Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions | John Koenig

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
Today I want to talk about the meaning of words,
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ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืœื™ื,
00:16
how we define them
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ืื™ืš ืื ื• ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ
00:17
and how they, almost as revenge,
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ืŸ, ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ื ืงืžื”,
ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื•.
00:20
define us.
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00:21
The English language is a magnificent sponge.
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ื”ืฉืคื” ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืกืคื•ื’ ื ื”ื“ืจ.
00:24
I love the English language. I'm glad that I speak it.
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืื ื™ ืฉืžื— ืฉืื ื™ ื“ื•ื‘ืจ ืื•ืชื”.
00:27
But for all that, it has a lot of holes.
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ื•ืขื ื–ืืช, ื™ืฉ ื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืจื™ื.
00:30
In Greek, there's a word, "lachesism"
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ื‘ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ืช ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื”, "ืœื›ืกื™ื–ื",
00:32
which is the hunger for disaster.
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ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉื” "ื›ืžื™ื”ื” ืœืืกื•ืŸ",
00:36
You know, when you see a thunderstorm on the horizon
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ื›ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื ืกื•ืคืช ืจืขืžื™ื ื‘ืื•ืคืง
00:40
and you just find yourself rooting for the storm.
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ื•ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืจืชืงืช ืืชื›ื.
00:43
In Mandarin, they have a word "yรน yฤซ" --
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ื‘ืžื ื“ืจื™ื ื™ืช ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื”, "ื™ื• ื™ื™" --
00:45
I'm not pronouncing that correctly --
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื‘ื˜ื ืื•ืชื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ --
00:47
which means the longing to feel intensely again
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ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ืขืจื’ื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื•ื‘, ื‘ืžืœื•ื ื”ืขื•ืฆืžื”,
00:51
the way you did when you were a kid.
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืช ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืช ื™ืœื“.
00:55
In Polish, they have a word "jouska"
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ื‘ืคื•ืœื ื™ืช ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืžื™ืœื”, "ื–'ื•ืกืงื”",
00:58
which is the kind of hypothetical conversation
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ืฉืคื™ืจื•ืฉื” ื”ื•ื ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืขืจืช
01:02
that you compulsively play out in your head.
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ืฉืืชื” ืžืจื™ืฅ ื‘ื›ืคื™ื™ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืจืืฉ.
01:06
And finally, in German, of course in German,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ืช - ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ืช -
01:09
they have a word called "zielschmerz"
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ื™ืฉื ื” ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ื–ื™ืœืฉืžืจืฅ",
01:12
which is the dread of getting what you want.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืื™ืžื” ืžืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžื” ืฉืืชื” ืจื•ืฆื”...
01:15
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:19
Finally fulfilling a lifelong dream.
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...ื•ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืกื•ืฃ-ืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื—ืœื•ื ื—ื™ื™ืš.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
01:23
I'm German myself, so I know exactly what that feels like.
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ืื ื™ ืขืฆืžื™ ื’ืจืžื ื™, ืื– ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ืืช ื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ื”ื–ืืช.
01:26
Now, I'm not sure if I would use any of these words
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ืื ื™ ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืื ืืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืื—ืช ื”ืžืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”
01:29
as I go about my day,
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™,
01:31
but I'm really glad they exist.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืฉืžื— ืฉื”ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช.
01:33
But the only reason they exist is because I made them up.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช ืจืง ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืžืฆืืชื™ ืื•ืชืŸ.
01:37
I am the author of "The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows,"
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ืื ื™ ื”ืžื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœ "ืžื™ืœื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืขื•ืจืคืœื•ืช,"
01:40
which I've been writing for the last seven years.
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ืฉืื•ืชื• ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื‘ืข ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช.
01:43
And the whole mission of the project
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื˜ืจืช ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื–ื”
01:45
is to find holes in the language of emotion
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ื”ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ื ืคืขืจื™ื ื‘ืฉืคืช ื”ืจื’ืฉื•ืช
01:51
and try to fill them
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ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืžืœื ืื•ืชื
01:52
so that we have a way of talking about all those human peccadilloes
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชื”ื™ื” ืœื ื• ื“ืจืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ
ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืขื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉื’ื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™
01:56
and quirks of the human condition
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01:58
that we all feel but may not think to talk about
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื
02:02
because we don't have the words to do it.
