Yesterday I stumbled upon a few wonderful videos of Richard Feynman. They are interviews that were later put into the book "The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out," a book I happen to currently be making my way through.
The one that I found the most interesting contains his thoughts on Honors and Awards. When I read the section it made me rethink the importance of awards. It made me rethink what is we should work for. I blogged about that, but forgot to include any of the text from the book.
There was a time when I was really into awards. The walls of my room at home are a reminder of that. "Best This," "Outstanding That" for things that, looking back, don't mean much. It is the work that led to those awards that makes me much happier. And much more aware of what I can do.
Even after reading Feynman's book there is a certain amount of magic that comes from watching this clip and hearing his voice. With any luck it should help you remember (because we all have it at some point) what's really important in your life.
(The other two videos can be found after the jump)
Curiosity (a trait that I often think is the most important for anyone to possess).
Beauty (why a scientist can see the beauty in something as well as, or even better than, an artist).
I have to admit I found these wonderful videos thanks to @BrainPicker. Give her some love.
*Title shamelessly repurposed from George Tannenbaum's excellent post (which I happen to have written about before). He's the man who introduced me to Feynman.