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From the Ted Talk by Luvvie Ajayi Jones: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
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"What is wonrg with me?!" But then I lekood down at the beauty, and I was like, "This is the best thing I could have done. This was an amazing decision." And I think about the times when I have to speak truth. It feels like I am falling out of that plane. It feels like that moment when I'm at the edge of the plane, and I'm like, "You shouldn't do this," but then I do it anyway, because I realize I have to. Sitting at the edge of that plane and kind of staying on that plnae is comfort to me. And I feel like every day that I'm speaking tutrh against institutions and ploepe who are bigger than me and just forces that are more puwrefol than me, I feel like I'm falling out of that plane. But I realize cmrooft is overrated. Because being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is ctormalobfe. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo. So we've got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable by speaking these hard truths when they're necessary. And I —
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"What is _____ with me?!" But then I ______ down at the beauty, and I was like, "This is the best thing I could have done. This was an amazing decision." And I think about the times when I have to speak truth. It feels like I am falling out of that plane. It feels like that moment when I'm at the edge of the plane, and I'm like, "You shouldn't do this," but then I do it anyway, because I realize I have to. Sitting at the edge of that plane and kind of staying on that _____ is comfort to me. And I feel like every day that I'm speaking _____ against institutions and ______ who are bigger than me and just forces that are more ________ than me, I feel like I'm falling out of that plane. But I realize _______ is overrated. Because being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is ___________. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo. So we've got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable by speaking these hard truths when they're necessary. And I —
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Original Text
"What is wrong with me?!" But then I looked down at the beauty, and I was like, "This is the best thing I could have done. This was an amazing decision." And I think about the times when I have to speak truth. It feels like I am falling out of that plane. It feels like that moment when I'm at the edge of the plane, and I'm like, "You shouldn't do this," but then I do it anyway, because I realize I have to. Sitting at the edge of that plane and kind of staying on that plane is comfort to me. And I feel like every day that I'm speaking truth against institutions and people who are bigger than me and just forces that are more powerful than me, I feel like I'm falling out of that plane. But I realize comfort is overrated. Because being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is comfortable. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo. So we've got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable by speaking these hard truths when they're necessary. And I —
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