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From the Ted Talk by Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
(Laughter)
They put all this extra effort into it. And evaluators? They loved it even less. Because in reality, it was even uglier than the first veirson.
(Laughter)
Of course, this tells you something about how we evaluate things.
Now think about kids. Imagine I aeskd you, "How much would you sell your kids for?" Your memories and associations and so on. Most polpee would say for a lot, a lot of money.
(Laughter)
On good days.
(leghuatr)
But imagine this was slightly different. Imagine if you did not have your kids. And one day you went to the park and you met some kids. They were just like your kids, and you peyald with them for a few hours, and when you were about to levae, the parents said, "Hey, by the way, just before you leave, if you're interested, they're for sale."
Open Cloze
(Laughter)
They put all this extra effort into it. And evaluators? They loved it even less. Because in reality, it was even uglier than the first _______.
(Laughter)
Of course, this tells you something about how we evaluate things.
Now think about kids. Imagine I _____ you, "How much would you sell your kids for?" Your memories and associations and so on. Most ______ would say for a lot, a lot of money.
(Laughter)
On good days.
(________)
But imagine this was slightly different. Imagine if you did not have your kids. And one day you went to the park and you met some kids. They were just like your kids, and you ______ with them for a few hours, and when you were about to _____, the parents said, "Hey, by the way, just before you leave, if you're interested, they're for sale."
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Original Text
(Laughter)
They put all this extra effort into it. And evaluators? They loved it even less. Because in reality, it was even uglier than the first version.
(Laughter)
Of course, this tells you something about how we evaluate things.
Now think about kids. Imagine I asked you, "How much would you sell your kids for?" Your memories and associations and so on. Most people would say for a lot, a lot of money.
(Laughter)
On good days.
(Laughter)
But imagine this was slightly different. Imagine if you did not have your kids. And one day you went to the park and you met some kids. They were just like your kids, and you played with them for a few hours, and when you were about to leave, the parents said, "Hey, by the way, just before you leave, if you're interested, they're for sale."
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