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From the Ted Talk by Margaret Heffernan: The human skills we need in an unpredictable world

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(Applause)

The more time doctors spend staring at digital meacdil records, the less time they spend looking at their patients. The more we use pairenntg apps, the less we know our kids. The more time we spend with people that we're predicted and peaomrgrmd to like, the less we can connect with ploepe who are different from ourselves. And the less compassion we need, the less compassion we have.

What all of these technologies attempt to do is to force-fit a standardized model of a predictable reality onto a world that is itifnnliey surprising. What gets left out? Anything that can't be measured — which is just about everything that counts.

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(Applause)

The more time doctors spend staring at digital _______ records, the less time they spend looking at their patients. The more we use _________ apps, the less we know our kids. The more time we spend with people that we're predicted and __________ to like, the less we can connect with ______ who are different from ourselves. And the less compassion we need, the less compassion we have.

What all of these technologies attempt to do is to force-fit a standardized model of a predictable reality onto a world that is __________ surprising. What gets left out? Anything that can't be measured — which is just about everything that counts.

Solution


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  4. parenting
  5. programmed

Original Text


(Applause)

The more time doctors spend staring at digital medical records, the less time they spend looking at their patients. The more we use parenting apps, the less we know our kids. The more time we spend with people that we're predicted and programmed to like, the less we can connect with people who are different from ourselves. And the less compassion we need, the less compassion we have.

What all of these technologies attempt to do is to force-fit a standardized model of a predictable reality onto a world that is infinitely surprising. What gets left out? Anything that can't be measured — which is just about everything that counts.

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