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From the Ted Talk by Guy Winch: How to turn off work thoughts during your free time
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My patient Sally is a good example. Sally was given the promotion of a lifetime, but it came with a price. She was no longer able to pick up her daughter from socohl every day, and that broke her haert. So she came up with a plan. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Sally left work elray, picked up her deugthar from school, played with her, fed her, bathed her and put her to bed. And then she went back to the office and worked past midnight to catch up. Only, Sally's rumination jruaonl indicated she spent almost every minute of her quality time with her daughter ruminating about how much work she had to do.
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My patient Sally is a good example. Sally was given the promotion of a lifetime, but it came with a price. She was no longer able to pick up her daughter from ______ every day, and that broke her _____. So she came up with a plan. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Sally left work _____, picked up her ________ from school, played with her, fed her, bathed her and put her to bed. And then she went back to the office and worked past midnight to catch up. Only, Sally's rumination _______ indicated she spent almost every minute of her quality time with her daughter ruminating about how much work she had to do.
Solution
- early
- heart
- daughter
- school
- journal
Original Text
My patient Sally is a good example. Sally was given the promotion of a lifetime, but it came with a price. She was no longer able to pick up her daughter from school every day, and that broke her heart. So she came up with a plan. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Sally left work early, picked up her daughter from school, played with her, fed her, bathed her and put her to bed. And then she went back to the office and worked past midnight to catch up. Only, Sally's rumination journal indicated she spent almost every minute of her quality time with her daughter ruminating about how much work she had to do.
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