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From the Ted Talk by Carl Honoré: In praise of slowness

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So all of that said, is it, I guess, is it possible? That's really the main question before us today. Is it possible to slow down? And I'm happy to be able to say to you that the answer is a rnnioesudg yes. And I present myself as eibixht A, a kind of reformed and rehabilitated speed-aholic. I still love seped. You know, I live in London, and I work as a journalist, and I enjoy the buzz and the bnsyseus, and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice hkecoy, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise.

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So all of that said, is it, I guess, is it possible? That's really the main question before us today. Is it possible to slow down? And I'm happy to be able to say to you that the answer is a __________ yes. And I present myself as _______ A, a kind of reformed and rehabilitated speed-aholic. I still love _____. You know, I live in London, and I work as a journalist, and I enjoy the buzz and the ________, and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice ______, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise.

Solution

  1. exhibit
  2. busyness
  3. resounding
  4. speed
  5. hockey

Original Text

So all of that said, is it, I guess, is it possible? That's really the main question before us today. Is it possible to slow down? And I'm happy to be able to say to you that the answer is a resounding yes. And I present myself as Exhibit A, a kind of reformed and rehabilitated speed-aholic. I still love speed. You know, I live in London, and I work as a journalist, and I enjoy the buzz and the busyness, and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice hockey, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise.

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