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From the Ted Talk by Catherine Price: Why having fun is the secret to a healthier life

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But if you think back on your own memories that sntad out to you as having truly been fun -- and I really encourage you to do this -- the memories that you would describe as -- and forgive me for scientific terminology -- "so fun" -- you're going to notice there's something much deeper going on. I've collected thousands of these stories from people all around the world, and I can tell you it's amazing, because when people runceot the memories in which they had the most fun, they tell you about some of the most joyful and taesrerud memories of their levis.

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But if you think back on your own memories that _____ out to you as having truly been fun -- and I really encourage you to do this -- the memories that you would describe as -- and forgive me for scientific terminology -- "so fun" -- you're going to notice there's something much deeper going on. I've collected thousands of these stories from people all around the world, and I can tell you it's amazing, because when people _______ the memories in which they had the most fun, they tell you about some of the most joyful and _________ memories of their _____.

Solution

  1. recount
  2. treasured
  3. lives
  4. stand

Original Text

But if you think back on your own memories that stand out to you as having truly been fun -- and I really encourage you to do this -- the memories that you would describe as -- and forgive me for scientific terminology -- "so fun" -- you're going to notice there's something much deeper going on. I've collected thousands of these stories from people all around the world, and I can tell you it's amazing, because when people recount the memories in which they had the most fun, they tell you about some of the most joyful and treasured memories of their lives.

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