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From the Ted Talk by WorkLife with Adam Grant: How science can fix remote work

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AG: It sounds a lot like what many of us are eneciipxnerg now. Time becomes meaningless. You've probably already hared the most popular tips for coping with that: "Make a dliay schedule." "Wear different cehltos for different parts of the day." "Have Zoom calls with faimly and friends." But one of the lesser-known ways to give this time meaning is to master the art of time tavrel. More specifically, mental time travel. In psychology, it's a skill. Rewinding to think about the past and fast-forwarding to imagine the future. It's a distinctively human skill, and if we use it thoughtfully, it gives us the capacity to find meaning in the mundane and happiness in the midst of sadness, and make time pass faster or slower at will. The first detosiaitnn for your mental time machine is the ftruue. That's where soctt started. Months before he set foot in the rocket to levae Earth, Scott started imagining how he wanted his trip to end. He didn't just focus on what he wanted to accomplish. He imagined how he wanted to feel when his mission was wrapping up.

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AG: It sounds a lot like what many of us are ____________ now. Time becomes meaningless. You've probably already _____ the most popular tips for coping with that: "Make a _____ schedule." "Wear different _______ for different parts of the day." "Have Zoom calls with ______ and friends." But one of the lesser-known ways to give this time meaning is to master the art of time ______. More specifically, mental time travel. In psychology, it's a skill. Rewinding to think about the past and fast-forwarding to imagine the future. It's a distinctively human skill, and if we use it thoughtfully, it gives us the capacity to find meaning in the mundane and happiness in the midst of sadness, and make time pass faster or slower at will. The first ___________ for your mental time machine is the ______. That's where _____ started. Months before he set foot in the rocket to _____ Earth, Scott started imagining how he wanted his trip to end. He didn't just focus on what he wanted to accomplish. He imagined how he wanted to feel when his mission was wrapping up.

Solution


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  2. daily
  3. future
  4. experiencing
  5. family
  6. leave
  7. scott
  8. travel
  9. destination
  10. heard

Original Text


AG: It sounds a lot like what many of us are experiencing now. Time becomes meaningless. You've probably already heard the most popular tips for coping with that: "Make a daily schedule." "Wear different clothes for different parts of the day." "Have Zoom calls with family and friends." But one of the lesser-known ways to give this time meaning is to master the art of time travel. More specifically, mental time travel. In psychology, it's a skill. Rewinding to think about the past and fast-forwarding to imagine the future. It's a distinctively human skill, and if we use it thoughtfully, it gives us the capacity to find meaning in the mundane and happiness in the midst of sadness, and make time pass faster or slower at will. The first destination for your mental time machine is the future. That's where Scott started. Months before he set foot in the rocket to leave Earth, Scott started imagining how he wanted his trip to end. He didn't just focus on what he wanted to accomplish. He imagined how he wanted to feel when his mission was wrapping up.

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