All talks

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee

TED Salon Brightline Initiative 2018Jun 201815 min3378128 views

Speakers

About this talk

Author A.J. Jacobs embarked on a quest with a deceptively simple idea at its heart: to personally thank every person who helped make his morning cup of coffee. More than one thousand "thank yous" later, Jacobs reflects on the globe-trotting journey that ensued -- and shares the life-altering wisdom he picked up along the way. "I discovered that my coffee would not be possible without hundreds of people I take for granted," Jacobs says.