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

The Imperfects

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How to Grow and Become a Better Person

We're all a mixture of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. As time passes, we have become much more driven by extrinsic motives. These extrinsic values are like junk food: they appeal to the part of us that needs nutrition but poisons us in the same way. If you want to grow and become a better person, because you think that matters, right? Pursue that because you think it matters.

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