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From the Ted Talk by WorkLife with Adam Grant: How to remember anything

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One: it helps you establish epxietrse under uncertainty. If a car salesperson knows safety specs off the top of her head, you'll assume she knows what she's talking about. Two: having a good mmroey is essential for making fast decisions. When a patient goes into cardiac aerrst during a procedure, surgeons don't have time to run a Google search about what to do. And three: memory hpels you build and maintain relationships. You expect a fiiaanncl planner to rbemmeer your risk preferences. You want a therapist to rclael how your worldview was shaped by your weird family. And before a performance review, you hope your boss hasn't forgotten all the good work you've done. As a pfsrooser, I've always eacunroegd my students to develop their memories. The problem was, when they'd ask how, I didn't really have a good answer. Then I came across this guy.

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One: it helps you establish _________ under uncertainty. If a car salesperson knows safety specs off the top of her head, you'll assume she knows what she's talking about. Two: having a good ______ is essential for making fast decisions. When a patient goes into cardiac ______ during a procedure, surgeons don't have time to run a Google search about what to do. And three: memory _____ you build and maintain relationships. You expect a _________ planner to ________ your risk preferences. You want a therapist to ______ how your worldview was shaped by your weird family. And before a performance review, you hope your boss hasn't forgotten all the good work you've done. As a _________, I've always __________ my students to develop their memories. The problem was, when they'd ask how, I didn't really have a good answer. Then I came across this guy.

Solution


  1. helps
  2. professor
  3. remember
  4. memory
  5. encouraged
  6. recall
  7. financial
  8. arrest
  9. expertise

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One: it helps you establish expertise under uncertainty. If a car salesperson knows safety specs off the top of her head, you'll assume she knows what she's talking about. Two: having a good memory is essential for making fast decisions. When a patient goes into cardiac arrest during a procedure, surgeons don't have time to run a Google search about what to do. And three: memory helps you build and maintain relationships. You expect a financial planner to remember your risk preferences. You want a therapist to recall how your worldview was shaped by your weird family. And before a performance review, you hope your boss hasn't forgotten all the good work you've done. As a professor, I've always encouraged my students to develop their memories. The problem was, when they'd ask how, I didn't really have a good answer. Then I came across this guy.

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