========== I'm going to tell you a little bit
about my TEDxHouston Talk.I woke up the morning
after I gave that talkwith the worst vulnerability
hangover of my life.And I actually didn't leave my house
for about three days.The first time I left
was to meet a friend for lunch.And when I walked in,
she was already at the table.I sat down, and she said,
"God, you look like hell."I said, "Thanks. I feel really --I'm not functioning."And she said, "What's going on?"And I said, "I just told 500 peoplethat I became a researcher
to avoid vulnerability.And that when being vulnerable
emerged from my data,as absolutely essential
to whole-hearted living,I told these 500 people
that I had a break...