the start!

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Thank you. And ... sweet dreams!

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Photo credits

Thanks to all these wonderful photographers who have licensed their work with a CC-license on Flickr or Wikipedia.

#01 Moodler http://www.flickr.com/photos/moodler/2950820903/#03 Fernando http://www.flickr.com/photos/fernando/2937699158/#04 The DJ Neight http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedjneight/4047040029/#05 Greg Hartmann http://www.flickr.com/photos/greghartmann/3299318462/#06 Bzztbomb http://www.flickr.com/photos/14196411@N07/4619823882/#07 Obataille http://www.flickr.com/photos/obataille/3532670818/#08 Miss Yasmina http://www.flickr.com/photos/miss_yasmina/3712005973#09 Muhammad Mahdi Karim http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kaaba_mirror_edit_jj.jpg#10 Abdouw http://www.flickr.com/photos/abdouw/721302923/#11 Jonathan Rashad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tahrir_Square_-_February_9,_2011.png#13 Natural Born Stupid http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalbornstupid/2982654504/#14 James Duncan Davidson (TED) http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedconference/#15 James Duncan Davidson (TED) http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedconference/#17 Loufi http://www.flickr.com/photos/loufi/3500076/#19 Kewl http://www.flickr.com/photos/kewl/5311534949/#21 Zeimke http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeimke/2387360780/#24 Klearchos http://www.flickr.com/photos/klearchos/3824371065/#25 Mykl Roventine http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/3261364899/#28 Natural Born Stupid http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalbornstupid/2981820975/#29 Walker Carpenter http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkercarpenter/4697637143/#31 Natural Born Stupid http://www.flickr.com/photos/naturalbornstupid/2981752001/