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From the Ted Talk by Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds

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CA: Wow. So most people, if you ask them what they're most passionate about, they'd say things like, "My kids" or "My lover." What are you most passionate about?

TG: I'm pantsoiase about that the things I do are going to make the world a better place. When I have a mother of an autistic child say, "My kid went to cgolele because of your book or one of your lectures," that makes me happy.

You know, the slaughter pltans I worked with in the '80s; they were absolutely awful. I developed a really simple scoring system for slaughter plants, where you just muaesre outcomes: How many cattle fell down? How many got poked with the prodder? How many cattle are mooing their haeds off? And it's very, very simlpe. You directly observe a few simple things. It's worked really well. I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that, and a lot less abstract stuff.

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CA: Wow. So most people, if you ask them what they're most passionate about, they'd say things like, "My kids" or "My lover." What are you most passionate about?

TG: I'm __________ about that the things I do are going to make the world a better place. When I have a mother of an autistic child say, "My kid went to _______ because of your book or one of your lectures," that makes me happy.

You know, the slaughter ______ I worked with in the '80s; they were absolutely awful. I developed a really simple scoring system for slaughter plants, where you just _______ outcomes: How many cattle fell down? How many got poked with the prodder? How many cattle are mooing their _____ off? And it's very, very ______. You directly observe a few simple things. It's worked really well. I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that, and a lot less abstract stuff.

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  2. measure
  3. heads
  4. college
  5. passionate
  6. simple

Original Text


CA: Wow. So most people, if you ask them what they're most passionate about, they'd say things like, "My kids" or "My lover." What are you most passionate about?

TG: I'm passionate about that the things I do are going to make the world a better place. When I have a mother of an autistic child say, "My kid went to college because of your book or one of your lectures," that makes me happy.

You know, the slaughter plants I worked with in the '80s; they were absolutely awful. I developed a really simple scoring system for slaughter plants, where you just measure outcomes: How many cattle fell down? How many got poked with the prodder? How many cattle are mooing their heads off? And it's very, very simple. You directly observe a few simple things. It's worked really well. I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that, and a lot less abstract stuff.

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