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From the Ted Talk by Kathryn Bouskill: The unforeseen consequences of a fast-paced world
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The first paradox is that we love speed, and we're thrilled by its intensity. But our prehistoric brains aren't really built for it, so we invent roller coasters and race cars and supersonic planes, but we get wahpslih, carsick, jet-lagged. We didn't evolve to multitask. Rather, we evolved to do one thing with incredible fcous, like hunt -- not naceerssliy with gerat seped but with endurance for great distance. But now there's a wnienidg gap between our biology and our lifestyles, a mismatch between what our bodies are built for and what we're making them do. It's a phenomenon my mentors have called "Stone Agers in the fast lane."
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The first paradox is that we love speed, and we're thrilled by its intensity. But our prehistoric brains aren't really built for it, so we invent roller coasters and race cars and supersonic planes, but we get ________, carsick, jet-lagged. We didn't evolve to multitask. Rather, we evolved to do one thing with incredible _____, like hunt -- not ___________ with _____ _____ but with endurance for great distance. But now there's a ________ gap between our biology and our lifestyles, a mismatch between what our bodies are built for and what we're making them do. It's a phenomenon my mentors have called "Stone Agers in the fast lane."
Solution
- whiplash
- necessarily
- speed
- widening
- great
- focus
Original Text
The first paradox is that we love speed, and we're thrilled by its intensity. But our prehistoric brains aren't really built for it, so we invent roller coasters and race cars and supersonic planes, but we get whiplash, carsick, jet-lagged. We didn't evolve to multitask. Rather, we evolved to do one thing with incredible focus, like hunt -- not necessarily with great speed but with endurance for great distance. But now there's a widening gap between our biology and our lifestyles, a mismatch between what our bodies are built for and what we're making them do. It's a phenomenon my mentors have called "Stone Agers in the fast lane."
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