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【TED】Tim Harford: How frustration can make us more creative (How frustration can make us more creative | Tim Harford)
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timemachine posted on 2017/03/14Ever feel stuck? This TED talk reveals how frustration can actually spark your creativity, using fascinating examples like Keith Jarrett's famous Köln Concert! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and learn about 'creative constraints' and 'marginal gains' that can boost your own problem-solving skills.
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awkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
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UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1
More cognitive
US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/
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UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/
- Adjective
- The process of knowing and remembering
- Relating to the ability to think and reason.
C1
More stick
US /stɪk/
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UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2
More instinct
US /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/
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UK /'ɪnstɪŋkt/
- Noun
- Natural way of thinking; intuition
- Natural way (person or animal) thinks, behaves
B1
More Use Energy
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