What I learned from 2,000 obituaries | Lux Narayan

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Zeeva Livshitz ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Joseph Keller used to jog around the Stanford campus,
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ื’ืณื•ื–ืฃ ืงืœืจ ื ื”ื’ ืœืฆืืช ืœืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืงืžืคื•ืก ืฉืœ ืกื˜ื ืคื•ืจื“,
00:16
and he was struck by all the women jogging there as well.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื”ืชืจืฉื ืžืื•ื“ ืžื›ืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื’ื ืจืฆื•ืช ื‘ืคืืจืง
00:21
Why did their ponytails swing from side to side like that?
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ืœืžื” ื”ืงื•ืงื• ืฉืœื”ืŸ ืžืชื ืคื ืฃ ื›ืš ืžืฆื“ ืœืฆื“?
00:25
Being a mathematician, he set out to understand why.
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ื›ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงืื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉืืฃ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื“ื•ืข.
00:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:30
Professor Keller was curious about many things:
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ืคืจื•ืคืกืจ ืงืœืจ ื”ื™ื” ืกืงืจืŸ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื:
00:32
why teapots dribble
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ืœืžื” ืงื•ืžืงื•ืžื™ื ืžื˜ืคื˜ืคื™ื
00:34
or how earthworms wriggle.
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ืื• ืื™ืš ืชื•ืœืขื™ ืื“ืžื” ืžืชืคืชืœื•ืช.
00:36
Until a few months ago, I hadn't heard of Joseph Keller.
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ืขื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœื ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืขืœ ืคืจื•ืคืกื•ืจ ื’ืณื•ื–ืฃ ืงืœืจ,
00:40
I read about him in the New York Times,
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ืงืจืืชื™ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก,
00:43
in the obituaries.
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ื‘ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื.
00:44
The Times had half a page of editorial dedicated to him,
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ื”ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก ื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื—ืฆื™ ืขืžื•ื“ ืฉืœ ืžืืžืจ ืžืขืจื›ืช.
00:48
which you can imagine is premium space for a newspaper of their stature.
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ืฉื–ื” ืฉื˜ื— ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื›ื–ื”.
00:53
I read the obituaries almost every day.
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ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืืช ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื.
00:56
My wife understandably thinks I'm rather morbid
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ืืฉืชื™ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื‘ื™ื“ื™.
00:59
to begin my day with scrambled eggs and a "Let's see who died today."
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ื›ืฉื™ื•ืžื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื ืžืงื•ืฉืงืฉื•ืช ื•ืขื "ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืจืื” ืžื™ ืžืช ื”ื™ื•ื."
01:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:05
But if you think about it,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื”,
01:07
the front page of the newspaper is usually bad news,
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ื”ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ืžื‘ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช,
01:10
and cues man's failures.
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ื•ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื
01:12
An instance where bad news cues accomplishment
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ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืฉื‘ื• ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืจืขื•ืช ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ืฉื’
01:15
is at the end of the paper, in the obituaries.
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ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™, ื‘ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื.
01:19
In my day job,
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื™ื•ืžื™
01:20
I run a company that focuses on future insights
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ืื ื™ ืžื ื”ืœ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืžืชืžืงื“ืช ืขืœ ืชื•ื‘ื ื•ืช ืขืชื™ื“ื™ื•ืช
01:23
that marketers can derive from past data --
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืกื™ืง ืžื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืขื‘ืจ --
01:25
a kind of rearview-mirror analysis.
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ืžืขื™ื• ื ื™ืชื•ื— ืฉืœ "ืžืจืื” ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช."
01:28
And we began to think:
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœื ื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘:
01:30
What if we held a rearview mirror to obituaries from the New York Times?
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ืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœื• ื”ื™ืฆื‘ื ื• ืžืจืื” ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช ืœื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ืžื”ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก
01:36
Were there lessons on how you could get your obituary featured --
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื‘ื”ื ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ืขืœื™ื›ื?
