in the perfectionist, which he will speak about today, perfectionists help precision engineers create the modern world. the revered new york times best selling author, mr. winchester, traces the development of technology from the industrial age to the digital age, to explore the single component crucial to advancement. he's in conversation today with stacy shift, author in her own right. winner of a pulitzer prize. and pulitzer prize finalist as well. and the birth of america. she's also the winner of the george washington book prize among many, many other accolades. today, again, join me in welcoming miss schiff and mr. winchester. thank you. [applaus [applause] >> thank you all for coming. good morning, simon. >> good morning. >> for those of you who were here for the last session, this session is designed as an antidote to the messiness and muddiness. this is about perfection, like the florida ballot. [laughter] >> going to talk about precision here. and simon, you begin the book with an indelible childhood memory, but the book has a precise origin in florida. so i thought it seeme

is a perfectionist the top dog is annoyed that his deejay colleague marcus schultz says over on the sets. i i. i you know is a tard curfew don't you i. passed . i mark a still sober running a noise vandyke as does a technical hitch right before the show i play i. pull. the show was a trance work of arts. events like deconstructs the music layer by layer with sequencers and mini controllers and really hours of life to create a bombastic sound. every set sounds different and sounds exactly the way funds like wants it so when it comes to music as a perfectionist obsessed with detail. please . and you think by chance or you see it's a different world. i. like that i. like his drive back with more energy out of a war and then you keep growing and it's just not inside out. why. not. among us a minute if your work is something you love but you're passionate about being good it doesn't feel like a job. but it doesn't stress you out an exhaustive one on one hand you have to plenty of energy becomes a positive driving force he was typing this in the men's. one look at his tour calendar shows you t

at one point as there working through, because he's such a perfectionist, one of his animators remember this, the seven dwarfs, there were about 40 names they went through before they came up with seven. dopey at the end, they have dopey walking as 1/7 one is the dwarfs -- he wash and said every time dopey comes into the scene i will him to do that hitch step. it cost him six months of going back and working reanimation. but it was that level of perfectionism to try and create something that not only was new, but it was a standard no one else could get close to. that kind of leadership is intoxicated for people to get to be part of it. you want to be on that team. he paid them well, he pushed them hard and treated them well. but really, the thing we most want in life is to be part of a very special team and do something of real value.and so when the movie came out, it was an extraordinary hit. just reinforced for him and of course those of comforting a bigger he had trouble scaling his own leadership style. you can see why he could pull people toward him. >> he knew very well and you pr

at one point, as they're working through, because he's such a perfectionist, one of his animators, remember the seven dwarves, there are about 40 names they went through before they came with the seven. you have dopey at the end and you have dopey walking, the seventh one as they move along and dopey did a hitch step. walt disney saw it and said i want every time dopey comes in a scene to do the hitch step. it cost him six months of going back and working reanimation. but it was that level of perfectionism to try to create something that not only was new, but it was a standard nobody else could get close to. that kind of leadership is intoxicating for people who get to be part of it. you want to be on that team. he paid them well, he pushed them hard. he treated them well. but really, the thing we most want in life is to be a part of a very special team, and do something of real value. so in 1937, when the movie came out and it was this extraordinary hit, it just reinforced for him and of cou e course, the power. as the company got bigger he had trouble scaling his own leadership style but

i'm bit of a perfectionist so i wanted to a perfect. chant blakely is an american who's lived here for eight years captivated by the northern lights he and his swedish wife came up with an idea that transformed winter in a biscuit. on a good night we can have many many many thousands of people from all over the world looking at these pictures so i feel a bit of a responsibility to make sure that it stays running. people that don't have the ability to come to all the school get to see us through the eye of the winds. chad blakely of his photography courses and even provides cameras for the but disciplined it's. guys my name is chad i'm going to be your guide tonight i'm going to be your storyteller your fire maker here aurora photographed teacher here your guy the teacher here but about space i'm going to make you a warm drink and hopefully we're all going to have a really nice time for like us our show this women are almost entirely from asia one couple is from singapore and the whole day weekend big use of the camera and. aurora isn't

