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From the Ted Talk by Olivia Remes: How to cope with anxiety

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A csole friend of mine who has anxiety started using this motto, and this is what she said, "When I started using this motto, my life teomsfarrnd. I found I could complete tasks in much shorter time periods than before. Do it badly gave me wings to take risks, to try something dlerntfefiy, and to have way more fun during the whole pcrsoes. It took the anxiety out of everything and replaced it with excitement." So do it badly, and you can improve as you go along. I'd like to ask you to think about this: if you start using this motto tadoy, how would your life change?

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A _____ friend of mine who has anxiety started using this motto, and this is what she said, "When I started using this motto, my life ___________. I found I could complete tasks in much shorter time periods than before. Do it badly gave me wings to take risks, to try something ___________, and to have way more fun during the whole _______. It took the anxiety out of everything and replaced it with excitement." So do it badly, and you can improve as you go along. I'd like to ask you to think about this: if you start using this motto _____, how would your life change?

Solution

  1. differently
  2. transformed
  3. process
  4. close
  5. today

Original Text

A close friend of mine who has anxiety started using this motto, and this is what she said, "When I started using this motto, my life transformed. I found I could complete tasks in much shorter time periods than before. Do it badly gave me wings to take risks, to try something differently, and to have way more fun during the whole process. It took the anxiety out of everything and replaced it with excitement." So do it badly, and you can improve as you go along. I'd like to ask you to think about this: if you start using this motto today, how would your life change?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

  1. anxiety
  2. badly
  3. change
  4. close
  5. complete
  6. differently
  7. excitement
  8. friend
  9. fun
  10. gave
  11. improve
  12. life
  13. motto
  14. periods
  15. process
  16. replaced
  17. risks
  18. shorter
  19. start
  20. started
  21. tasks
  22. time
  23. today
  24. transformed
  25. wings