Understanding Happiness and Productivity in Challenging Times

Dom Price, a work futurist, shares his personal story of facing cancer and losing his sister in 2020. He reflects on happiness, work-life balance, and the impact of COVID-19 on productivity. Dom introduces the Personal Moral Inventory, a tool for self-assessment across four areas: Productivity and Profit, People, Planet, and Purpose. He encourages taking action to improve these areas and emphasizes the importance of building one's own happiness and future.

What was the speaker's profession, and what was its main focus?

• Work futurist, focusing on predicting the future of work and society

• Economist, focusing on financial markets

• Psychologist, focusing on mental health

• Engineer, focusing on technological advancements

What significant personal event did the speaker experience in 2020?

• Starting a new business

• Moving to a new country

• Being diagnosed with early-stage bowel cancer

• Winning a prestigious award

How did the speaker describe the initial perception of COVID-19?

• As a minor inconvenience

• As a permanent change

• As an opportunity for growth

• As a brief snowstorm

What is the Personal Moral Inventory inspired by?

• A financial concept and a military exercise

• A famous novel and a movie

• A psychological study and a business model

• A scientific theory and a historical event

Which area did the speaker score a minus one in the Personal Moral Inventory?

• Planet

• Productivity

• People

• Purpose

What lesson did the speaker learn from his sister's life regarding happiness?

• Happiness is a result of constant work

• Happiness is solely based on financial success

• Happiness is contextual and not dependent on one area

• Happiness is achieved through fame

What commitment did the speaker make to improve his score in the 'Planet' category?

• Go meat-free for three days a week

• Travel more frequently

• Buy a new car

• Invest in fossil fuels

What realization did the speaker have about his purpose after the events of 2020?

• Purpose is only about career success

• Purpose is fixed and unchangeable

• Purpose can be rediscovered through new experiences

• Purpose is irrelevant in life

What is the speaker's view on the future and happiness?

• The future is predetermined and happiness is fixed

• The future is not predetermined and happiness depends on our actions

• The future is bleak and happiness is unattainable

• The future is irrelevant to happiness

What was Trudy's wish for the speaker?

• To see him start a new business

• To see him become a famous author

• To see him on stage, live, presenting at TEDx

• To see him travel the world