Best of TED Talks – Lux Narayan: What I learned from 2,000 obituaries

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 a life well lived.

TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lux_narayan_what_i_learned_from_2_000_obituaries?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2017-03-04&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image