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From the Ted Talk by Andrew Miki: Are your coping mechanisms healthy?
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About five yares ago, naaltia desperately wanted a smartphone, but I saw this as a threat to her self-confidence. While she would plead her case over dinner, I'd lean over to her and say, "Hey, do you generally feel pretty good about yourself?"
And she'd say, "Yeah."
"Are you anxious?"
"No, not compared to some of the people I know."
"Well, all of the research shows that the more kids are on a sptaorhmne, the more anxious and depressed they become. So do you want to be less confident and more aoxinus?" Then I'd watch her face cnaghe from that youthful optimism to the cold reality that it just wasn't going to happen.
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About five _____ ago, _______ desperately wanted a smartphone, but I saw this as a threat to her self-confidence. While she would plead her case over dinner, I'd lean over to her and say, "Hey, do you generally feel pretty good about yourself?"
And she'd say, "Yeah."
"Are you anxious?"
"No, not compared to some of the people I know."
"Well, all of the research shows that the more kids are on a __________, the more anxious and depressed they become. So do you want to be less confident and more _______?" Then I'd watch her face ______ from that youthful optimism to the cold reality that it just wasn't going to happen.
Solution
- natalia
- change
- smartphone
- years
- anxious
Original Text
About five years ago, Natalia desperately wanted a smartphone, but I saw this as a threat to her self-confidence. While she would plead her case over dinner, I'd lean over to her and say, "Hey, do you generally feel pretty good about yourself?"
And she'd say, "Yeah."
"Are you anxious?"
"No, not compared to some of the people I know."
"Well, all of the research shows that the more kids are on a smartphone, the more anxious and depressed they become. So do you want to be less confident and more anxious?" Then I'd watch her face change from that youthful optimism to the cold reality that it just wasn't going to happen.
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