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Watering the roses: time balance and happiness: John de Graaf at TEDxBellevue

1,152 views · Published 28 January 2013 · 17:56 · Indexed 7 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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John de Graaf, documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, believes that a new economic paradigm based on sustainable happiness is necessary for human survival and means trading increasing labor productivity for time instead of products while creating employment through work-sharing rather than limitless growth.

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John de Graaf, documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, believes that a new economic paradigm based on sustainable happiness is necessary for human survival and means trading increasing labor productivity for time instead of products while creating employment through work-sharing rather than limitless growth.

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