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From the Ted Talk by Suleika Jaouad: How to find creativity and purpose in the face of adversity

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SJ: Yeah, so I want to go on record and say that, you know, these moments when the ceiling caves in on you, when you can no lgeonr assume suutrtrcal stability ... don’t suddenly fill me with cvrteiae inspiration. It's the very opposite. I had so many plans, both prsefnaosoil and personal, before I learned of my relapse. I was getting ready to write a reported book that would riuqere me to be on the road for long stretches of time. Jon and I were talking about getting married and starting a family, and I moved through my own version of the five stages of grief. And the first is shock, often mixed with fear. And then I get to a pcale of defeat.

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SJ: Yeah, so I want to go on record and say that, you know, these moments when the ceiling caves in on you, when you can no ______ assume __________ stability ... don’t suddenly fill me with ________ inspiration. It's the very opposite. I had so many plans, both ____________ and personal, before I learned of my relapse. I was getting ready to write a reported book that would _______ me to be on the road for long stretches of time. Jon and I were talking about getting married and starting a family, and I moved through my own version of the five stages of grief. And the first is shock, often mixed with fear. And then I get to a _____ of defeat.

Solution


  1. place
  2. structural
  3. professional
  4. longer
  5. creative
  6. require

Original Text


SJ: Yeah, so I want to go on record and say that, you know, these moments when the ceiling caves in on you, when you can no longer assume structural stability ... don’t suddenly fill me with creative inspiration. It's the very opposite. I had so many plans, both professional and personal, before I learned of my relapse. I was getting ready to write a reported book that would require me to be on the road for long stretches of time. Jon and I were talking about getting married and starting a family, and I moved through my own version of the five stages of grief. And the first is shock, often mixed with fear. And then I get to a place of defeat.

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