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The pursuit of happiness requires free time

Danielle Roberts · TED

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About

Do you feel short on time? Writer and work expert Danielle Roberts would like to help you with that. In this quick talk, she makes the case that free time isn't a reward you earn but a civil right you're owed.

The talk

  1. The pursuit of happiness requires free time 4 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED Democracy Philadelphia
Speaker
Danielle Roberts
Year
2026
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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