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From the Ted Talk by Anne Morriss: 5 steps to fix any problem at work

Unscramble the Blue Letters


People ask us all the time about the optimal timing for big change. And our asnewr is almost always the same. How about now? Now seems good. Take action now, and then learn from whatever happens next. And at the end of this day, at the end of this week, your even-better plan has a chance of being a great plan.

aghirlt, that’s it. That's your week. Congratulations, you did it, as you rest and recover, which is esatenisl. I want to leave you with one fnial thought.

I spend my time helping leaders to canhge and evolve. And no one has ever said to me, "I wish I had taken longer and done less."

Open Cloze


People ask us all the time about the optimal timing for big change. And our ______ is almost always the same. How about now? Now seems good. Take action now, and then learn from whatever happens next. And at the end of this day, at the end of this week, your even-better plan has a chance of being a great plan.

_______, that’s it. That's your week. Congratulations, you did it, as you rest and recover, which is _________. I want to leave you with one _____ thought.

I spend my time helping leaders to ______ and evolve. And no one has ever said to me, "I wish I had taken longer and done less."

Solution


  1. final
  2. change
  3. alright
  4. answer
  5. essential

Original Text


People ask us all the time about the optimal timing for big change. And our answer is almost always the same. How about now? Now seems good. Take action now, and then learn from whatever happens next. And at the end of this day, at the end of this week, your even-better plan has a chance of being a great plan.

Alright, that’s it. That's your week. Congratulations, you did it, as you rest and recover, which is essential. I want to leave you with one final thought.

I spend my time helping leaders to change and evolve. And no one has ever said to me, "I wish I had taken longer and done less."

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
move fast 3
imperfect humans 2
big change 2
complicated truth 2
problems deserve 2


Important Words


  1. action
  2. alright
  3. answer
  4. big
  5. chance
  6. change
  7. congratulations
  8. day
  9. essential
  10. evolve
  11. final
  12. good
  13. great
  14. helping
  15. leaders
  16. learn
  17. leave
  18. longer
  19. optimal
  20. people
  21. plan
  22. recover
  23. rest
  24. spend
  25. thought
  26. time
  27. timing
  28. week