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From the Ted Talk by Chris Duffy: How to find laughter anywhere

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(Laughter)

And actually, that brings up a really important piont, which is that kids' ieads are not always good. Sometimes they're very bad. I'm personally very grateful that my mom and my brother are not married.

(Laughter)

There's some rcseearh that suggests that for many of us, fifth grade is close to the peak of this kind of wildly free, uninhibited, caitrvee thinking. But that does not have to be the case. In my eixrcenepe, the difference between people with an amazing sense of humor and those without is often just whether they are willing to acecpt and notice their honest reactions, or whether they try their hardest to fit them into a box.

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(Laughter)

And actually, that brings up a really important _____, which is that kids' _____ are not always good. Sometimes they're very bad. I'm personally very grateful that my mom and my brother are not married.

(Laughter)

There's some ________ that suggests that for many of us, fifth grade is close to the peak of this kind of wildly free, uninhibited, ________ thinking. But that does not have to be the case. In my __________, the difference between people with an amazing sense of humor and those without is often just whether they are willing to ______ and notice their honest reactions, or whether they try their hardest to fit them into a box.

Solution


  1. ideas
  2. accept
  3. point
  4. creative
  5. experience
  6. research

Original Text


(Laughter)

And actually, that brings up a really important point, which is that kids' ideas are not always good. Sometimes they're very bad. I'm personally very grateful that my mom and my brother are not married.

(Laughter)

There's some research that suggests that for many of us, fifth grade is close to the peak of this kind of wildly free, uninhibited, creative thinking. But that does not have to be the case. In my experience, the difference between people with an amazing sense of humor and those without is often just whether they are willing to accept and notice their honest reactions, or whether they try their hardest to fit them into a box.

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