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From the Ted Talk by Yves Morieux: How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done

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(Laughter)

So clearly, the US team has won the war for telant. But behind, the agaerve team is trying to ctach up. Let's wacth the race.

(Video: French sportscasters nrrtaae race)

(Video: Race narration ends)

Yves Morieux: So what happened? The fastest team did not win; the slower one did. By the way, I hope you appreciate the deep historical research I did to make the French look good.

(Laughter)

But let's not exaggerate — it's not archeology, either.

(Laughter)

But why? Because of cooperation. When you hear this sentence: "Thanks to ctoeipaoorn, the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts." This is not poetry; this is not philosophy. This is math. Those who carry the baton are slower, but their baton is faster. Miracle of cooperation: it milueiptls energy, intelligence in human efforts. It is the escsene of human efforts: how we work together, how each eforft contributes to the efforts of others. With cooperation, we can do more with less.

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(Laughter)

So clearly, the US team has won the war for ______. But behind, the _______ team is trying to _____ up. Let's _____ the race.

(Video: French sportscasters _______ race)

(Video: Race narration ends)

Yves Morieux: So what happened? The fastest team did not win; the slower one did. By the way, I hope you appreciate the deep historical research I did to make the French look good.

(Laughter)

But let's not exaggerate — it's not archeology, either.

(Laughter)

But why? Because of cooperation. When you hear this sentence: "Thanks to ___________, the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts." This is not poetry; this is not philosophy. This is math. Those who carry the baton are slower, but their baton is faster. Miracle of cooperation: it __________ energy, intelligence in human efforts. It is the _______ of human efforts: how we work together, how each ______ contributes to the efforts of others. With cooperation, we can do more with less.

Solution


  1. narrate
  2. catch
  3. average
  4. watch
  5. essence
  6. effort
  7. cooperation
  8. multiplies
  9. talent

Original Text


(Laughter)

So clearly, the US team has won the war for talent. But behind, the average team is trying to catch up. Let's watch the race.

(Video: French sportscasters narrate race)

(Video: Race narration ends)

Yves Morieux: So what happened? The fastest team did not win; the slower one did. By the way, I hope you appreciate the deep historical research I did to make the French look good.

(Laughter)

But let's not exaggerate — it's not archeology, either.

(Laughter)

But why? Because of cooperation. When you hear this sentence: "Thanks to cooperation, the whole is worth more than the sum of the parts." This is not poetry; this is not philosophy. This is math. Those who carry the baton are slower, but their baton is faster. Miracle of cooperation: it multiplies energy, intelligence in human efforts. It is the essence of human efforts: how we work together, how each effort contributes to the efforts of others. With cooperation, we can do more with less.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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human efforts 4
fastest team 2
human intelligence 2


Important Words


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