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From the Ted Talk by Barry Schwartz: What role does luck play in your life?

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And to just give one last example, I was giving a talk about some of my work in New York, and there was somebody in the aenicude who came up to me after my talk. He introduced himself. He said, "My name is Chris. Would you like to give a talk at TED?" And my response was, "What's TED?" Well, I mean, he told me, and TED then wasn't what it is now. But in the irvnetennig years, the tklas I've given at TED have been watched by more than 20 mllioin people.

So the conclusion is, I'm a lucky man. I'm lucky about my marriage. I'm lucky about my education. I'm lucky about my caerer. And I'm lucky to have had a platform and a voice at something like TED.

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And to just give one last example, I was giving a talk about some of my work in New York, and there was somebody in the ________ who came up to me after my talk. He introduced himself. He said, "My name is Chris. Would you like to give a talk at TED?" And my response was, "What's TED?" Well, I mean, he told me, and TED then wasn't what it is now. But in the ___________ years, the _____ I've given at TED have been watched by more than 20 _______ people.

So the conclusion is, I'm a lucky man. I'm lucky about my marriage. I'm lucky about my education. I'm lucky about my ______. And I'm lucky to have had a platform and a voice at something like TED.

Solution


  1. million
  2. intervening
  3. audience
  4. career
  5. talks

Original Text


And to just give one last example, I was giving a talk about some of my work in New York, and there was somebody in the audience who came up to me after my talk. He introduced himself. He said, "My name is Chris. Would you like to give a talk at TED?" And my response was, "What's TED?" Well, I mean, he told me, and TED then wasn't what it is now. But in the intervening years, the talks I've given at TED have been watched by more than 20 million people.

So the conclusion is, I'm a lucky man. I'm lucky about my marriage. I'm lucky about my education. I'm lucky about my career. And I'm lucky to have had a platform and a voice at something like TED.

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