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From the Ted Talk by Roy Bahat and Bryn Freedman: How do we find dignity at work?

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And my point of view after tainlkg to polepe is that we may do that, and it still might not be enough. Because what we need to do from the beginning is understand what is it about work that gives people dignity, so they can live the lives that they want to live. And so that concept of dgiitny is ... it's difficult to get your hands around, because when many people hear it — especially, to be honest, rich people — they hear "meaning." They hear "My work is important to me." And again, if you survey people and you ask them, "How important is it to you that your work be important to you?" only people who make 150,000 dollars a year or more say that it is important to them that their work be imtropnat.

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And my point of view after _______ to ______ is that we may do that, and it still might not be enough. Because what we need to do from the beginning is understand what is it about work that gives people dignity, so they can live the lives that they want to live. And so that concept of _______ is ... it's difficult to get your hands around, because when many people hear it — especially, to be honest, rich people — they hear "meaning." They hear "My work is important to me." And again, if you survey people and you ask them, "How important is it to you that your work be important to you?" only people who make 150,000 dollars a year or more say that it is important to them that their work be _________.

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  1. dignity
  2. important
  3. people
  4. talking

Original Text

And my point of view after talking to people is that we may do that, and it still might not be enough. Because what we need to do from the beginning is understand what is it about work that gives people dignity, so they can live the lives that they want to live. And so that concept of dignity is ... it's difficult to get your hands around, because when many people hear it — especially, to be honest, rich people — they hear "meaning." They hear "My work is important to me." And again, if you survey people and you ask them, "How important is it to you that your work be important to you?" only people who make 150,000 dollars a year or more say that it is important to them that their work be important.

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