What makes us feel good about our work? - Dan Ariely

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.)

Talk by Dan Ariely.

[hosseinrafipoor]

"It's the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important!"
Little Prince, Antonie de saint Exupery!
wonderful, it is exactly the same!

[Юлиус-пц]

I read "Payoff" before, and this complementing my understanding.
Thanks Professor Ariely! You're marvellous!

[Pendoza]

Very easy and good to understand but so hard to accomplish!

[azharoslan]

Ariely's talks on TED have been watched over 7.8 million times?

[bluewavesofquestions]

Excellent summary of unconventional wisdom.

[albertdube]

Very educative. Iam inspired great work has been done.

[LEGASItv]

This is basically "Payoff" 😁 Love all of Ariely's books, especially, (Dis)Honesty.

[yoppindia]

Ooh man, you put me in lot of difficulty.

[uss]

This goes for Math professors whos work has no meaning to 90% of the students.

[geoffmobile]

great presentation. Check it out Woggy Flush :)

[mechanussunrise]

This is more of a rediscovery of Marx's theory of alienation and many similar non-capitalist understandings of labor. Interesting nevertheless. Ahh. He mentions Marx's theory of alienation towards the end and makes a case that it is more important today.

[tcironbear]

I sounds like to me the misevaluation of work may be a misfiring of biological caretaking. 

[customchannelurlk]

what a "meaningful" lecture!