What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work.
(Filmed at TEDxRiodelaPlata.)About Dan Ariely
TEDxRiodelaPlata• Filmed Oct
2012• Posted Apr
2013
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20:26
"A brilliant talk from the well-known behavioral economists on why people work hard, when they're willing to make extreme efforts, and how easy it is to crush their motivation."Is efficiency still more important than meaning? " Ariely asks. "I think the answer is no." "
What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of purpose. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely presents two eye-opening experiments that reveal our unexpected and nuanced attitudes toward meaning in our work. (Filmed at TEDxRiodelaPlata.)
TEDxRiodelaPlata, Filmed Oct 2012, Posted Apr 2013
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19:28
"The very best TED Talk on creativity -- and a must-watch for anybody who creates for a living. (Hint: That's all of us). "
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.
TED2009, Filmed Feb 2009, Posted Feb 2009
3.
18:55
"One of our greatest social scientists discusses his biggest idea: Flow, that delicious moment when the challenges we face are so exquisitely matched to our abilities that we lose a sense of time, place, and self. "
Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
TED2004, Filmed Feb 2004, Posted Oct 2008
4.
12:20
"Does success make us happy? Maybe not. In fact, maybe it's the other way around. In this terrific talk, Achor shows that happiness actually inspires productivity. "
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.
(Filmed at TEDxBloomington.)
TEDxBloomington, Filmed May 2011, Posted Feb 2012
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17:40
"Every seven years, Sagmeister takes a one-year "retirement" -- to recharge, rethink, rejuvenate. Then he comes back ready to do better work. When I heard this talk live in 2009, I told Stefan he was onto something big. And in the next year, inspired by this example, I'll be taking my own mini-retirement. "
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