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can make us happier... 5 ways how the Internet TED University February 6, 2009 Long Beach, CA Jim Stolze - Virtual Happiness Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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A talk by Jim Stolze at TED University 2009 about the relationship between happiness and internet usage.5 ways the internet can make us happier

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can make us happier...5 ways how the Internet

TED UniversityFebruary 6, 2009Long Beach, CA

Jim Stolze - Virtual HappinessAmsterdam, The Netherlands

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without the internet?Could you live

Jim Stolze@ TED UniversityFebruary 6, 2009Long Beach, CA

And what would you do?

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I’d have to open a restaurant...”

“With no internet?

Jim Stolze@ TED UniversityFebruary 6, 2009Long Beach, CA

Seth Godin

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I’d surf the waves of Maui.”

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TED-ster Tim Bratton

“If I couldn’t surf the web,

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Week 1

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Funny / Strange / Adopting

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Week 2

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Difficult / Angry / Regret

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Week 3

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Piece of mind / Focus

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Week 4

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Unsure / What’s next?

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Why?

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& HappinessInternet Usage

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www.virtualhappiness.org

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Internet user Yes - No

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Benefits vs

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Disadvantages

vs

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being

[positive]

optimistic

being in control

extravert

introvert

feeling of no control

depression

[negative]

doing

[positive]

joy

flow

social interaction

loneliness

stress

acting grumpy

[negative]

[positive]

w.i.l.f.-ing

productivity tools

social networks

lurking

overload

cyberbullying

[negative]

surfing

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productivity

overload

continious partial

attention

informationstress

multitasking

contentexplosion

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can make us happier...5 ways how the Internet

Jim Stolze@ TED UniversityFebruary 6, 2009Long Beach, CA

Just a random selection of our 50!

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#1: Don’t take your blackberry into the

bedroom

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#2: Accept that there is more information than you can read!

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Results: 3,140,000,000 for information!

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#3: Rely on social filters more

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#4: Know the difference between online and offline

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#5: Charge 1 ct for each e-mail!

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- Forces us to think before we hit ‘send’ - We’ll gain 1,5 hours productivity a day- ISP have a reasonable business model- Average household can afford easily 20cts- And the best reason of all...

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SPAM!

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The End

Jim Stolze@ TED UniversityFebruary 6, 2009Long Beach, CA

www.virtualhappiness.orghttp://twitter.com/jimstolze