Barry Schwartz: Our loss of wisdom

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15 жыл бұрын

www.ted.com Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for practical wisdom as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
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@ErichoTTA 15 жыл бұрын

Can't believe this isn't more popular! It's one of the best TEDTalks out there! Simply fantastic and a great appeal to ethics and morality!

@piotrgoacki9070 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe morality and ethics isn't that attractive as self-centered advice

@Iloveannzi Жыл бұрын

i Agree

@RichardKoenigsberg Жыл бұрын

431 VIEWS is not enough for you? Greedy.

@PR-pr8zq 3 жыл бұрын

"A wise person is made and not born"... Thank you Barry Schwartz for a talk full of wisdom

@gontortv 2 жыл бұрын

10:48 to 12:22 is the most valuable part of this video. Thank you for this mind-blowing insight on how incentives could sometimes demotivate people.

@dollaresque 15 жыл бұрын

Wow, I found myself applauding to my computer screen several times during this talk. Old-fashioned wisdom never dies and if we can draw inspiration and insight from it still, the difficulties of today are nothing but an exciting challenge. Thanks for this great TEDtalk.

@MUSICOBLISS 8 жыл бұрын

"Honesty is the firstchapter in the book of wisdom" --Thomas Jefferson

@ArizonaMakingLeight 8 жыл бұрын

+Asgeir Bragason No, discernment is the first chapter of wisdom.

@greywolf271 6 жыл бұрын

Neither. It's called "Watch your back"

@nnenna2469 2 жыл бұрын

Alright TJ, did you look into your slave ownership? LOL

@wordsculpt 2 жыл бұрын

@@nnenna2469 Grow up

@GetMeThere1 15 жыл бұрын

I've thought all these things many times, and with frustration. I'm glad these ideas are finally getting some audience.

@engineerated5627 6 жыл бұрын

One of my best TED Talks. . . A must watch!!!

@FangRider144 8 жыл бұрын

Barry for president 2020

@kamariahrahmah6249 2 жыл бұрын

So much to think on and appreciate.

@jesusrivera389 4 жыл бұрын

Provocative, inspiring and a great eye opener to see things from different perspective. Amazing - Loved the wisdom shared thing this talk. Kudos!!!!

@hyeyoungheather 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Wisdom. I was happy to watch this and grateful to learn 'Respect Learning'. Thank you ~ Thank you ~

@JeanKM1 11 жыл бұрын

How did I miss seeing this lecture before now? I've been subscribed to TED for quite a long time. Good lecture.

@inosentz 15 жыл бұрын

this was my favorite ted talk of all time. I honestly have nothing else to say, i only pray that our society makes a reversion toward success through selflessness rather than falsely rewarding selfishness.

@VinayakaVinayaka-mn9ov Жыл бұрын

Great talk. Thank you❤🙏

@Zhamour 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant talk... 'remoralizing work'...the virtue of practical wisdom and hope, and paying attention.

@Pasdriz 14 жыл бұрын

Amen. I get the chills when I watch ted videos like this

@teasofavors8522 6 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Information was passed! Thank you 🙏🏿

@kidmecha 15 жыл бұрын

Very well done, we need more wisdom and respect.

@Hallibutbouy 12 жыл бұрын

EXCEPTIONAL!! Flawless speech, one of the best TED talks I have seen.

@flowewritharoma 13 жыл бұрын

This guys's talk is easy to understand! THanks for great infomation/.

@abyssquick 15 жыл бұрын

years ago, i used to improvise when recommending medicine and food therapies. i would take a minute or two to listen to the customer's concerns. overall, i sold more product, and was the regualar customers' favorite. i would utilize the knowledge from dozens of books i have read, and assist people directly, particularly, in the best way i knew how. i got fired. they wanted me to parrot advertising literature and what was in their book. so much for character and moral fortitude in retail.

@rizzamaeong 3 жыл бұрын

these days its hard to choose morality over finance. our environment screams cash. ☹️

@hasatum 15 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the pointing me towards Schwartz's other work. It's good to see that I wasn't reading too much into this one. Cheers!

@cappie2000 15 жыл бұрын

Awesome talk.. very inspiring!

@motivationwavedailypositiv2857 2 жыл бұрын

The WISEST TED talk ever. Thank you 🤗

@trudychristian3718 2 жыл бұрын

Best ted-talk ive ever heard

@calikyle 15 жыл бұрын

This is one of the BEST talks ever!

@ManLikeNells 8 жыл бұрын

Brilliant words indeed. #Inspired

@Muffinarm_ 2 жыл бұрын

This talk is simply outstanding.

@pharaon73 15 жыл бұрын

fantastic speeach! very motivational

@AmmorMagnusDoctorEst 13 жыл бұрын

"scripts insure against disaster, but what they ensure in its place is mediocrity" "the reductive appeal to self-interest as the master human motive is a false description of human nature & lead to over-prescription and addiction to surface-level incentives" love :)

@SykarReakor 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice to listen to the guy's voice, he speaks the truth of course, great talk!

