How to buy happiness - Michael Norton
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so I want to talk today about money and
so I want to talk today about money and
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happiness which are two things that a
happiness which are two things that a
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lot of us spend a lot of our time uh
lot of us spend a lot of our time uh
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thinking about either trying to earn
thinking about either trying to earn
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them or trying to increase them and a
them or trying to increase them and a
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lot of us resonate with this phrase so
lot of us resonate with this phrase so
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we see it in religions and self-help
we see it in religions and self-help
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books that money can't buy happiness and
books that money can't buy happiness and
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I want to suggest today that in fact
I want to suggest today that in fact
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that's wrong and
that's wrong and
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that I'm at a business school so that's
that I'm at a business school so that's
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what we do so that that's wrong and in
what we do so that that's wrong and in
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fact if you think that you're actually
fact if you think that you're actually
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just not spending it right so that
just not spending it right so that
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instead of spending it the way you
instead of spending it the way you
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usually spend it maybe if you spent it
usually spend it maybe if you spent it
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differently that might work a little bit
differently that might work a little bit
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uh better and and before I tell you the
uh better and and before I tell you the
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ways that you can spend it that will
ways that you can spend it that will
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make you happier let's think about the
make you happier let's think about the
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ways we usually spend it that don't in
ways we usually spend it that don't in
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fact make us happier we had a little
fact make us happier we had a little
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natural experiment so so CNN a little
natural experiment so so CNN a little
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while wrote this uh interesting article
while wrote this uh interesting article
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on what happens to people when they win
on what happens to people when they win
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the lottery turns out people think when
the lottery turns out people think when
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they win the lottery their lives are
they win the lottery their lives are
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going to be amazing this article is
going to be amazing this article is
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about how their lives get ruined so what
about how their lives get ruined so what
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happens when people win the lottery is
happens when people win the lottery is
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number one they spend all the money and
number one they spend all the money and
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go into debt and number two all of their
go into debt and number two all of their
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friends and everyone they've ever met
friends and everyone they've ever met
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find them and Bug them for money and it
find them and Bug them for money and it
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ruins their social relationships in fact
ruins their social relationships in fact
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so they have more debt and worse
so they have more debt and worse
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friendships than they had before they
friendships than they had before they
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won the lottery what was interesting
won the lottery what was interesting
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about the article was people started
about the article was people started
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commenting on the article readers of the
commenting on the article readers of the
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thing and instead of talking about how
thing and instead of talking about how
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it had made them realize that money
it had made them realize that money
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doesn't lead to happiness everyone
doesn't lead to happiness everyone
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instantly started saying you know what I
instantly started saying you know what I
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would do if I won the lottery and and
would do if I won the lottery and and
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fantasizing about what they do and
fantasizing about what they do and
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here's just two of the ones that that we
here's just two of the ones that that we
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saw that are just really interesting to
saw that are just really interesting to
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think about one person wrote in when I
think about one person wrote in when I
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win I'm going to buy my own little
win I'm going to buy my own little
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mountain and have a little house on
mountain and have a little house on
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top and another person wrote I would
top and another person wrote I would
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fill a big bathtub with money and get in
fill a big bathtub with money and get in
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the tub while smoking a big fat cigar
the tub while smoking a big fat cigar
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and sipping a glass of champagne this is
and sipping a glass of champagne this is
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even worse now then I'd have a picture
even worse now then I'd have a picture
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taken and dozens of glossies made anyone
taken and dozens of glossies made anyone
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begging for money or trying to extort
begging for money or trying to extort
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from me would receive a copy of the
from me would receive a copy of the
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picture and nothing
picture and nothing
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else and so many of the comments were
else and so many of the comments were
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exactly of this type where people got
exactly of this type where people got
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money and in fact it made them
money and in fact it made them
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antisocial so we I told you that it
antisocial so we I told you that it
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ruins people's lives and that their
ruins people's lives and that their
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friends bug them it also money often
friends bug them it also money often
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makes us feel very selfish and we do
makes us feel very selfish and we do
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things only for ourself and we said well
things only for ourself and we said well
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maybe the reason that money doesn't make
maybe the reason that money doesn't make
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us happy is that we're always spending
us happy is that we're always spending
