Ted Dr Todd

Born in Hungary Ted has lived in Australia for over 69 years, had kids and grandkids, a business our three and spent decades in sales and marketing, Ted Todd was the founder of the iconic Australian retail chain Ted’s Cameras—has swapped business for bold ideas. Ted stepped into academia, earning a PhD. Known for his sharp thinking and dry humour, he moved into the literary world in 2014 with a mix of fiction, non-fiction, and his signature “autobiofiction.” book...

Now, Ted turns to life’s biggest questions: consciousness, existence, and how we should live. In his latest book, he challenges one of the most enduring puzzles of all—the “mystery” of consciousness. His argument is simple but provocative:that there is no mystery. What has long been treated as deep and unsolvable has, he suggests, been unnecessarily complicated by spiritual traditions and philosophical habit.

With clarity and common sense, Ted cuts through the confusion to offer a fresh way of seeing ourselves—one that has real consequences for how we live, think, and relate to others

Ted's writing has moved from narrative forms into philosophical and psychological reflection on consciousness, identity, existence and the problems of human lives - however to live well . His work challenges long-held assumptions in both in non fiction and fiction on such themes.