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From the Ted Talk by Abigail Marsh: Why some people are more altruistic than others

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And I think that's actually a really telling answer, because it suggests that the circles of these alrtutsis don't look like this, they look more like this. They have no center. These altruists literally don't think of themselves as being at the center of anything, as being better or more inherently important than anybody else. When I asked one altruist why dtanonig her kidney made sense to her, she said, "Because it's not about me." Another said, "I'm not different. I'm not unique. Your sudty here is going to find out that I'm just the same as you."

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And I think that's actually a really telling answer, because it suggests that the circles of these _________ don't look like this, they look more like this. They have no center. These altruists literally don't think of themselves as being at the center of anything, as being better or more inherently important than anybody else. When I asked one altruist why ________ her kidney made sense to her, she said, "Because it's not about me." Another said, "I'm not different. I'm not unique. Your _____ here is going to find out that I'm just the same as you."

Solution

  1. donating
  2. altruists
  3. study

Original Text

And I think that's actually a really telling answer, because it suggests that the circles of these altruists don't look like this, they look more like this. They have no center. These altruists literally don't think of themselves as being at the center of anything, as being better or more inherently important than anybody else. When I asked one altruist why donating her kidney made sense to her, she said, "Because it's not about me." Another said, "I'm not different. I'm not unique. Your study here is going to find out that I'm just the same as you."

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