TED: What reality are you creating for yourself? | Isaac Lidsky

The speaker shares a story about assumptions, discusses personal experiences with blindness, and explores the illusion of sight. They explain how fear distorts reality and emphasize living with awareness and responsibility. The talk concludes with insights into the challenges and advantages of being a blind CEO.

What metaphor does the speaker use to describe false beliefs and assumptions?

• Dancing dolphins

• Flying birds

• Running horses

• Backward swimming fish

Which fact about the speaker's life is NOT true?

• Graduated from Harvard at 19

• Runs a construction company

• Starred in a television sitcom

• None, all are true

What does the speaker emphasize as more important than sight?

• Touch

• Taste

• Vision

• Hearing

How much of the brain's processing resources does sight claim?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/2

What term do psychologists use to describe fear replacing the unknown with the awful?

• Fearful imagining

• Awfulizing

• Catastrophizing

• Dreadful thinking

What did the speaker initially believe about his blindness?

• It would ruin his life

• It was a temporary condition

• It was a minor inconvenience

• It would enhance his life

What does the speaker say about the relationship between fears and reality?

• Fears are irrelevant to reality

• Fears always reflect reality

• Fears can distort reality

• Fears have no impact on reality

According to the speaker, what is the result of fear in decision-making?

• Promotes clarity

• Leads to inaction

• Encourages action

• Enhances creativity

What does the speaker suggest is necessary to live life 'eyes wide open'?

• Ignoring assumptions

• Relying on luck

• Avoiding all fears

• Holding oneself accountable

What does the speaker encourage people to do with their fears and assumptions?

• Celebrate them

• See through them

• Ignore them

• Embrace them