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Statistician Nic Marks asks :why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people??? A very interesting TED TALK <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Statistician Nic Marks asks :why we measure a nation’s success by its productivity — instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people??? 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