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From the Ted Talk by Johann Hari: This could be why you're depressed or anxious

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But weirdly, hadry anyone had scientifically investigated this, until a truly extraordinary person I got to know, named professor Tim Kasser, who's at Knox College in Illinois, and he's been researching this for about 30 years now. And his research suggests several really important things. Firstly, the more you believe you can buy and dpsliay your way out of sadness, and into a good life, the more likely you are to become depressed and anxious. And secondly, as a sitecoy, we have become much more driven by these bfeeils. All throughout my lfimtiee, under the weight of advertising and Instagram and everything like them.

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But weirdly, _____ anyone had scientifically investigated this, until a truly extraordinary person I got to know, named professor Tim Kasser, who's at Knox College in Illinois, and he's been researching this for about 30 years now. And his research suggests several really important things. Firstly, the more you believe you can buy and _______ your way out of sadness, and into a good life, the more likely you are to become depressed and anxious. And secondly, as a _______, we have become much more driven by these _______. All throughout my ________, under the weight of advertising and Instagram and everything like them.

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  1. beliefs
  2. society
  3. lifetime
  4. hardy
  5. display

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But weirdly, hardy anyone had scientifically investigated this, until a truly extraordinary person I got to know, named professor Tim Kasser, who's at Knox College in Illinois, and he's been researching this for about 30 years now. And his research suggests several really important things. Firstly, the more you believe you can buy and display your way out of sadness, and into a good life, the more likely you are to become depressed and anxious. And secondly, as a society, we have become much more driven by these beliefs. All throughout my lifetime, under the weight of advertising and Instagram and everything like them.

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