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How to let altruism be your guide

Matthieu Ricard · TED

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About

What is altruism? Put simply, it's the wish that other people may be happy. And, says Matthieu Ricard, a happiness researcher and a Buddhist monk, altruism is also a great lens for making decisions, both for the short and long term, in work and in life.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2014
Speaker
Matthieu Ricard
Year
2014
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
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