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From the Ted Talk by Brian Little: Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality

Unscramble the Blue Letters


(Laughter)

(Applause)

Now, as an introvert, I might gently allude to certain "assholic" qualities in this man's behavior, but I'm not going to lunge for the a-word.

(Laughter)

But the extrovert says, "If he walks like one, if he talks like one, I call him one." And we go past each other.

Now is this something that we should be heedful of? Of course. It's important that we know this. Is that all we are? Are we just a bunch of traits? No, we're not. remmbeer, you're like some other ppoele and like no other person. How about that icorainistydc you? As etaizbelh or as George, you may share your extroversion or your necisiturom. But are there some dlintivcstiey Elizabethan features of your behavior, or Georgian of yours, that make us understand you better than just a bunch of traits? That make us love you? Not just because you're a certain type of person.

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(Laughter)

(Applause)

Now, as an introvert, I might gently allude to certain "assholic" qualities in this man's behavior, but I'm not going to lunge for the a-word.

(Laughter)

But the extrovert says, "If he walks like one, if he talks like one, I call him one." And we go past each other.

Now is this something that we should be heedful of? Of course. It's important that we know this. Is that all we are? Are we just a bunch of traits? No, we're not. ________, you're like some other ______ and like no other person. How about that _____________ you? As _________ or as George, you may share your extroversion or your ___________. But are there some _____________ Elizabethan features of your behavior, or Georgian of yours, that make us understand you better than just a bunch of traits? That make us love you? Not just because you're a certain type of person.

Solution


  1. idiosyncratic
  2. remember
  3. people
  4. distinctively
  5. neuroticism
  6. elizabeth

Original Text


(Laughter)

(Applause)

Now, as an introvert, I might gently allude to certain "assholic" qualities in this man's behavior, but I'm not going to lunge for the a-word.

(Laughter)

But the extrovert says, "If he walks like one, if he talks like one, I call him one." And we go past each other.

Now is this something that we should be heedful of? Of course. It's important that we know this. Is that all we are? Are we just a bunch of traits? No, we're not. Remember, you're like some other people and like no other person. How about that idiosyncratic you? As Elizabeth or as George, you may share your extroversion or your neuroticism. But are there some distinctively Elizabethan features of your behavior, or Georgian of yours, that make us understand you better than just a bunch of traits? That make us love you? Not just because you're a certain type of person.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
personality science 2
people achieve 2
speak differently 2
free traits 2


Important Words


  1. allude
  2. applause
  3. behavior
  4. bunch
  5. call
  6. distinctively
  7. elizabeth
  8. elizabethan
  9. extroversion
  10. extrovert
  11. features
  12. gently
  13. george
  14. georgian
  15. heedful
  16. idiosyncratic
  17. important
  18. introvert
  19. laughter
  20. love
  21. lunge
  22. neuroticism
  23. people
  24. person
  25. qualities
  26. remember
  27. share
  28. talks
  29. traits
  30. type
  31. understand
  32. walks