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From the Ted Talk by Azim Shariff: Does working hard really make you a good person?

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(Laughter)

In all of these places, the harder-working person was seen as more moral and a better cooperation partner, even though they added no etrxa value.

And it looks like this is something boredar than, say, the potsnrteat work ethic. Even the Hadza people, hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, show something like it. When asked what qualities contribute to good character, they didn't agree on very much, but they did agree on two things. Generosity and hard work. So this intuitive connection between effort and morality doesn't appear to be the qiruk of any one culture, but plotleantiy something very deep indeed.

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(Laughter)

In all of these places, the harder-working person was seen as more moral and a better cooperation partner, even though they added no _____ value.

And it looks like this is something _______ than, say, the __________ work ethic. Even the Hadza people, hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, show something like it. When asked what qualities contribute to good character, they didn't agree on very much, but they did agree on two things. Generosity and hard work. So this intuitive connection between effort and morality doesn't appear to be the _____ of any one culture, but ___________ something very deep indeed.

Solution


  1. protestant
  2. quirk
  3. extra
  4. potentially
  5. broader

Original Text


(Laughter)

In all of these places, the harder-working person was seen as more moral and a better cooperation partner, even though they added no extra value.

And it looks like this is something broader than, say, the Protestant work ethic. Even the Hadza people, hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, show something like it. When asked what qualities contribute to good character, they didn't agree on very much, but they did agree on two things. Generosity and hard work. So this intuitive connection between effort and morality doesn't appear to be the quirk of any one culture, but potentially something very deep indeed.

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