we begin jumping perfectionists. t.s. eliot wrote, teach us to care and not to care. teach us to sit still. we long for this, and yet we check our smartphones every ten minutes for news, texts and distractions. just before my 61st birthday at site to make a list for my grandson and these are both exuberanto and worried as i was at the age and still am some days. in fact, i am right now. my dearest, iit begin, i have a spiritual mentor named bonnie ii got for three decades now who loves me and trust god and goodness that is sometimes think of her, think of her as horrible bonnie. does i cannot get her to judge me or abandon hope. for 30 dishes answer all of our distressed or deeply my phone calls by saying hello, dearest, i'm so glad it's you. i've come to believe this is how god feels when i pray and even at my least attracted. so dearest, i begin, here's everything i know about almost everything that i think applies toto almost everyone that might help you someday. [applause] >> thank thank you, anne. that was beautiful. >> thank thank you, edward. >> i want to becom

so what is not fair is the criticisms what i found interesting is he is a perfectionist. in the hotel he goes into the bathrooms if something was not working he says this isn't working you don't get paid until you fix it. you've got to get this right so let's deliver what you promised. >> there are a lot of things that are not working as advertised so tell me what you think being a republican and with a political scientist. >> between reagan and trump that he belongs on mount rushmore. but word is similar for people to realize that reagan loved people and trump loves people and second of all and liberal should pay attention to this both reagan and trump were always always always underestimated by their political opponents. but when reagan ran for president people laughed when trump ran for president people laughed. both had us appraising victory. in areas that they differ and where is ideological conservative and that means reagan understood the free market and grew up with bill buckley you and i are pretty ideological. but he doesn't look through the prism of will this w

was typical of hooper in that it was an overwhelming compilation of material it was a perfectionist in many respects and try to take everything into consideration including regulations that for example address the exclusion of june. the decree also determines who is to be regarded as a citizen of german or related blood. jews are precluded from being a right citizen. enjoyed an outstanding academic reputation and became the advisor for the appointments to the new faculty of law. there were a range of players in this game some of whom knew nothing about each other while others competed with their rivals. the one area where there was commonality was that the faculty was supposed to fulfill three main criteria an accomplished musician or the professors had to be the type of man who would assimilate to what was expected of them with one strong in their field and politically reliable. and that was maintained with very few exceptions. the positions were eventually filled and the university opened its doors in the fall of one thousand nine hundred forty one the course catalog reflected nazi i

he is a great guy to work with and he is a perfectionist, so you want to do your best. he hired his friend because he knew that we could pull it off. >> this has to be a lot of fun. >> you would be surprised. seth is a funny guy, but he is so aware of what is happening, you want everything to be perfect. if you get him into a laughing fit, he doesn't like it. he gets embarrassed, because he cannot stop. we have a great time in space, laughing together. >> the promotions for this show, especially last year, it was promoted as comedy. but it is more than just comedy. >> it is. you know, fox cut the show previous to make it look like a comedy and we have a great audience to watch it. but they got to see that it was also a very thoughtful science- fiction type of show, with political and social issues, and heart. and with relationships. we are happy that they stayed on board because i just think it is a better show if it has all of those aspects to it. go ahead. >> i was going to say, this season there is more drama,  more intensity, there are light and funny episodes but

you know, 41 is a perfectionist and that's why he continued to jump and fell in love with the sport ofing watching these pictures, it just never getting old. i hope you had a cocktail or two before jumping out of there with him as well as after. thank you so much for coming on and talking about these incredible memories, thank you. john. >> absolutely, thank you. >> awesome to hear those stories and to hear that great recollection. appreciate that. george h.w. bush spent his life in public service and he always encouraged others to work to make a difference as well by supporting volunteerism. >> i want a kinder and gentler nation. like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky. >> that's the mission of our cnn heroes program. it honors people who volunteer their time to make a difference in people's lives. florence phillips is one of those people. as the daughter of immigrants who came to america not speaking english, knows firsthand the obstacles newcomers face. creating a vital tour to help overcome language barriers and get one step closer to achieving the american drea

