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From the Ted Talk by Gloria Chan Packer: Work is not your family

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As you're ready, just gently opening your eyes back up and cmiong back into the room with me. Welcome back.

So part of that reflection activity is an example of what we would tcanilhcely call identifying our cognitive schemas. Our cvingtioe schemas are elsalietnsy how our brain fomrs all of our subconscious behaviors, pnettras, thoughts and emiootns which our brain largely learns based on past experiences we've had. A majority of our subconscious schemas, our behaviors, are formed and adapted early on in life, especially in chdiohold, because our brains are kind of blank slates. We haven't experienced much of life yet, so out of safety and efficiency, our brain takes each big enexicpere and wants to say, OK, this is what I did, these were the factors around, this is what hapeepnd and therefore is how I should predict, I should feel, think and act from here on out." And it puts that on auioopltt into our subconscious. This can be very beneficial, and it does keep us safe and efficient. However, it can also become very outdated and unhealthy for us too, which is why it's so important to do this work. Now, doing such work is not about saying, because a lot of our subconscious bhroaveis were formed in the past, that they're all invalid or wrong. What it is about doing is making sure we each do our own due diligence to understand where the blueprint of our behaviors came from and eunrse they're still relevant and productive to our current lives. We update everything else important in our lives, from our homes to our technology to our education. Why aren't we doing the same with our behaviors that afceft our everyday?

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As you're ready, just gently opening your eyes back up and ______ back into the room with me. Welcome back.

So part of that reflection activity is an example of what we would ___________ call identifying our cognitive schemas. Our _________ schemas are ___________ how our brain _____ all of our subconscious behaviors, ________, thoughts and ________ which our brain largely learns based on past experiences we've had. A majority of our subconscious schemas, our behaviors, are formed and adapted early on in life, especially in _________, because our brains are kind of blank slates. We haven't experienced much of life yet, so out of safety and efficiency, our brain takes each big __________ and wants to say, OK, this is what I did, these were the factors around, this is what ________ and therefore is how I should predict, I should feel, think and act from here on out." And it puts that on _________ into our subconscious. This can be very beneficial, and it does keep us safe and efficient. However, it can also become very outdated and unhealthy for us too, which is why it's so important to do this work. Now, doing such work is not about saying, because a lot of our subconscious _________ were formed in the past, that they're all invalid or wrong. What it is about doing is making sure we each do our own due diligence to understand where the blueprint of our behaviors came from and ______ they're still relevant and productive to our current lives. We update everything else important in our lives, from our homes to our technology to our education. Why aren't we doing the same with our behaviors that ______ our everyday?

Solution


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  5. childhood
  6. technically
  7. coming
  8. affect
  9. emotions
  10. experience
  11. happened
  12. forms
  13. ensure
  14. autopilot

Original Text


As you're ready, just gently opening your eyes back up and coming back into the room with me. Welcome back.

So part of that reflection activity is an example of what we would technically call identifying our cognitive schemas. Our cognitive schemas are essentially how our brain forms all of our subconscious behaviors, patterns, thoughts and emotions which our brain largely learns based on past experiences we've had. A majority of our subconscious schemas, our behaviors, are formed and adapted early on in life, especially in childhood, because our brains are kind of blank slates. We haven't experienced much of life yet, so out of safety and efficiency, our brain takes each big experience and wants to say, OK, this is what I did, these were the factors around, this is what happened and therefore is how I should predict, I should feel, think and act from here on out." And it puts that on autopilot into our subconscious. This can be very beneficial, and it does keep us safe and efficient. However, it can also become very outdated and unhealthy for us too, which is why it's so important to do this work. Now, doing such work is not about saying, because a lot of our subconscious behaviors were formed in the past, that they're all invalid or wrong. What it is about doing is making sure we each do our own due diligence to understand where the blueprint of our behaviors came from and ensure they're still relevant and productive to our current lives. We update everything else important in our lives, from our homes to our technology to our education. Why aren't we doing the same with our behaviors that affect our everyday?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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