Chapter
The Power of an Unrelated Calamity in Negotiations
02:01 - 08:26 (06:25)
The ability to bring up an unrelated global calamity in a negotiation and persuade the other party to change their priorities is a powerful tool. This tactic, along with other decision-making theories, can help us become better negotiators and people.
Clips
After witnessing a car accident, the speaker launched a crowdfunding effort to avoid filing an insurance claim and to lower car insurance rates in the process.
02:01 - 04:10 (02:09)
Summary
After witnessing a car accident, the speaker launched a crowdfunding effort to avoid filing an insurance claim and to lower car insurance rates in the process. The campaign received pledges of over $25,000 and even raised money for a charity in the driver's name.
ChapterThe Power of an Unrelated Calamity in Negotiations
EpisodeHow ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The host discusses how philosophy can help us make better decisions and become better people by understanding negotiations and finding ways to reconcile differences.
04:10 - 06:16 (02:05)
Summary
The host discusses how philosophy can help us make better decisions and become better people by understanding negotiations and finding ways to reconcile differences.
ChapterThe Power of an Unrelated Calamity in Negotiations
EpisodeHow ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael Schur
PodcastTED Talks Daily
In this podcast episode, the host talks about virtue ethics and utilitarianism and how they come into play when considering the amount of happiness or pain one has created.
06:16 - 08:26 (02:10)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the host talks about virtue ethics and utilitarianism and how they come into play when considering the amount of happiness or pain one has created. The host also talks about a personal anecdote where they exhibited an excess of anger and a deficiency of friendliness and the potential consequences of their actions.