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From the Ted Talk by Adam Grant: What frogs in hot water can teach us about thinking again
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Open Cloze
See, I'm an introvert, and when I first started ________, I was ______ of public speaking. I had a ______, Jane Dutton, who gave me some __________ advice. She said, "You have to unleash your inner magician." So I turned my _____ into a live show. Before the first day, I memorized my students' names and backgrounds, and then, I mastered my routine. Those habits served me well. I started to relax more and I started to get good ratings. But just like with _____ and identities, the routines that help us today can become the ruts we get trapped in tomorrow.
Solution
- goals
- invaluable
- afraid
- mentor
- teaching
- class
Original Text
See, I'm an introvert, and when I first started teaching, I was afraid of public speaking. I had a mentor, Jane Dutton, who gave me some invaluable advice. She said, "You have to unleash your inner magician." So I turned my class into a live show. Before the first day, I memorized my students' names and backgrounds, and then, I mastered my routine. Those habits served me well. I started to relax more and I started to get good ratings. But just like with goals and identities, the routines that help us today can become the ruts we get trapped in tomorrow.
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