What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

Title:: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries
Speaker:: Lux Narayan
Description:: Lux Narayan starts his day with scrambled eggs and the question: "Who died today?" Why? By analyzing 2,000 New York Times obituaries over a 20-month period, Narayan gleaned, in just a few words, what achievement looks like over a lifetime. Here he shares what those immortalized in print can teach us about success and a life well lived.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: closed TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 06:08

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