Life Lessons from an Ad Man

A wonderful Ted talk that I stumbled across that has some very good messages intertwined in a hilarious look at consumerism and the misperceptions that we have with respect to what we think we want. It also has a hysterical Canadian example of marketers recreating value in something that is already well known, but perhaps has become perceived as less desirable because it is easily accessible, and therefore of less interest. Humans spend so much time thinking about what they want that they lose sight of the value and wonder in the things that are already available and have a proven value. Therefore we go out and spend more, to buy more, rarely realizing that the act of gaining more does not ultimately bring greater happiness. There is a great message at the end.