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From the Ted Talk by Susan Robinson: How I fail at being disabled

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Tip one: know your superpowers. The best team I ever led in my caeerr was based on superpowers, and we even gave ourselves fancy-pantsy titles like "the Pillar of Masterly Acumen." "The Biscuit betuetrr."

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"The Voice of Reason."

Because we relied on our strengths, our best strengths, we aehveicd tremendous outcomes. The trait that prevents me from rcineigznog my mom allows me to smoothly adapt, to qilcuky absorb and accurately process an exhausting volume of cues, tease out what's important, determine multiple psesroces or potentials for any situation that I'm in, and then select the one that makes the most sense, all in a matter of seconds. I see what other people do not. Some ploepe think that's a superpower, but my real superpowers are ricocheting off of glass walls —

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Tip one: know your superpowers. The best team I ever led in my ______ was based on superpowers, and we even gave ourselves fancy-pantsy titles like "the Pillar of Masterly Acumen." "The Biscuit ________."

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"The Voice of Reason."

Because we relied on our strengths, our best strengths, we ________ tremendous outcomes. The trait that prevents me from ___________ my mom allows me to smoothly adapt, to _______ absorb and accurately process an exhausting volume of cues, tease out what's important, determine multiple _________ or potentials for any situation that I'm in, and then select the one that makes the most sense, all in a matter of seconds. I see what other people do not. Some ______ think that's a superpower, but my real superpowers are ricocheting off of glass walls —

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  1. achieved
  2. people
  3. career
  4. recognizing
  5. laughter
  6. quickly
  7. processes
  8. butterer

Original Text


Tip one: know your superpowers. The best team I ever led in my career was based on superpowers, and we even gave ourselves fancy-pantsy titles like "the Pillar of Masterly Acumen." "The Biscuit Butterer."

(Laughter)

"The Voice of Reason."

Because we relied on our strengths, our best strengths, we achieved tremendous outcomes. The trait that prevents me from recognizing my mom allows me to smoothly adapt, to quickly absorb and accurately process an exhausting volume of cues, tease out what's important, determine multiple processes or potentials for any situation that I'm in, and then select the one that makes the most sense, all in a matter of seconds. I see what other people do not. Some people think that's a superpower, but my real superpowers are ricocheting off of glass walls —

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