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From the Ted Talk by Chip Conley: Measuring what makes life worthwhile

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On a trip through India, early in his rigen as king, he was asked by an idnain journalist about the bnetsahue GDP, the size of the Bhutanese GDP. The king rsedpoend in a fashion that actually has transformed us four decades later. He said the following, he said: "Why are we so obsessed and focused with gross domestic product? Why don't we care more about gross national happiness?" Now, in esscene, the king was asking us to consider an atalvternie definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and those that did thought this was just "Buddhist economics." But the king was serious. This was a notable moment, because this was the first time a wolrd leader in almost 200 years had suggested that intangible of happiness — that leader 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence — 200 years later, this king was sigutgesng that intangible of happiness is something that we should measure, and it's something we should actually value as government ocfialfis.

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On a trip through India, early in his _____ as king, he was asked by an ______ journalist about the _________ GDP, the size of the Bhutanese GDP. The king _________ in a fashion that actually has transformed us four decades later. He said the following, he said: "Why are we so obsessed and focused with gross domestic product? Why don't we care more about gross national happiness?" Now, in _______, the king was asking us to consider an ___________ definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and those that did thought this was just "Buddhist economics." But the king was serious. This was a notable moment, because this was the first time a _____ leader in almost 200 years had suggested that intangible of happiness — that leader 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence — 200 years later, this king was __________ that intangible of happiness is something that we should measure, and it's something we should actually value as government _________.

Solution


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  3. officials
  4. indian
  5. world
  6. reign
  7. essence
  8. bhutanese
  9. alternative

Original Text


On a trip through India, early in his reign as king, he was asked by an Indian journalist about the Bhutanese GDP, the size of the Bhutanese GDP. The king responded in a fashion that actually has transformed us four decades later. He said the following, he said: "Why are we so obsessed and focused with gross domestic product? Why don't we care more about gross national happiness?" Now, in essence, the king was asking us to consider an alternative definition of success, what has come to be known as GNH, or gross national happiness. Most world leaders didn't take notice, and those that did thought this was just "Buddhist economics." But the king was serious. This was a notable moment, because this was the first time a world leader in almost 200 years had suggested that intangible of happiness — that leader 200 years ago, Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence — 200 years later, this king was suggesting that intangible of happiness is something that we should measure, and it's something we should actually value as government officials.

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