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it on the wrong things and in particular
it on the wrong things and in particular
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that we're always spending it on
that we're always spending it on
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ourselves and we thought I wonder what
ourselves and we thought I wonder what
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would happen if we made people spend
would happen if we made people spend
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more of their money on other people so
more of their money on other people so
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instead of being antisocial with your
instead of being antisocial with your
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money what if you were a little bit more
money what if you were a little bit more
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pro-social with your money and we
pro-social with your money and we
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thought let's make people do it and see
thought let's make people do it and see
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what happens so let's have some people
what happens so let's have some people
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do what they usually do and spend money
do what they usually do and spend money
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on themselves and let's make some people
on themselves and let's make some people
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give money away and measure their
give money away and measure their
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happiness and see if in fact they get
happiness and see if in fact they get
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happier so the first way that we did
happier so the first way that we did
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this on one Vancouver morning we went
this on one Vancouver morning we went
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out on the campus uh at University of
out on the campus uh at University of
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British Columbia and we approached
British Columbia and we approached
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people and said you want to be in an
people and said you want to be in an
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experiment and they said yes we gave we
experiment and they said yes we gave we
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asked them how happy they were and then
asked them how happy they were and then
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we gave them an envelope and one of the
we gave them an envelope and one of the
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envelopes had things in it that said by
envelopes had things in it that said by
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5:00 p.m. today spend this money on
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yourself so we gave some examples of
yourself so we gave some examples of
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what you could spend it on other people
what you could spend it on other people
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in the morning got a slip of paper that
in the morning got a slip of paper that
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said by 5:00 p.m. today spend this money
said by 5:00 p.m. today spend this money
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on somebody else also inside the
on somebody else also inside the
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envelope was money and we manipulated
envelope was money and we manipulated
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how much money we gave them so some
how much money we gave them so some
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people got this slip of paper and $5
people got this slip of paper and $5
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some people got this slip of paper and
some people got this slip of paper and
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$20 we let them go about their day they
$20 we let them go about their day they
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uh did whatever they wanted to do we
uh did whatever they wanted to do we
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found out they did in fact spend it in
found out they did in fact spend it in
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the way that we asked them to we called
the way that we asked them to we called
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them up at night and asked them what'
them up at night and asked them what'
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you spend it on and how happy do you
you spend it on and how happy do you
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feel now what did they spend it on well
feel now what did they spend it on well
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these are college undergrad so a lot of
these are college undergrad so a lot of
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what they spent it on for themselves was
what they spent it on for themselves was
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things like earrings and makeup one
things like earrings and makeup one
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woman said she bought a stuffed animal
woman said she bought a stuffed animal
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for her niece uh people gave money to
for her niece uh people gave money to
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homeless people huge effect here of uh
homeless people huge effect here of uh
Starbucks
Starbucks
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so if you give undergraduates $5 it
so if you give undergraduates $5 it
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looks like coffee to them and they run
looks like coffee to them and they run
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over to Starbucks and spend it as fast
over to Starbucks and spend it as fast
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as they can but some people bought a
as they can but some people bought a
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coffee for themselves the way they
coffee for themselves the way they
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usually would but other people said that
usually would but other people said that
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they bought a coffee for somebody else
they bought a coffee for somebody else
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so the very same purchase just targeted
so the very same purchase just targeted
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toward yourself or targeted toward some
toward yourself or targeted toward some
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somebody else what did we find when we
somebody else what did we find when we
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call them back at the end of the day
call them back at the end of the day
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people who spent money on other people
people who spent money on other people
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got happier people who spent money on
got happier people who spent money on
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themselves nothing happened it didn't
themselves nothing happened it didn't
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make them less happy it just didn't do
make them less happy it just didn't do
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much for them and the other thing we saw
much for them and the other thing we saw
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is that the amount of money doesn't
is that the amount of money doesn't
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matter that much so people thought that
matter that much so people thought that
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$20 would be way better than $5 in fact
$20 would be way better than $5 in fact
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it doesn't matter how much money you
it doesn't matter how much money you
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spent what really matters is that you
spent what really matters is that you
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spent it on somebody else rather rather
spent it on somebody else rather rather
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than on yourself we see this again and
than on yourself we see this again and
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again when we give people money uh to
again when we give people money uh to
