Episode
The meaning of home – and the joy of traveling | Pico Iyer
21:45
Published: Mon Aug 01 2022
Description
Welcome to the TED Talks Daily summer book club, a series featuring talks and interviews to inspire your next great read. Up first, a meditation on the meaning of home, the joy of traveling and the serenity of standing still from writer Pico Iyer. After the talk, Pico shares a book that has stayed with him: "Letter to a Stranger" by Colleen Kinder. If you'd like to hear more from Pico, you can take his upcoming TED Course "How to take a life-changing journey." You'll learn how to set an intention and choose a destination, be fully present while you travel, navigate cultural differences and live differently when you return home. Enroll at tedtalks.social/journey.
Chapters
Pico Iyer discusses his experience of finding home and belonging in different places around the world, based on his 2013 TED Talk.
00:00 - 01:03 (01:03)
Summary
Pico Iyer discusses his experience of finding home and belonging in different places around the world, based on his 2013 TED Talk. He also recommends a book for summer reading, and speaks with the host about how travel has shaped his perspective on the concept of home.
EpisodeThe meaning of home – and the joy of traveling | Pico Iyer
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The freedom to choose our sense of home, community, and self is a liberating concept that allows individuals to step beyond the black and white divisions of their grandparents' age, as we are no longer bound to the sense of enmity assigned to us at birth, according to Pico Iyer.
01:03 - 11:12 (10:09)
Summary
The freedom to choose our sense of home, community, and self is a liberating concept that allows individuals to step beyond the black and white divisions of their grandparents' age, as we are no longer bound to the sense of enmity assigned to us at birth, according to Pico Iyer.
EpisodeThe meaning of home – and the joy of traveling | Pico Iyer
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The idea of "home" is explored as individuals acquire more homes in their lifetime.
11:12 - 15:59 (04:47)
Summary
The idea of "home" is explored as individuals acquire more homes in their lifetime. Additionally, the concept of taking time to collect oneself in a quiet space is becoming more common in daily routines.
EpisodeThe meaning of home – and the joy of traveling | Pico Iyer
PodcastTED Talks Daily
Pico Iyer talks about the art of travel writing and how it has influenced his sense of home, as well as his new book, "A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations".
16:00 - 20:55 (04:55)
Summary
Pico Iyer talks about the art of travel writing and how it has influenced his sense of home, as well as his new book, "A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations". He shares his experience of being born in England to parents from India and how traveling has made his sense of home much more fluid, and less fixed.
EpisodeThe meaning of home – and the joy of traveling | Pico Iyer
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The speaker recalls a man he met for an afternoon 37 years ago in Mandalay, describing his passion for writing letters and teaching mathematics.
20:55 - 23:09 (02:14)
Summary
The speaker recalls a man he met for an afternoon 37 years ago in Mandalay, describing his passion for writing letters and teaching mathematics.