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The Tricky Nature of Happiness Surveys
1:46:13 - 1:53:13 (06:59)
Scott Alexander from Slate Star Codex discusses the multiple interpretations and comparisons that arise from happiness surveys and how to encourage improvement rather than status quo.
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Happiness surveys are not always accurate indicators of happiness and Bhutan, often regarded highly for focusing on "gross national happiness" instead of GDP, is in fact one of the most unhappy places.
1:46:13 - 1:48:35 (02:21)
Summary
Happiness surveys are not always accurate indicators of happiness and Bhutan, often regarded highly for focusing on "gross national happiness" instead of GDP, is in fact one of the most unhappy places. Interpretations and comparisons of happiness surveys should be approached with caution.
ChapterThe Tricky Nature of Happiness Surveys
Episode#353: Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker believes that it is important for people to be obsessed with economic growth and that it is an urgent cause.
1:48:35 - 1:50:36 (02:01)
Summary
The speaker believes that it is important for people to be obsessed with economic growth and that it is an urgent cause.
ChapterThe Tricky Nature of Happiness Surveys
Episode#353: Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
There are examples of countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, and China that have transformed themselves remarkably in short periods of time.
1:50:36 - 1:51:50 (01:14)
Summary
There are examples of countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, and China that have transformed themselves remarkably in short periods of time. This raises the question of what made it possible for these countries to progress so quickly, and if the same transformation can be enacted in other developing countries such as Egypt or Ethiopia.
ChapterThe Tricky Nature of Happiness Surveys
Episode#353: Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The key to advancing at the frontier is enabling new things to happen, deploying new technology, starting more companies, unleashing the potential of more people to do more interesting things, and generating new knowledge.
1:51:50 - 1:53:13 (01:23)
Summary
The key to advancing at the frontier is enabling new things to happen, deploying new technology, starting more companies, unleashing the potential of more people to do more interesting things, and generating new knowledge.