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spend on other people instead of on
spend on other people instead of on
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themselves of course these are
themselves of course these are
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undergraduates in Canada not the world's
undergraduates in Canada not the world's
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most representative uh population
most representative uh population
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they're also fairly wealthy and affluent
they're also fairly wealthy and affluent
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and all these other sorts of things we
and all these other sorts of things we
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wanted to see if this holds true
wanted to see if this holds true
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everywhere in the world or just among
everywhere in the world or just among
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wealthy countries so we went in fact to
wealthy countries so we went in fact to
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Uganda and ran a very similar experiment
Uganda and ran a very similar experiment
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so imagine instead of just people Canada
so imagine instead of just people Canada
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we say name the last time you spent
we say name the last time you spent
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money on yourself or other people
money on yourself or other people
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describe it how happy did it make you or
describe it how happy did it make you or
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in Uganda name the last time you spent
in Uganda name the last time you spent
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money on yourself or other people uh and
money on yourself or other people uh and
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describe that and then we ask them how
describe that and then we ask them how
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happy they are again and what we see is
happy they are again and what we see is
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sort of amazing because there's human
sort of amazing because there's human
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universals on what you do with your
universals on what you do with your
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money and then real cultural differences
money and then real cultural differences
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on what you do as well so for example
on what you do as well so for example
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one uh guy uh from Uganda says this he
one uh guy uh from Uganda says this he
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says I called a girl I wish to love we
says I called a girl I wish to love we
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basically went out on a date and he he
basically went out on a date and he he
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says at the end that he didn't achieve
says at the end that he didn't achieve
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her uh up till now here's a guy from uh
her uh up till now here's a guy from uh
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Canada very similar thing uh I took my
Canada very similar thing uh I took my
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girlfriend out for dinner we went to a
girlfriend out for dinner we went to a
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movie we left early and then went back
movie we left early and then went back
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to her room for only cake just
to her room for only cake just
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just human Universal so you spend money
just human Universal so you spend money
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on other people you're being nice to
on other people you're being nice to
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them maybe you have something in mind
them maybe you have something in mind
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maybe not but then we see extraordinary
maybe not but then we see extraordinary
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differences so so look at these two this
differences so so look at these two this
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is a woman from Canada we say name a
is a woman from Canada we say name a
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time you spent money on somebody else
time you spent money on somebody else
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she says uh you know I bought a present
she says uh you know I bought a present
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for my mom I drove to the mall in my car
for my mom I drove to the mall in my car
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bought a present gave it to my mom
bought a present gave it to my mom
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perfectly nice thing to do it's good to
perfectly nice thing to do it's good to
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get gifts for people that you know
get gifts for people that you know
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compare that to this woman from Uganda
compare that to this woman from Uganda
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uh I was walking and met a longtime
uh I was walking and met a longtime
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friend who whose son was sick with
friend who whose son was sick with
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malaria they had no money they went to a
malaria they had no money they went to a
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clinic and I gave her this money this
clinic and I gave her this money this
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isn't $10,000 it's the local currency so
isn't $10,000 it's the local currency so
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it's it's a very small amount of money
it's it's a very small amount of money
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in fact but enormously different
in fact but enormously different
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motivations here this is a real medical
motivations here this is a real medical
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need literally a life-saving donation
need literally a life-saving donation
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above it's just kind of I got bought a
above it's just kind of I got bought a
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gift from my mother what we see again
gift from my mother what we see again
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though is that the specific way that you
though is that the specific way that you
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spend on other people isn't nearly as
spend on other people isn't nearly as
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important as the fact that you spend on
important as the fact that you spend on
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other people in order to make yourself
other people in order to make yourself
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happy which is really quite important so
happy which is really quite important so
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you don't have to do amazing things with
you don't have to do amazing things with
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your money to make yourself happy you
your money to make yourself happy you
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can do small trivial things and yet
can do small trivial things and yet
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still get these benefits from doing this
still get these benefits from doing this
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these are only two countries we also
these are only two countries we also
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wanted to go even broader and look at
wanted to go even broader and look at
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every country in the world if we could
every country in the world if we could
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to see what the relationship is between
to see what the relationship is between
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money and happiness we got data from the
money and happiness we got data from the
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Gallup organization which you know from
