Jim Stolze explains why TEDx is an oasis for the mind. A place where share dreams and form movements. TEDxMuscat is one of the remarkable events happening in the Middle East. It was held on May 3rd 2011.

1. Jim Stolze - May 3rd 2011
TEDxMuscat - Oman
Day Dreaming in Oman
"How can we discover the oasis of ideas?"
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2. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
TEDxMuscat - Oman
My son asked me: "Daddy, where do dreams
go after you wake up?"
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3. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
TEDxMuscat - Oman
Did you know? During a typical lifespan, we spend
six years dreaming. Two hours each night.
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4. Your mind seems to be working double time.
Each day and each night.
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5. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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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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Dreams don't leave you. They're waiting for you to
see them for what they are.
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8. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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They're waiting for you to find people who share
that dream. It's when you feel that certain 'click'.
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9. We want to be together with people who believe
what we believe.
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10. The power of being amongst people with
a shared vision or a shared goal.
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11. To know that millions of people also believe
that things should be different.
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12. And when you meet people who share your dream,
you can form a movement.
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13. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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TED is an oasis for the mind. A place where you
share dreams to start a movement.
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14. Where you can turn a nightmare into a dream.
To turn an inconvenient truth into a global movement.
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15. Or to prevent a nightmare from happening and
start a campaign against obesity.
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16. 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 standing
in 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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25. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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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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26. Offer your help. Find out what you can do.
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27. Offer your help. Find out what you can do.
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28. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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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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30. Jim Stolze - 05/03/2011
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... it was just the start!
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31. twitter.com/jimstolze
jim@TEDxAmsterdam.nl
Thank you. And ... sweet dreams!
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32. 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/
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