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ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ื”ืžืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื›ืš.
02:05
And about halfway through this project,
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ื•ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื–ื”,
02:07
I defined "sonder,"
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ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืกื•ื ื“ืจ",
02:09
the idea that we all think of ourselves as the main character
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืจื•ืื” ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ืืช ื”ื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื™ืช
02:12
and everyone else is just extras.
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ื›ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืฉืืจ ื”ื ืจืง ื ื™ืฆื‘ื™ื,
02:15
But in reality, we're all the main character,
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ื›ืฉืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืืžืช, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื™ื•ืช,
02:18
and you yourself are an extra in someone else's story.
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ื•ืจืง ืืชื” ืžืฉืžืฉ ื ื™ืฆื‘ ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจื• ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ.
02:22
And so as soon as I published that,
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ืื– ืžื™ื“ ื›ืฉืคืจืกืžืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”,
02:26
I got a lot of response from people
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช
02:27
saying, "Thank you for giving voice to something I had felt all my life
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ืฉืืžืจื•, "ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืš ืขืœ ืฉื‘ื™ื˜ืืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™
02:32
but there was no word for that."
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"ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ืžื™ืœื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื•."
02:35
So it made them feel less alone.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื’ืจืžืชื™ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช.
02:37
That's the power of words,
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ื–ื”ื• ื›ื•ื—ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืœื™ื:
02:40
to make us feel less alone.
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ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื ื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื.
02:44
And it was not long after that
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ื•ื–ืžืŸ ืœื ืจื‘ ืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ
02:45
that I started to notice sonder
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืฉื”ืžื™ืœื” "ืกื•ื ื“ืจ"
02:47
being used earnestly in conversations online,
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ื ื›ื ืกืช ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืจืฉืช,
02:52
and not long after I actually noticed it,
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ื•ื–ืžืŸ ืœื ืจื‘ ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ
02:55
I caught it next to me in an actual conversation in person.
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ืงืœื˜ืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื•.
02:58
There is no stranger feeling than making up a word
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ืื™ืŸ ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืžื•ื–ืจื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืžื™ืœื”
03:01
and then seeing it take on a mind of its own.
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ื•ืื– ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ื” ืžืงื‘ืœืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืœื”.
03:05
I don't have a word for that yet, but I will.
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ืœื–ื” ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื‘ื•ื.
03:07
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:08
I'm working on it.
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœ ื–ื”.
03:11
I started to think about what makes words real,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืชื”ื•ืช ืžื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืžืœื™ื ืœืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช,
03:15
because a lot of people ask me,
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ื›ื™ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื ืื•ืชื™,
03:16
the most common thing I got from people is,
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ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื›ื™ ื ืคื•ืฆื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืข ื”ื™ื,
03:19
"Well, are these words made up? I don't really understand."
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"ืจื’ืข, ื”ืžืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืžื•ืฆืื•ืช? ืื ื™ ืœื ืชื•ืคืฉ ืืช ื–ื”."
03:22
And I didn't really know what to tell them
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœื”ื
03:24
because once sonder started to take off,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืฉ"ืกื•ื ื“ืจ" ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืœืชืคื•ืก,
03:26
who am I to say what words are real and what aren't.
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ืžื™ ืื ื™ ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืื™ืœื• ืžืœื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืื™ืœื• ืœื?
03:29
And so I sort of felt like Steve Jobs, who described his epiphany
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืงืฆืช ื›ืžื• ืกื˜ื™ื‘ ื’'ื•ื‘ืก, ืฉืชื™ืืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื•
ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืžืจื‘ื™ืชื ื•, ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื ื•,
03:34
as when he realized that most of us, as we go through the day,
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03:37
we just try to avoid bouncing against the walls too much
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื ืœื”ืกืชื‘ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™
03:40
and just sort of get on with things.
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ื•ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ืช.
03:43
But once you realize that people --
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื --
03:48
that this world was built by people no smarter than you,
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ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื” ื ื‘ื ื” ืข"ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ื—ื›ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžืš,
03:51
then you can reach out and touch those walls
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ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฆืืช ืžืขืฆืžืš ื•ืœื’ืขืช ื‘ืงื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื“ืจื›ื ืืช ื”ื™ื“
03:54
and even put your hand through them
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03:55
and realize that you have the power to change it.