Gallup organization which you know from
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all the political polls that have been
all the political polls that have been
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happening lately they asked people did
happening lately they asked people did
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you donate money to charity recently and
you donate money to charity recently and
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they asked them how happy are you with
they asked them how happy are you with
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your life in general and we can see what
your life in general and we can see what
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the relationship is between those two
the relationship is between those two
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things are they positively correlated
things are they positively correlated
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giving money makes you happy or are they
giving money makes you happy or are they
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negatively correlated on this map Green
negatively correlated on this map Green
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will mean they're positively correlated
will mean they're positively correlated
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and red means they're negatively
and red means they're negatively
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correlated and you can see the world is
correlated and you can see the world is
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crazily green so in every almost every
crazily green so in every almost every
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country in the world where we have this
country in the world where we have this
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data people who give money to charity
data people who give money to charity
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are happier people than people who don't
are happier people than people who don't
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give money to charity I know you're all
give money to charity I know you're all
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looking at that red country in the
looking at that red country in the
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Middle I would be a jerk and not tell
Middle I would be a jerk and not tell
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you what it is but in fact it's Central
you what it is but in fact it's Central
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African Republic you can make up stories
African Republic you can make up stories
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H maybe it's different there for some
H maybe it's different there for some
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reason or another just below that to the
reason or another just below that to the
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right is Rwanda though which is
right is Rwanda though which is
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amazingly green
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so almost everywhere we look we see that
so almost everywhere we look we see that
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giving money away makes you happier than
giving money away makes you happier than
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keeping it uh for yourself what about
keeping it uh for yourself what about
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your work life which is where we spend
your work life which is where we spend
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all the rest of our time when we're not
all the rest of our time when we're not
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with the people we know we decided to
with the people we know we decided to
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infiltrate some companies and do a very
infiltrate some companies and do a very
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similar thing so these are sales teams
similar thing so these are sales teams
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uh in Belgium they work in teams they go
uh in Belgium they work in teams they go
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out and sell basically to uh doctors and
out and sell basically to uh doctors and
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try to get them to buy drugs so we can
try to get them to buy drugs so we can
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look to see how well they sell things uh
look to see how well they sell things uh
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as a function of being a member of a
as a function of being a member of a
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team some teams we give people on the
team some teams we give people on the
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team some money for themselves and say
team some money for themselves and say
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spend it however you want on yourself
spend it however you want on yourself
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just like we did with the undergrads in
just like we did with the undergrads in
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Canada but other teams we say here's €1
Canada but other teams we say here's €1
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15 spend it on one of your teammates
15 spend it on one of your teammates
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this week buy them something as a gift
this week buy them something as a gift
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or a present and give it to them and
or a present and give it to them and
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then we can see now we've got teams that
then we can see now we've got teams that
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spend on themselves and we've got these
spend on themselves and we've got these
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pro-social teams who we give money to
pro-social teams who we give money to
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make the team a little better the reason
make the team a little better the reason
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I have a ridiculous Pata there is one of
I have a ridiculous Pata there is one of
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the teams pulled their money and bought
the teams pulled their money and bought
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a pinata and they all got around and
a pinata and they all got around and
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smashed the pinata and all the candy
smashed the pinata and all the candy
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fell out and things like that a very
fell out and things like that a very
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silly trivial thing to do but think of
silly trivial thing to do but think of
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the difference on a team that didn't do
the difference on a team that didn't do
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that at all that got1 15 put it in their
that at all that got1 15 put it in their
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pocket Maybe themselves a coffee or
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teams that had this pro-social
teams that had this pro-social
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experience where they all bonded
experience where they all bonded
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together to buy something and do a group
together to buy something and do a group
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activity what we see is that in fact the
activity what we see is that in fact the
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teams that are pro-social sell more
teams that are pro-social sell more
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stuff than the teams that only got money
stuff than the teams that only got money
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for themselves and one way to think
for themselves and one way to think
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about it is for every 15 EUR you give
about it is for every 15 EUR you give
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people for themselves they put it in
people for themselves they put it in
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their pocket they don't do anything
their pocket they don't do anything
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different than they did before you don't