@mwalimumkoka384 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Desert2GardenLV 15 жыл бұрын

WOW, that was a great one. I love TED Talks!

@EcumenicalYellow 10 жыл бұрын

Woaah this was one of the best talks ever done, what an orator he made !

@BrassStorm 10 жыл бұрын

Well hot damn...and I thought no one cared about morals/character anymore. Favorite sentence in the whole video, "A wise person knows when and how to make "the exception to every rule."" It is hard to break free of rules sometimes even when you know when and how to make the exception because people around you will criticize you breaking a rule. But you must have wisdom AND courage to do wise things or else wisdom is lost. Every action starts with courage!

@tisiaan Жыл бұрын

There’s a verry good point! Courage is so important!!!

@GodsCommunity 6 жыл бұрын

_Blessing full of blessings._ 😇

@Voiceguitar 15 жыл бұрын

dead on! one of the best crowd reactions from ted's audiance yet

@LearningThings 12 жыл бұрын

This is terrific because it is so self-evident.

@jasmeetk0 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing talk! =)

@waynzwhirled 11 жыл бұрын

Fabulous talk! Barry Schwartz, you are a moral hero.

@russianspringbeauty 7 жыл бұрын

Janitors don't have it easy. Very true.

@evilednafilms 15 жыл бұрын

Another great talk. TED is my new favourite thing.

@MrSidney9 7 жыл бұрын

That's what I call an ethical sermon.

@Winger222 15 жыл бұрын

So true! I think people in the UK should listen to this talk, especially the banks and the government.

@TheSanityInspector 12 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to curling up with this later, when I'm not at wor--errrr!!! I mean, once I get back home.

@jespaparx 15 жыл бұрын

Ted Talks are valuable and motivating.

@MrMarktrumble 11 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 2 жыл бұрын

President Obama appealed to virtue, and Americans overwhelmingly said, "No."

@shiddy. Жыл бұрын

very good

@Wallyworld121212 12 жыл бұрын

God, I love TEDtalks. These videos should be mandatory in . . . IDK school? Work? Everyone needs to see 'em. They open the eyes and the mind.

@styx123456 15 жыл бұрын

I am so, so glad there are still people out there willing to act as the voice of reason and common sense. Slowly but surely we continue to smother ourselves in red tape while an ever-dwindling few act against it.

@Ms21Night 2 жыл бұрын

I love the talk ❤️

@WPXTacoMan477 6 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@agropaco 15 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@VuthyVa 10 жыл бұрын

teach kids and adults both young and old on the right things to do

@Zephymos 13 жыл бұрын

This guy is amazing. I support this!

@maddcatone 14 жыл бұрын

Thank you Barry Schwartz... No one listens to me when I say moral responsibility is the structure of a successful, civilized society. Now maybe someone will now that I'm not the only one saying it.

@Cmdrlucky8 11 жыл бұрын

Eloquently said!

@TheFractalFreak 10 жыл бұрын

need more people like you

@Jernespand 15 жыл бұрын

Very interesting !

@DanLackey 15 жыл бұрын

Distant memory sparked by this talk: how the janitor at my grade school was a beloved guy.

@JarieSuicune Жыл бұрын

YES!

@molewizard 15 жыл бұрын

I love this guy. He's brilliant.

@rizzamaeong 3 жыл бұрын

same. i love his books.

@atultripathi19 9 жыл бұрын

one word for it -- masterpiece!!

@Jester123ish 11 жыл бұрын

In principle I agree with you. In this case it was more like advocating responsible behavior over irresponsible behavior. As much as this requires some reasonable guidance about the specifics it still seems like the better path as a principle.

@michaelbasher Жыл бұрын

Another great guy.

@elizabethwhittaker-william6598 8 жыл бұрын

This is so true.

@enriccatala3129 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@shjakes 12 жыл бұрын

I wish I had this video to email to my "seniors" (whose moral compass was totally bent) at my last major job...

@Sunfawx 11 жыл бұрын

adding on to my comment from before, its like what a lot of antique pickers say "one mans trash is another mans treasure" and a happy mood is my treasure I give to the people, whether its the free food thing, talking to them about their day, or just making them laugh, its all worth it to me and I dont regret a single thing

@washaway 15 жыл бұрын

its true, moving forward isn't on how many people we pass. but how many people we help.

@lanceawatt 14 жыл бұрын

Your a smart guy for making that point. I entirely agree!

@tinnturps 12 жыл бұрын

Barry you are my hero!

@LanceWinslow 10 жыл бұрын

Please watch this video twice if you run a company or organization - then really think on it.

@rizzamaeong 3 жыл бұрын

is what i did. even took notes.

@P00P0STER0US 15 жыл бұрын

Very wise words.

@ImOnTheTube 15 жыл бұрын

Hehe I was thinking about the same concepts today and incidentally stumbled on this video (funny how some days seem to have a theme to them). For example whats wrong with being stopped by a police officer while speeding? Its never the intention that counts but only the act of (usually biased) observance. Our society is very limiting and does not breathe. It is very stiff and inorganic. Its only up to everyday folk - the foundation of everything - to change anything.