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ื•ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ื›ื•ื— ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
03:58
And when people ask me, "Are these words real?"
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ื•ื›ืฉืฉื•ืืœื™ื ืื•ืชื™, "ื”ืžืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช?"
04:02
I had a variety of answers that I tried out.
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ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช.
04:04
Some of them made sense. Some of them didn't.
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ืื—ื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืื—ืจื•ืช - ืœื.
04:06
But one of them I tried out was,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ืชื”,
04:08
"Well, a word is real if you want it to be real."
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"ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื”ื™ื” ื›ื–ื•."
04:12
The way that this path is real because people wanted it to be there.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ืืžื™ืชื™ ื›ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื.
04:16
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:17
It happens on college campuses all the time.
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ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืงืžืคื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื›ืœืœื•ืช.
ื–ื” ืžื›ื•ื ื” "ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ."
04:20
It's called a "desire path."
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04:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:22
But then I decided, what people are really asking
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ืื‘ืœ ืื– ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืกืงื ื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื
04:24
when they're asking if a word is real, they're really asking,
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื ืื ืžื™ืœื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ื”ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ื”ื ื‘ืขืฆื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื,
04:27
"Well, how many brains will this give me access to?"
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"ืœื›ืžื” ืžื•ื—ื•ืช ื–ื” ื™ื™ืชืŸ ืœื™ ื’ื™ืฉื”?"
04:32
Because I think that's a lot of how we look at language.
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ื›ื™ ืœื“ืขืชื™ ื›ืš ืื ื• ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื“"ื› ืœืฉืคื”.
04:35
A word is essentially a key
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ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื‘ืžื”ื•ืชื” ืžืคืชื—
04:38
that gets us into certain people's heads.
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ืฉืžื›ื ื™ืก ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืจืืฉื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื.
04:41
And if it gets us into one brain,
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ื•ืื ื”ื™ื ืžื›ื ื™ืกื” ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืžื•ื— ืื—ื“,
04:44
it's not really worth it,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช,
ื•ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืื•ืชื”.
04:46
not really worth knowing.
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04:47
Two brains, eh, it depends on who it is.
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ืฉื ื™ ืžื•ื—ื•ืช - ื˜ื•ื‘, ืชืœื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื™.
04:49
A million brains, OK, now we're talking.
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืžื•ื—ื•ืช - ืืœื• ืžืœื™ื!
04:52
And so a real word is one that gets you access to as many brains as you can.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืžื™ืœื” ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื ื•ืชื ืช ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื•ื—ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ.
04:59
That's what makes it worth knowing.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื” ืœืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื›ืจื”.
05:02
Incidentally, the realest word of all by this measure is this.
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ืื’ื‘, ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื›ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ืœืคื™ ื”ืžื“ื“ ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื™ื ื–ืืช:
05:06
[O.K.]
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[ืื•-ืงื™ื™]
05:08
That's it.
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ื–ื”ื• ื–ื”.
05:09
The realest word we have.
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ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื›ื™ ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื•.
05:10
That is the closest thing we have to a master key.
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ื–ื” ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืœืžืคืชื—-ืื‘.
05:13
That's the most commonly understood word in the world,
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ื–ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ื”ื›ื™ ืžื•ื‘ื ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื.
05:16
no matter where you are.
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05:17
The problem with that is,
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ื–ื” ื”ื™ื,
05:18
no one seems to know what those two letters stand for.
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ืฉืื™ืฉ ื›ื ืจืื” ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ืฉืชื™ ื”ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื•ืช.
05:21
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:23
Which is kind of weird, right?
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ืงืฆืช ืžื•ื–ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
05:25
I mean, it could be a misspelling of "all correct," I guess,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืืœื” ืจืืฉื™ ืชื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ "ื”ื›ืœ ืชืงื™ืŸ",
ืื• ืฉืœ "ืงื™ื ื“ืจื”ื•ืง ื”ื–ืงืŸ", ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”-8.
05:29
or "old kinderhook."
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05:30
No one really seems to know, but the fact that it doesn't matter
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ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืื™ืฉ ืื™ื ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื—ืฉื•ื‘
05:34
says something about how we add meaning to words.
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ืื•ืžืจืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ืžื ื”ื’ื ื• ืœื”ืฆืžื™ื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืœืžืœื™ื.
05:37
The meaning is not in the words themselves.
