I like! It works, because being self-absorbed is intrinsically unhealthy.
Here's the initial interview I watched with Talbot...
(lots more on youtube from and re Talbot)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rgYz_BU2Ew
and Michio Kaku, the brilliant popularist physicist, on the subject ...
(Kaku also has some interesting stuff on how earth is approaching its next evolution, and we are progressing towards nonverbal communication (ie, mental telepathy), which I have also found that I can do with others, if we are very connected)