@saraswuati 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful:.

@terrancehandy1133 2 жыл бұрын

There cannot be a loss of wisdom unless there's a loss of knowledge first !

@ThePocketbass 11 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more with many of the points. Question: "teacher's must lead by example," is one of the premises. If the use of force is wrong (not virtuous) and teachers must lead by example for your model to be successful, how can they teach from a position of moral authority and strike (a forceful action?)

@MangaManiac 12 жыл бұрын

All sounded interesting and very plausable. I´m not sure about the surveys but either way he had valid points in telling the psychological developement of the people in the terms of moral thinking. As far as the part with the teachers and the curiculum goes, that part gave me a small tear because it´s exactly how I´ve thought throughout the years in the teachers academy. Sure we get security in these rules but we get only mediocry.

@RoninDave 11 жыл бұрын

we have put rules before our sanity and souls. Look what happened recently at a supermarket in Georgia where the police restrained poor people from taking perfectly good food that was bound to the landfill because the landowners (sun trust bank) ordered it so.

@paulagonzalez6911 6 жыл бұрын

It is so important to stand for ordinary heroes

@michael616joaquin 13 жыл бұрын

@finishstrongdoc Reminds me of "Do what thou wilt" - A Crowley the Book of the Law

@chawk111 15 жыл бұрын

W/ regards to education specifically, I think part of the reason "scripts" are used is because to do this kind of great, individually specific teaching about character/respect for learning may entail telling pupils that the correct way to think/act is something very different from the way their parents think/act, or form the way most people in their part of the country/tax bracket act. To teach you what cartoon robots at the state legislature told you to is much more benine /populist.

@nayara227 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull wonderfull

@7kissdewdrop 11 жыл бұрын

Very practical.

@abyssquick 15 жыл бұрын

i'm so sick of control freaks running everything. humans don't need a box- what we need (clearly) is to use our brains more. we have mediocrity everywhere. you can't create true quality of life without inspiring people, and reinforcing social relationship. we have to cultivate our character, raise our leaders; become lights to ourselves and each other. i like this speech, it is very insightful.

@MrSagalag 15 жыл бұрын

such an amazing talk... "wisdom: should be our top value

@PaekaYate 8 жыл бұрын

This talk was six years ago and still not much evolution has happened around this subject, though it is so necessary, it rather has been going in the other direction in my country. All Belgium leaders should have a look at this, the rules here are getting absurd and are taking place of morality, which is incredibly problematic... Glad to have run into this talk since it confirms what my assumptions on morals and rules are, if someone not gets what I say now, I can show them this talk which explains it very clearly.

@hamida185 3 жыл бұрын

Now it's 11 years ago

@casserras 14 жыл бұрын

@Crazylalalalala Yes. He wrote a book called "The Paradox of Choice".

@timb37 10 жыл бұрын

I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly insult the intellect and moral character of those (currently 77) people who gave this a thumbs down. In this world of abject idiocy in the name of regulation and procedure, this presentation makes me weep tears of hope.

@differous01 9 жыл бұрын

Well it's up to 82 now, but that should be set against 2,852 thumbs ups. The ratio is still cause for hope.

@timb37 9 жыл бұрын

Bravo sir! Logic does at times encourage hope. That it might be concerning the human species is still more rare and exciting. My thanks for your perspective.

@differous01 9 жыл бұрын

timb37 8:48 ff "...moral skill is chipped away by an over-reliance on rules..." Reminds me of certain religious types; they got a book of rules and never make a moral decision except in defence of the rule book.

@africanchina1 15 жыл бұрын

I think this guy is totally right and everything he said makes sense... What we need, are heroes.

@JarieSuicune Жыл бұрын

Slight rephrase: What we need is to BE heroes.

@galacticplastic1741 3 жыл бұрын

also 18:32 till the end, that's the foundation then the mastery of chosen skill comes next & then maybe we'll have a better world

@paulsandin8282 11 жыл бұрын

Now we're getting into semantics. I'm on the side of there being no difference between hard and soft science. Mapping out our culture sounds like cultural science. After this discussion, I am also now changing my thinking. Wisdom does come from experiences, self- and social awareness, but also from science. And will continue to grow as scientists increase our knowledge of the both the physical and social sciences.

@grahamjoss4643 4 жыл бұрын

Wow what a hero

@Trazynn 15 жыл бұрын

I have trouble finding the psychology research about the nuclear waste dump in Switzerland. Where did he get that research from?

@sudiin 15 жыл бұрын

Wow, a LOT more people need to see this...

@samrovito3694 5 жыл бұрын

This really needs to shown in Freshmen business classes

@DeepSukhwani 6 жыл бұрын

Great respect for Barry's words. For some reason when I hear him I remember A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (11th President of India).

@Jester123ish 11 жыл бұрын

I think I'd distinguish between simple specific advice to 'go shopping' which after all is just being told what to do, vs a general directive that encourages you to use your own virtue. If it turns out that using your own virtue is more dangerous than shopping so be it.