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09 July 2008
On losing everything: David Hoffman on TED.com
Nine days before TED2008, filmmaker David Hoffman lost almost everything he owned in a fire that destroyed his home, office, and 30 years of passionate collecting. He looks back at a life that’s been wiped clean in an instant — and looks forward.
(Recorded February 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 4:06.)
Watch David Hoffman’s 2008 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances.
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Deborah Waxman
An extraordinary talk about an extraordinary moment. Hoffman has transformed loss and grief and shock into a moment of purpose and clarity. And he does it before our eyes.