01:39
even if you aren't around to enjoy it?
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ื’ื ืื ืื™ื ื›ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื?
01:41
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:43
Would this go better with scrambled eggs?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ื™ืœืš ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื‘ื™ืฆื™ื ืžืงื•ืฉืงืฉื•ืช?
01:45
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:47
And so, we looked at the data.
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ื•ื›ืš, ื‘ื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ื ืชื•ื ื™ื.
01:51
2,000 editorial, non-paid obituaries
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2000 ืžืืžืจื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช, ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ืœืœื ื›ืœ ืชืžื•ืจื”
01:56
over a 20-month period between 2015 and 2016.
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ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 20 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื™ื 2015 - 2016.
01:59
What did these 2,000 deaths -- rather, lives -- teach us?
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ืžื” ื‘ืื• 2000 ืžื™ืชื•ืช, ืื• ื‘ืขืฆื ืชืงื•ืคื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื, ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื ื•?
02:04
Well, first we looked at words.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ ื”ืกืชื›ืœื ื• ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื.
02:06
This here is an obituary headline.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื›ื•ืชืจืช ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคื“
02:08
This one is of the amazing Lee Kuan Yew.
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ื–ื• ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ืœื™ ืงื•ืืŸ ื™ื• ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
02:10
If you remove the beginning and the end,
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ืื ืชืกื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื•ืืช ื”ืกื•ืฃ,
02:13
you're left with a beautifully worded descriptor
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ืชื™ืฉืืจื• ืขื ืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืžื ื•ืกื— ื™ืคื”
02:16
that tries to, in just a few words, capture an achievement or a lifetime.
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ืฉืžื ืกื”, ื‘ื›ืžื” ืžื™ืœื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“ ืœืชืคื•ืก ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื
02:21
Just looking at these is fascinating.
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ืจืง ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ืืœื” ื–ื” ืžืจืชืง.
02:24
Here are a few famous ones, people who died in the last two years.
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ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื. ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื ืคื˜ืจื• ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
02:27
Try and guess who they are.
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ื ืกื• ืœื ื—ืฉ ืžื™ ื”ื?
02:28
[An Artist who Defied Genre]
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(ืืžืŸ ืฉื”ืชืงื•ืžื ื ื’ื“ ืกื•ื’ื”)
02:30
That's Prince.
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ื–ื”ื• ืคืจื™ื ืก.
02:32
[Titan of Boxing and the 20th Century]
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[ื˜ื™ื˜ืืŸ ืื™ื’ืจื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื” 20]
02:34
Oh, yes.
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ืื•, ื›ืŸ.
02:35
[Muhammad Ali]
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[ืžื•ื—ืžื“ ืขืœื™]
02:36
[Groundbreaking Architect]
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[ืืจื›ื™ื˜ืงื˜ื™ืช ืคื•ืจืฆืช ื“ืจืš]
02:38
Zaha Hadid.
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ื–ืื”ื” ื—ื“ื™ื“.
02:40
So we took these descriptors
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ืื– ืœืงื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
02:42
and did what's called natural language processing,
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ื•ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืžื” ืฉื ืงืจื ืขื™ื‘ื•ื“ ืฉืคื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช,
02:44
where you feed these into a program,
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ื›ืืฉืจ ืžื–ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ืืœื” ืœืชื•ื›ื ื”,
02:46
it throws out the superfluous words --
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ืžื•ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืžื™ื•ืชืจื•ืช --
02:48
"the," "and," -- the kind of words you can mime easily in "Charades," --
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ืืช ื”"ื”" ื•ืืช ื”"ื•", ืกื•ื’ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื—ืงื•ืช ื‘"ื—ื™ื“ื•ื ื™ื,
02:52
and leaves you with the most significant words.
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ื•ื ืฉืืจื•ืช ืœื›ื ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื•ืช.
