Does working hard really make you a good person? | Azim Shariff

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🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Around the world, people who work hard are often seen as morally good -- even if they produce little to no results. Social psychologist Azim Shariff analyzes the roots of this belief and suggests a shift towards a more meaningful way to think about effort, rather than admiring work for work's sake.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:11.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:13.4	Today an exploration of an interesting question.
0:17.3	What is the link between working hard and being morally good?
0:22.4	Psychologist Azeem Sharif explores this question in his 2023 talk from Ted at Destination
0:27.9	Canada.
0:29.1	And after the break, he illustrates why simply appearing like you put an effort isn't enough.
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