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืื™ื ื ื” ื‘ืžืœื™ื ืขืฆืžืŸ;
05:41
We're the ones that pour ourselves into it.
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ืื ื• ืืœื” ืฉื™ื•ืฆืงื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื• ืœืชื•ื›ืŸ.
05:45
And I think, when we're all searching for meaning in our lives,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘, ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•,
05:49
and searching for the meaning of life,
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ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœืœ,
05:51
I think words have something to do with that.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืœืžืœื™ื ื™ืฉ ืื™ื–ื” ืงืฉืจ ืœื›ืš.
05:55
And I think if you're looking for the meaning of something,
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ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™, ืื ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉื”ื•,
05:58
the dictionary is a decent place to start.
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ื”ืžื™ืœื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืงื•ื ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืžื ื•.
06:01
It brings a sense of order
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ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ืกื“ืจ
06:03
to a very chaotic universe.
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ื‘ื™ืงื•ื ื›ืื•ื˜ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:06
Our view of things is so limited
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ืจืื™ื™ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื” ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœืช,
06:09
that we have to come up with patterns and shorthands
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ืขื“ ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ื“ืคื•ืกื™ื ื•ืงืฆืจื ื•ืช
06:12
and try to figure out a way to interpret it
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืคืจืฉ ืื•ืชื•
06:14
and be able to get on with our day.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื ื•.
06:17
We need words to contain us, to define ourselves.
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ืื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืžืœื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื™ืœื• ืื•ืชื ื•, ืฉื™ื’ื“ื™ืจื• ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
06:21
I think a lot of us feel boxed in
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ื›ืœื•ืื™ื
06:24
by how we use these words.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ื‘ื” ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
06:25
We forget that words are made up.
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ืื ื• ืฉื•ื›ื—ื™ื ืฉื”ืžืœื™ื ืžื•ืžืฆืื•ืช.
06:28
It's not just my words. All words are made up,
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ืœื ืจืง ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉืœื™: ื›ืœ ื”ืžืœื™ื ืžื•ืžืฆืื•ืช,
06:31
but not all of them mean something.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื›ื•ืœืŸ ืžื‘ื™ืขื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
06:33
We're all just sort of trapped in our own lexicons
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ืœื›ื•ื“ื™ื, ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžืœื™ื ืฉืœื•,
06:37
that don't necessarily correlate with people who aren't already like us,
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ืฉืื™ื ื ื• ื‘ื”ื›ืจื— ืžืชื•ืื ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื™ื ื ื›ืžื•ื ื•,
06:42
and so I think I feel us drifting apart a little more every year,
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ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื”ืžืจื—ืงื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ื’ื“ืœื™ื ืžืขื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”,
06:47
the more seriously we take words.
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืื ื• ืžืจื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœืžืœื™ื ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช.
06:51
Because remember, words are not real.
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ื›ื™, ื–ื™ื›ืจื•: ื”ืžืœื™ื ืื™ื ืŸ ืืžื™ืชื™ื•ืช.
06:55
They don't have meaning. We do.
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื”ืŸ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช; ืจืง ืœื ื• ื™ืฉ.
06:58
And I'd like to leave you with a reading
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืกื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ืงืจืื”
07:01
from one of my favorite philosophers,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ ืื—ื“ ื”ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™,
07:04
Bill Watterson, who created "Calvin and Hobbes."
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ื‘ื™ืœ ื•ื•ื˜ืจืกื•ืŸ, ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืืช "ืงืœื•ื•ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื•ื‘ืก."
07:06
He said,
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ,
07:08
"Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul
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"ื‘ืจื™ืื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืžืฉืงืคื™ื ืืช ืขืจื›ื™ืš ื•ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืืช ื ืฉืžืชืš
07:12
is a rare achievement.
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"ื”ื™ื ื” ื”ื™ืฉื’ ื ื“ื™ืจ.
07:14
To invent your own life's meaning
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"ืœื”ืžืฆื™ื ืืช ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ืš ืฉืœืš -
07:16
is not easy,
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"ื–ื” ืœื ืงืœ,
07:18
but it is still allowed,
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"ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื•ืชืจ,
07:20
and I think you'll be happier for the trouble."
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"ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉืื ืชื˜ืจื— ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช, ืชื”ื™ื” ืžืื•ืฉืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ."
07:23
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
07:24
(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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