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From the Ted Talk by Hrishikesh Hirway: What you discover when you really listen

Unscramble the Blue Letters


So to get inside, I had to listen for those mtomnes, those cleus where there was more to be discovered, where there was something below the surface of what was first presented to me. So I bwoorred from my music-listening brain, and now when I’m in a ciatoenrovsn, this is what I try to do. Be open to new ideas. Stop multitasking. Let the other person know that you’re engaged, and do it without taking your focus away from them and turning it onto you.

Because of making "Song Exploder," I now listen to a much wider range of music than I used to. When I was younger, I used to actually pride myself on my music snobbery. But nowadays, it just feels like I'm potentially cutting myself off from hearing some great ideas. And I think that’s a prerequisite when it comes to listening to poplee, too. You have to go into it open-minded and cruiuos and ready to learn something new.

Open Cloze


So to get inside, I had to listen for those _______, those _____ where there was more to be discovered, where there was something below the surface of what was first presented to me. So I ________ from my music-listening brain, and now when I’m in a ____________, this is what I try to do. Be open to new ideas. Stop multitasking. Let the other person know that you’re engaged, and do it without taking your focus away from them and turning it onto you.

Because of making "Song Exploder," I now listen to a much wider range of music than I used to. When I was younger, I used to actually pride myself on my music snobbery. But nowadays, it just feels like I'm potentially cutting myself off from hearing some great ideas. And I think that’s a prerequisite when it comes to listening to ______, too. You have to go into it open-minded and _______ and ready to learn something new.

Solution


  1. people
  2. borrowed
  3. conversation
  4. moments
  5. clues
  6. curious

Original Text


So to get inside, I had to listen for those moments, those clues where there was more to be discovered, where there was something below the surface of what was first presented to me. So I borrowed from my music-listening brain, and now when I’m in a conversation, this is what I try to do. Be open to new ideas. Stop multitasking. Let the other person know that you’re engaged, and do it without taking your focus away from them and turning it onto you.

Because of making "Song Exploder," I now listen to a much wider range of music than I used to. When I was younger, I used to actually pride myself on my music snobbery. But nowadays, it just feels like I'm potentially cutting myself off from hearing some great ideas. And I think that’s a prerequisite when it comes to listening to people, too. You have to go into it open-minded and curious and ready to learn something new.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
door left 3
left ajar 3
mom humming 2

ngrams of length 3

collocation frequency
door left ajar 3

Important Words


  1. borrowed
  2. brain
  3. clues
  4. conversation
  5. curious
  6. cutting
  7. discovered
  8. engaged
  9. exploder
  10. feels
  11. focus
  12. great
  13. hearing
  14. ideas
  15. learn
  16. listen
  17. listening
  18. making
  19. moments
  20. multitasking
  21. music
  22. nowadays
  23. open
  24. people
  25. person
  26. potentially
  27. prerequisite
  28. presented
  29. pride
  30. range
  31. ready
  32. snobbery
  33. stop
  34. surface
  35. turning
  36. wider
  37. younger