different than they did before you don't
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get any money from that you actually
get any money from that you actually
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lose money because it doesn't motivate
lose money because it doesn't motivate
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them to perform any better but when you
them to perform any better but when you
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give them 15 to spend on their teammates
give them 15 to spend on their teammates
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they do so much better on their teams
they do so much better on their teams
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that you actually get a huge win on
that you actually get a huge win on
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investing this kind of money and I
investing this kind of money and I
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realize that you're probably thinking to
realize that you're probably thinking to
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yourselves this is all fine but there's
yourselves this is all fine but there's
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a context that's incredibly important
a context that's incredibly important
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for public policy and I can't imagine it
for public policy and I can't imagine it
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would work there and if basically if he
would work there and if basically if he
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doesn't show me that it works here I
doesn't show me that it works here I
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don't believe anything he said and I
don't believe anything he said and I
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know that what what you're all thinking
know that what what you're all thinking
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about are dodgeball
about are dodgeball
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teams this was a huge criticism that we
teams this was a huge criticism that we
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got you know to say if if you can't show
got you know to say if if you can't show
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with dodgeball teams this is all stupid
with dodgeball teams this is all stupid
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so we we went out and found these
so we we went out and found these
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dodgeball teams and infiltrated them and
dodgeball teams and infiltrated them and
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we did the exact same thing as before so
we did the exact same thing as before so
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some teams we give people in the team
some teams we give people in the team
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money they spend it on themselves other
money they spend it on themselves other
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teams we give them money to spend on
teams we give them money to spend on
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their dodgeball teammates the teams that
their dodgeball teammates the teams that
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spent money on themselves they're just
spent money on themselves they're just
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the same winning percentage as they were
the same winning percentage as they were
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before the teams that we give them money
before the teams that we give them money
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to spend on each other they become
to spend on each other they become
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different teams and in fact they
different teams and in fact they
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dominate The League by the time they're
dominate The League by the time they're
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done across all of these different
done across all of these different
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contexts your personal life your work
contexts your personal life your work
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life even silly things like intermural
life even silly things like intermural
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sports we see spending on other people
sports we see spending on other people
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has a bigger return for you than
has a bigger return for you than
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spending uh on yourself and so I'll just
spending uh on yourself and so I'll just
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say I I think if you think money can't
say I I think if you think money can't
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buy happiness if you're not spending it
buy happiness if you're not spending it
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right uh the implication is not you know
right uh the implication is not you know
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you should buy this product instead of
you should buy this product instead of
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that product and that's the way to make
that product and that's the way to make
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yourself happier it's in fact that you
yourself happier it's in fact that you
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should stop thinking about which product
should stop thinking about which product
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to buy for yourself and try giving some
to buy for yourself and try giving some
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of it to other people instead and we
of it to other people instead and we
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luckily have an opportunity for you
luckily have an opportunity for you
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donors choose.org is is a nonprofit for
donors choose.org is is a nonprofit for
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uh mainly uh Public School teachers in
uh mainly uh Public School teachers in
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low-income schools they post projects so
low-income schools they post projects so
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they say I want to teach uh Huckleberry
they say I want to teach uh Huckleberry
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fin to my class and we don't have the
fin to my class and we don't have the
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books or I want a microscope to show my
books or I want a microscope to show my
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teach my students science and we don't
teach my students science and we don't
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have a microscope you and I can go on
have a microscope you and I can go on
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and buy for them the teacher writes you
and buy for them the teacher writes you
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a thank you note the kids write you a
a thank you note the kids write you a
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thank you note sometimes they send you
thank you note sometimes they send you
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pictures of them using the microscope
pictures of them using the microscope
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it's an extraordinary thing go to the
it's an extraordinary thing go to the
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website and start yourself on the
website and start yourself on the
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process of thinking again less about how
process of thinking again less about how
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can I spend money on myself and more
can I spend money on myself and more
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about if I've got $5 or $15 what can I
about if I've got $5 or $15 what can I
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do to benefit other people because
do to benefit other people because
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ultimately when you do that you'll find
ultimately when you do that you'll find
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out you'll benefit yourself much more
out you'll benefit yourself much more
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thank you
thank you
[Applause]
Michael Norton, TED, TEDx, TEDxCambridge, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation, happiness
