Barry Schwartz: Our loss of wisdom

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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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@PR-pr8zq 3 года назад

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

@ErichoTTA 15 лет назад

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 года назад

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

@Iloveannzi Год назад

i Agree

@RichardKoenigsberg Год назад

431 VIEWS is not enough for you? Greedy.

@gontortv 3 года назад

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 лет назад

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 лет назад

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

@ArizonaMakingLeight 8 лет назад

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

@greywolf271 6 лет назад

Neither. It's called "Watch your back"

@nnenna2469 3 года назад

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

@wordsculpt 2 года назад

@@nnenna2469 Grow up

@GetMeThere1 15 лет назад

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

@engineerated5627 7 лет назад

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

@FangRider144 8 лет назад

Barry for president 2020

@inosentz 15 лет назад

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.

@abyssquick 15 лет назад

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 года назад

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

@jesusrivera389 4 года назад

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

@hyeyoungheather 10 лет назад

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

@Zhamour Год назад

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

@AmmorMagnusDoctorEst 13 лет назад

"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 :)

@trudychristian3718 2 года назад

Best ted-talk ive ever heard

@BrassStorm 10 лет назад

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 Год назад

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

@teasofavors8522 6 лет назад

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

@kamariahrahmah6249 2 года назад

So much to think on and appreciate.

@JeanKM1 11 лет назад

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

@VinayakaVinayaka-mn9ov Год назад

Great talk. Thank you❤🙏

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 2 года назад

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

@russianspringbeauty 7 лет назад

Janitors don't have it easy. Very true.

@Pasdriz 14 лет назад

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

@Hallibutbouy 12 лет назад

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

@motivationwavedailypositiv2857 2 года назад

The WISEST TED talk ever. Thank you 🤗

@hasatum 15 лет назад

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!

@Desert2GardenLV 15 лет назад

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

@kidmecha 15 лет назад

Very well done, we need more wisdom and respect.

@ManLikeNells 8 лет назад

Brilliant words indeed. #Inspired

@EcumenicalYellow 10 лет назад

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

@flowewritharoma 13 лет назад

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

@MrSidney9 7 лет назад

That's what I call an ethical sermon.

@cappie2000 15 лет назад

Awesome talk.. very inspiring!

@LanceWinslow 10 лет назад

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

@rizzamaeong 3 года назад

is what i did. even took notes.

@Winger222 15 лет назад

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

@terrancehandy1133 2 года назад

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

@maddcatone 14 лет назад

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.

@Voiceguitar 15 лет назад

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

@calikyle 15 лет назад

This is one of the BEST talks ever!

@Muffinarm_ 2 года назад

This talk is simply outstanding.

@Wallyworld121212 12 лет назад

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.

@SykarReakor 11 лет назад

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

@GodsCommunity 6 лет назад

_Blessing full of blessings._ 😇

@jasmeetk0 6 лет назад

Amazing talk! =)

@pharaon73 15 лет назад

fantastic speeach! very motivational

@styx123456 15 лет назад

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.

@TheSanityInspector 12 лет назад

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

@evilednafilms 15 лет назад

Another great talk. TED is my new favourite thing.

@PaekaYate 8 лет назад

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 года назад

Now it's 11 years ago

@VuthyVa 10 лет назад

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

@dollgonegood 7 лет назад

Thank you

@jespaparx 15 лет назад

Ted Talks are valuable and motivating.

@waynzwhirled 11 лет назад

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

@DanLackey 15 лет назад

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

@LearningThings 13 лет назад

This is terrific because it is so self-evident.

@timb37 10 лет назад

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 лет назад

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 лет назад

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 лет назад

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.

@abyssquick 15 лет назад

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.

@Zephymos 14 лет назад

This guy is amazing. I support this!

@Ms21Night 3 года назад

I love the talk ❤️

@WPXTacoMan477 7 лет назад

Amen!

@RoninDave 11 лет назад

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.

@atultripathi19 9 лет назад

one word for it -- masterpiece!!

@Cmdrlucky8 11 лет назад

Eloquently said!

@africanchina1 15 лет назад

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

@JarieSuicune Год назад

Slight rephrase: What we need is to BE heroes.

@MrMarktrumble 11 лет назад

Excellent.

@molewizard 15 лет назад

I love this guy. He's brilliant.

