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Why we make bad decisions | Dan Gilbert

Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness — sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.
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Tags: behavioral-economics, comparison, dan-gilbert, happiness-project, probabilities, psychology

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Don’t Take Warren Buffett’s Bracket Challenge

Buffett told the Los Angeles Times that if someone gets to the Final Four with 60 out of 60 correct, he would probably try to buy them out before they won it all. “I’m not sure Quicken would let me do that,” Buffett told ESPN.com’s Rick Reilly, but then proceeds as if he’s pretty sure he could. “If I offered you $100 million to call off the bet, I bet you’d take it,” he said to Reilly.



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