a perfectionist - if you're a perfectionist, you strive to be perfect (and since it's not possible to always working and jumping from one project or chore to another. you never stop to relax and calm your body and mind. this builds up to what's called a "deadly stress momentum". it's not the act of keeping busy that causes your stress, it's when you continually push yourself that builds stress. humorless and unenthusiastic - if you have a "sour attitude", you bring about your own stress. learning to laugh and feel excitement can ignite some enthusi-asm about life. you are fuming inside (perhaps depressed) and full of self- con-tempt. powerless - if you're in a role, whether at home or at work, where your feelings or opinions are not respected or heard, you feel unimportant and thus, feel an in-ner contempt. rigid - if you're rigid, you always find something to be upset about. it's difficult for you to accept another opinion or a different way of doing something (there-fore, you argue a lot). obsessed with obsessed with competition - if you're excessively competitive, you're always com

my dad was kind of a perfectionist and left quality. we are italian and love food. we have great project and great food. one of the most important thing is they have staying power. they will not go anywhere. they hope we hope this grocery store will be there forever. my mom used to say the best way to someone's hiked us through their stomach, and we are in the heart of san francisco. what a better way to bring people together in the city then through food. so i really hope you approve this. the city really needs it. the area really needs it. just people -- my dad used to say that being able to get a carton of milk and take an elevator downstairs or walk across the street is great. i used to be the crystal palace. is anyone familiar with that, it is doing a full circle. used to be an amazing place to grocery shop in the olden days in the city. anyway, my dad his not here to see his dream finally get filled , and i hope you help that happen tonight. thank you. >> thank you. any additional public comment classy and none, we will close public comment. >> thank you. this

he's a perfectionist.why he made this opportunity to jump on every birthday and that's what he did. >> oh, my gosh. look at this video of you guys, just suspended there in midair. what did he say to you about these jumps? how did he feel after you did it successfully? >> you know, the first time that i had this opportunity in college station, texas, for the rededication of his library, right after the jump he said, you know, just because you're 80 years old doesn't mean you have to sit in a corner and slobber on yourself. he definitely sent a message out to all mature people that you can still live your life. age is not going to stop you from doing some of the great things you want to do. and after his 85th birthday jump he said thank you for make meeg feel like a young man again. what greatest thing you could ever hear from a former president. >> that is really nice. you helped him turn back time. and so he jumped for his 85th birthday. he jumped for his 90th. he passed away at 94. do you think that he wa

in world war ii felt like he didn't exit the aircraft exactly right, and him being a perfecti perfectionistto do it again and do it right. that's how he fell in love with jumping out of airplanes? >> ed, a lot of people remember, of course, the former president as a man of service, a world war ii veteran. john meacham who was here most of the hour wrote in the new york times in his latest piece in the last years of his life president bush was asked how he liked to be remembered. he didn't pause and he avoided the first person pronoun what his mother used to call the great i am and replied that we put the country first. in your view, how did that translate how he saw washington and his leadership with the country. >> we think of politicians as being boastful. we think of them as being people who need to promote and in times embellish their own record. bush did the opposite. in a lot of ways, to be a successful politician, to be president of the united states, was a quiet man. it's the kind of -- it's the kind of quiet that comes through dignity, through pride, through being reserved. through

