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Johann Hari (Pt 2) - Why Do We Do What We Do?

The Imperfects

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Are You Driven by Extrinsic Values?

I would be lying if I said that it wasn't driven a little bit by ego. We're living in an environment that is rigging us towards egotism, right? Donald Trump won at this moment, right? And it's really interesting, because one of the things Professor Casser discovered is the more you're driven by these extrinsic values, the more likely you are to become depressed and anxious by quite a significant amount.

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