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Is the path to happiness simpler than we realize?

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Simply Happy

In this hour, finding happiness may be simpler than you think.

Get Happy Benny Goodman

I Want Happiness David Friesen, Clark Terry

Happy [From Despicable Me 2] Pharrell Williams

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A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create. Based on riveting TEDTalks from the world's most remarkable minds.

Friday

"You exist in this galaxy, you exist around this star, you exist on this planet, you are a member of this species — and all of these are part of knowing what you are." - David Christian

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How It All Began

In this hour, TED speakers explore our origins as a species — who we are, where we come from, where we're headed — and how we're connected to everything that came before us.
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Friday

"There's just many, many things, many factors that get us to work: Money is one of them, and maybe not even the most important one." — Dan Ariely

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The Meaning Of Work

Love it or hate it, most of us have to work for a living. So, how can we make work more meaningful? This hour, TED speakers explore our values and motivations when it comes to the workplace.
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