some point you realize just starting to hurt the book because you have gotten too uptying and perfectionist and then you release it to whoever it's going to. a third of creativity is taking stuff out and it's a erasing stuff. i used to always write on binder paper with pencils because i love the sound of pencil on paper that ancient, sacred sound like the wind, and then i was -- probably the last person you ever known to come to a computer but someone bought me, i believe it mays publisher, bought me a mac, a strawberry mac. remember that year of the sorbet macs, and i got a straw werery mac so i write things mostly on my ipad now. i also have paper and pen sell with -- pencil with me. it's like you open up a mail box in your soul and you're open for business and start having ideas and memories or visions ore overhear conversations and the expressline at the doctor's offers, waiting in line to get a book signed and you go -- you can't think this stuff up. it's great that -- then you write it down. >> well, when you all read, almost everything, if you haven't already, it will be hard to beli

he also did it, in my eyes, to show he is a perfectionist.'t reject properly and that is why he continued to jump out of aeroplanes, because he wanted to do it perfectly, and i think hejust enjoyed the jump. he enjoyed do it perfectly, and i think hejust enjoyed thejump. he enjoyed living and he lived for life. he lived a full life indeed. you can say that again. thank you very much for joining us. he jumped again. thank you very much for joining us. hejumped with president george hw bush when he was 90 years old. absolutely stunning. this was a man who at the age of 17 signed up for the military because it was on pearl harbor and pearl harbor had just happened and he was only 70 yea rs old just happened and he was only 70 years old but he wasn't going to let the fact that he was a minor and technically illegal, by the way, stop him from signing up. he said the moment he heard about it, he knew that he wanted to serve, and so he signed up. i dare say, though, jumping from a plane aged 90 was probably up there in the diary entries. just on his

. >> learnyouave to know you're a perfectionist, if you're stressing over and what you can't control.ugh a you say they should reach out and find a place to be. >> no matter how they found themselves alone, divorced, death, just stay connected. they're not the only one. find new ways to connect and reach out. reach out and have a lifeline. >> people who have a friend like that in their circle, they should be the ones to reach out. >> exactly. stay connected no matter what. >> let's move on to travel.me. traveling with children is stressful. traveling at the holidays is stressful. >> remember 311. >> what is that? >> one person, one quart bag, three ounces. if you don't have a ziploc, you won't be able to get through the security checkpoint. bring ext case someone else hasn't done it. >> the next tip is a travel hack. if you're flying and have issues, take to social media? >> take to twitter. tweet at an airline and say, i've got a problem. then, they will deal with it in private on your dms. they can p we are so glad we helped you. it's quicker than a phone call and youess stress. >>

have to know that you are a perfectionist., although this brings families together, there are a l of people alone for the holidays ro have been h a tragedy. you say they should reach out and find a place to be during that time? >> no matter how they are ale, divorce, death, being single, stay connected. knowhat they are not the only one. find new ways to connect. and then reach out. have a lifeline. >> i also think that people who have a friend like tha in their circle, they should be the ones to reach out and bring them into the fold. >> exactly. stay connected. >> let's move on to travel. >> all gh thank you. mark elrod is here with me. travel during thanksgiving. two small stressful. travel around christmas as well. even if you don't have kids, treling can be highly stressful? >> you have to start with, remeer the simples thing is to remember three-one-one. one person, one bag, three gunces is the size of everyth in it. your carry-on, this is how to get the toiletries in. if you don't have that ziploc, you can't get through

i mean 41 is definitely a perfectionist.e epghted to make sure that whatever he was doing he did it 100 percent. on his last jump on his 90th birthday, he was taking it all in. being over walker's point and saint ann's church. he was very quiet. and couple times i was saying hey, sir, are you okay? he was kind of like looking that all that he had accomplished and thinking about everything he had accomplished. i don't know exactly what he was thinking but he wasn't saying a whole lot. ed: wow. emily: have you met anyone in your career in all the jumps have you done as brave as that man as a 90-year-old to jump out of an airplane? >> you know, man, i would have to say i have met a whole lot of brave heros in my life. but, you know, as far as meeting a former president who regardless of whoever he spoke with, it didn't matter that he was a president. he was, you know, truly a guy that loved everyone. and i can recall that i received a letter from him. he told me that for us to have a very close relationship would be an understa