Lisa Bu: How Books Can Open Your Mind

What happens when a dream you’ve held since childhood doesn’t come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach to reading in this lovely, personal talk about the magic of books.

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ABOUT Lisa Bu

“Lisa Bu has built a career helping people find great stories to listen to. At TED’s Annual Staff Retreat, everyone has to get up and talk about something — either about work, or about something interesting from their own lives.

In Autumn 2012, TED’s own Lisa Bu prepared a talk about her love of reading. Now she tells her own story. Lisa was born and raised in Hunan, China and been with TED since 2011. Before that, she spent seven years as a Talk Show Producer and a Digital Media Content Director at Wisconsin Public Radio.

“I have come to believe that coming true is not the only purpose of a dream. Its most important purpose is to get us in touch with where dreams come from, where passion comes from, where happiness comes from.”

She’s also a computer programmer, with a PhD in Journalism and an MBA in information systems from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a BA in Chinese from Nanjing University in China.”

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