@rizzamaeong 3 года назад

same. i love his books.

@TheFractalFreak 10 лет назад

need more people like you

@agropaco 15 лет назад

thanks!

@paulagonzalez6911 6 лет назад

It is so important to stand for ordinary heroes

@shiddy. Год назад

very good

@elizabethwhittaker-william6598 8 лет назад

This is so true.

@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself 2 года назад

Every time I do what I know is the right thing, I am punished for it. I see the same happen to others. We are all training each other to be bad people, because that is what makes the rich richer and the powerful have more power. And how dare we do otherwise?

@wordsculpt 2 года назад

Congratulations ! Your life journey includes advanced ethical behavior : doing what is right Because it is right, without regard to personal gain. This is "the heros journey". A difficult path....

@KarlosEPM 2 года назад

Some professions seldom allow for goodness. It is tough to make a loving being a moral individual in these times.

@gdibble 6 лет назад

👍 3:35 “Practical wisdom," Aristotle told us, "is the combination of moral will and moral skill.” ― Barry Schwartz

@gdibble 6 лет назад

The standing ovation was deserved. What a great speech!

@Jernespand 15 лет назад

Very interesting !

@SM-zw3on 3 года назад

This is a big problem nowadays. This video has to go viral. At this age, being moral can get you a lawsuit and losing the job.

@wordsculpt 2 года назад

I lost 2 jobs by standing upon principle. I believe that it is a test of character.

@JarieSuicune Год назад

@@wordsculpt True. I think there is a saying, something like "Would you rather work at a job where you hurt people because 'it's just my job' or be fired from a job for doing the right thing and helping those in need?" If a job would fire you for doing the right thing, then you should probably be proud to not be supporting or representing such an organization. (Though I'm sure the immediate reprecussions of being fired were no less challenging and I hope you got through them ok!)

@Sunfawx 11 лет назад

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

@shjakes 12 лет назад

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

@saraswuati 9 лет назад

Beautiful:.

@arzinia 8 лет назад

Consciousness illuminates choices, wisdom eliminates them..

@scorched1598 7 лет назад

Explain why?

@CalebMcFarland 7 лет назад

Scorched awareness lets you know what choices you have, wisdom helps you discern which ones you need.

@JarieSuicune Год назад

YES!

@samrovito3694 5 лет назад

This really needs to shown in Freshmen business classes

@michaelbasher Год назад

Another great guy.

@enriccatala3129 3 года назад

Great!

@grahamjoss4643 4 года назад

Wow what a hero

@tinnturps 12 лет назад

Barry you are my hero!

@DestinyQx 11 лет назад

Actually.. regarding the Chicago school system case.. the reason why the entire class has been scripted is that psychologists had found that teaching a 1st grade class reading skills in a script format where every single child repeats, for example, words that begin with B is that studies show that there is a SUBSTANTIAL increase in reading skills in the class verses not doing a script, i'm a teacher and i would never teach to a script b/c it wouldn't be fun, but it really does work

@Jester123ish 11 лет назад

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.

@DeepSukhwani 6 лет назад

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

@ThePocketbass 11 лет назад

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?)

@TobiLytle 13 лет назад

"Excessive incentives demoralize and reduces morality. Celebrate moral exemplars. Demand that people who teach - acknowledge and celebrate moral heroes. Any work you do that involves other people is moral work. We should strive to be moral exemplars - someone is always watching. Practical wisdom allows the other virtues to be displayed. People want to be allowed to to be virtuous. Organizations should structure themselves to support rather than suppress wisdom."

@jackgoldman1 7 лет назад

Wisdom comes from families and nature. Information comes from technology and machines and the state is a machine. We are starved for wisdom and drowning in information.

@casserras 14 лет назад

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

@lanceawatt 14 лет назад

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

@michael616joaquin 13 лет назад

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

@Trazynn 15 лет назад

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

@MangaManiac 12 лет назад

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.

@galacticplastic1741 3 года назад

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

@jonathanziegler8126 4 года назад

"We hate to do it, but we have to follow procedures..."

@paulsandin8282 11 лет назад

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.

@JohanBesterphotos 10 лет назад

As a side note, Barry, Jon Favreau, one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" according to Time magazine, wrote Obama's inauguration speech. . .