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From the Ted Talk by Dean Furness: To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others
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Now, the iujnry wasn't very dramatic or graphic. I simply bkroe a bone or two. And in the process, I was told I'd probably never walk again. It became very normal for me to use a rope to sit up in bed, because my abdominal muscles no longer work. Or to use a board to slide out of bed into a wheelchair, or to even wait for people to raech things for me. Everything that I had learned and had known about my hieght and my strength and my balance and my mobility was blown away. My entire personal agrveae had been reset.
Open Cloze
Now, the ______ wasn't very dramatic or graphic. I simply _____ a bone or two. And in the process, I was told I'd probably never walk again. It became very normal for me to use a rope to sit up in bed, because my abdominal muscles no longer work. Or to use a board to slide out of bed into a wheelchair, or to even wait for people to _____ things for me. Everything that I had learned and had known about my ______ and my strength and my balance and my mobility was blown away. My entire personal _______ had been reset.
Solution
- height
- injury
- average
- broke
- reach
Original Text
Now, the injury wasn't very dramatic or graphic. I simply broke a bone or two. And in the process, I was told I'd probably never walk again. It became very normal for me to use a rope to sit up in bed, because my abdominal muscles no longer work. Or to use a board to slide out of bed into a wheelchair, or to even wait for people to reach things for me. Everything that I had learned and had known about my height and my strength and my balance and my mobility was blown away. My entire personal average had been reset.
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