02:55
And we did it not just for these four,
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ื•ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช ืœื ืจืง ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืืจื‘ืขืช ืืœื”,
02:56
but for all 2,000 descriptors.
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ืืœื ืœื›ืœ 2000 ื”ืฆื™ื™ื ื™ื.
02:59
And this is what it looks like.
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ื•ื›ืš ื–ื” ื ืจืื”.
03:02
Film, theatre, music, dance and of course, art, are huge.
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ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข, ืชื™ืื˜ืจื•ืŸ, ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”, ืžื—ื•ืœ, ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืืžื ื•ืช ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“.
03:08
Over 40 percent.
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ืžืขืœ 40 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
03:10
You have to wonder why in so many societies
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ื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื›ื ืœืชื”ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ืข ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช
03:12
we insist that our kids pursue engineering or medicine or business or law
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ืื ื• ืžืชืขืงืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ื• ื™ืœืžื“ื• ื”ื ื“ืกื”, ืื• ืจืคื•ืื”, ืื• ืžื ื”ืœ ืขืกืงื™ื, ืื• ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื
03:17
to be construed as successful.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื.
03:19
And while we're talking profession,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืžืงืฆื•ืข,
03:21
let's look at age --
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื•ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื’ื™ืœ --
03:22
the average age at which they achieved things.
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ื”ื’ื™ืœ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ื.
03:25
That number is 37.
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ืžืกืคืจ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื 37.
03:28
What that means is, you've got to wait 37 years ...
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ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื”ื•ื, ืฉืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื—ื›ื•ืช 37 ืฉื ื™ื
03:31
before your first significant achievement that you're remembered for --
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ืขื“ ืœื”ืฉื’ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืฉืœื›ื, ืฉื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจื• ื™ื–ื›ืจื• ืืชื›ื --
03:35
on average --
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ื‘ืžืžื•ืฆืข --
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44 years later, when you die at the age of 81 --
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44 ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืชื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 81 --
03:38
on average.
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ื‘ืžืžื•ืฆืข.
03:40
(Laughter)
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03:41
Talk about having to be patient.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืชืื–ืจ ื‘ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช
03:42
(Laughter)
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03:43
Of course, it varies by profession.
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืชื ื” ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœืžืงืฆื•ืข.
03:46
If you're a sports star,
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ืื ืืชื ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืกืคื•ืจื˜,
03:47
you'll probably hit your stride in your 20s.
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ืชื’ื™ืขื• ืœืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 20 ืฉืœื›ื.
03:49
And if you're in your 40s like me,
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ื•ืื ืืชื ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื” 40 ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
03:52
you can join the fun world of politics.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœืขื•ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืคื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”.
03:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:55
Politicians do their first and sometimes only commendable act in their mid-40s.
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ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืžืขืฉื” ืจืื•ื™ ืœืฉื‘ื— ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื—ื™ื“, ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-40 ืฉืœื”ื.
03:59
(Laughter)
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04:00
If you're wondering what "others" are,
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ืื ืืชื ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืžื™ื”ื "ื”ืื—ืจื™ื"
04:02
here are some examples.
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ื”ื ื” ื›ืžื” ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช.
04:04
Isn't it fascinating, the things people do
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ื”ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืžืจืชืง ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื?
04:06
and the things they're remembered for?
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชื ื–ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื?
04:08
(Laughter)
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04:11
Our curiosity was in overdrive,
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ื”ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืจืงื™ืขื” ืฉื—ืงื™ื,
04:13
and we desired to analyze more than just a descriptor.
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ื•ื”ืฉืชื•ืงืงื ื• ืœื ืชื— ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืจืง ืฆื™ื™ืŸ.
04:18
So, we ingested the entire first paragraph of all 2,000 obituaries,
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ืื– ื”ื™ื–ื ื• ืืช ื”ืคื™ืกืงืื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืœ 2000 ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื,
04:23
but we did this separately for two groups of people:
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืฉื™ื ื• ื–ืืช ื‘ื ืคืจื“ ืขื‘ื•ืจ 2 ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื:
04:26
people that are famous and people that are not famous.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื, ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื.
04:29
Famous people -- Prince, Ali, Zaha Hadid --
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื -- ืคืจื™ื ืก, ืขืœื™, ื–ืื”ื” ื—ื“ื™ื“ --
04:32
people who are not famous are people like Jocelyn Cooper,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื ื›ืžื• ื’ืณื•ืกืœื™ืŸ ืงื•ืคืจ,
04:36
Reverend Curry
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ื”ื›ื•ืžืจ ืงืืจื™
04:37
or Lorna Kelly.
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ืื• ืœื•ืจื ื” ืงืœื™.
04:38
I'm willing to bet you haven't heard of most of their names.
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ืื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ ืฉืœื ืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœ ืจื•ื‘ื.
04:41
Amazing people, fantastic achievements, but they're not famous.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื, ื”ืฉื’ื™ื ื ืคืœืื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื.
04:46
So what if we analyze these two groups separately --
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ืื– ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืื ืžื ืชื—ื™ื ืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืืœื• ื‘ื ืคืจื“ --
04:49
the famous and the non-famous?
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ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื, ื•ื”ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื?
04:50
What might that tell us?
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ืžื” ื–ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื ื•?
04:52
Take a look.
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœื• ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”.
04:56
Two things leap out at me.
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ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืงืคืฆื• ืœื™ ืœืขื™ืŸ
04:58
First:
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ืจืืฉื™ืช:
04:59
"John."
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"ื’ืณื•ื”ืŸ,"
05:01
(Laughter)
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05:03
Anyone here named John should thank your parents --
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ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื›ืืŸ ื•ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื• ื’ืณื•ื”ืŸ, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื•
05:07
(Laughter)
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05:08
and remind your kids to cut out your obituary when you're gone.
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ื•ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจื• ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ืœื’ื–ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื ืขืœื™ื›ื ื›ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ืชื”ื™ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:12
And second:
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ื•ืฉื ื™ืช:
05:15
"help."
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"ืขื–ืจื”"
05:18
We uncovered, many lessons from lives well-led,
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ื—ืฉืคื ื• ืœืงื—ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื ื—ื™ื• ื›ื”ืœื›ื”,
05:21
and what those people immortalized in print could teach us.
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ื•ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆื—ื• ื‘ื“ืคื•ืก ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื ื•.
05:24
The exercise was a fascinating testament to the kaleidoscope that is life,
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ื”ืชืจื’ื™ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื•ื” ืขื“ื•ืช ืžืคืœื™ืื” ืœืงืœื™ื™ื“ื•ืกืงื•ืค ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื,
05:29
and even more fascinating
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืจืชืงืช
05:32
was the fact that the overwhelming majority of obituaries
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืžื•ื—ืฅ ืฉืœ ื”ื”ืกืคื“ื™ื
05:35
featured people famous and non-famous,
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ืชื™ืืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื ื•ืœื ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื
05:38
who did seemingly extraordinary things.
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ืฉืขืฉื• ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืžื”ื›ืœืœ.
05:41
They made a positive dent in the fabric of life.
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ื”ื ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ื—ื•ืชื ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ืขืœ ืžืืจื’ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
05:44
They helped.
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ื”ื ืขื–ืจื•.
05:46
So ask yourselves as you go back to your daily lives:
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ืื– ืฉืืœื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ื›ืฉืืชื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื›ื
05:49
How am I using my talents to help society?
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ืื™ืš ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื›ื™ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจื”?
05:52
Because the most powerful lesson here is,
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ื›ื™ ื”ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื•ื,
05:55
if more people lived their lives trying to be famous in death,
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ืฉืื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชืคืจืกื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื•ืชื,
05:59
the world would be a much better place.
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ื”ืขื•ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘.
06:02
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
06:04
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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