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[Music]

hey everyone welcome back to the simple

English podcast your go to place for fun

easy and practical English learning I'm

your host Lisa and today we have an

exciting and relatable topic I have big

goals but I feel lazy you know that

feeling when you want to do big things

but somehow the couch is just too

comfortable yeah we've all been there

today we have a special guest Andy who's

going to help us explore this dilemma

how to balance Big Dreams with well the

temptation of just doing nothing don't

forget to check out the free PDF file in

the comment section below to get the

full transcript and vocabulary for this

[Music]

episode welcome Andy hey Lisa thanks for

having me I think this topic is

something a lot of people struggle with

including me we all have goals but let's

be honest sometimes Netflix wins hahaa

exactly and you know this applies to

learning English too people say I want

to be fluent but then they watch videos

in their own language instead so let's

figure out how to break the cycle and

actually get things done all right Andy

let's get straight into it why do you

think people struggle with ambition and

laziness at the same

time well I think it's because

motivation is like a battery it doesn't

stay charged forever

at the start we're excited we say yes

I'm going to wake up at 5:00 a.m. study

for 2 hours and become fluent in English

in 3 months but then reality hits and

suddenly our bed feels extra

cozy that's such a good point so what do

you think is the solution how can

someone stay consistent instead of just

relying on

motivation the secret systems and small

habits instead of saying I will study

English for 2 hours every day start with

something tiny maybe listen to an

English podcast while brushing your

teeth or set a rule I can't have my

morning coffee until I watch a short

English video that way learning becomes

part of your routine not just a big task

you feel guilty

about I love that it's like tricking

your brain into learning without making

it feel like a chore and I think

accountability helps too like if you

tell a friend hey let's practice Engish

together you're more likely to follow

through exactly or even better reward

yourself for example if you complete a

15minute English lesson treat yourself

to your favorite snack it keeps things

fun that's such a good hack all right

let's talk about

procrastination why do people delay

tasks even when they know they're

important it often comes down to fear

people are afraid of failing so they

delay starting or sometimes a task just

feels overwhelming so they avoid it

altogether for example if someone thinks

I need to learn 1,000 new words that

sounds impossible but if they say I'll

learn five words today that feels

doable that's a great

perspective breaking things into smaller

steps makes them less scary another

trick I use is the two-minute rule if

something takes less than 2 minutes to

do just just do it immediately like

replying to an email washing a dish or

listening to a short English clip oh I

love that and once you start you often

keep going a two-minute task turns into

10 or 20 minutes without even realizing

it exactly and what about energy levels

I feel like people don't realize that

productivity isn't just about time it's

about energy too if you're exhausted

you're not going to learn

well 100%

that's why getting enough sleep eating

well and exercising are so important a

tired brain doesn't absorb information

effectively so if someone feels too lazy

to study maybe they just need a

nap haha totally and instead of forcing

themselves to study when they're tired

they could do something lighter like

watching an English movie with subtitles

it's still learning but in a relaxed

way yes learning doesn't always have to

be intense if you mix active acve

learning with passive learning it's much

easier to stay consistent like reading

an English book for 10 minutes a day or

following an English-speaking influencer

on social media that's a great idea and

speaking of influencers many people

waste hours scrolling through social

media but if they followed

English-speaking accounts they'd be

improving their skills without even

trying exactly replace bad habits with

better ones instead of watching random

videos watch English ones

instead of texting in your native

language try texting in English small

changes add up over

time love it now let's move on to our

fun

[Music]

fact Andy did you know that the brain

actually works better when we take

breaks really that sounds like an excuse

to be

lazy haha no seriously it's called the

Pomodoro Technique the the idea is to

work for 25 minutes then take a 5minute

break studies show that this helps

people stay focused and avoid

burnout oh wow that makes sense so

basically if someone is studying English

they shouldn't Force themselves to do a

long boring session instead they can do

short focused study times with breaks in

between exactly it keeps the brain fresh

and makes learning more effective so

next time someone feels guilty about

taking a break just say I'm using

science to study

smarter ha I love

[Music]

that all right let's wrap this up today

we talked about being ambitious but lazy

why motivation Fades and how to stay

consistent with small habits and we also

learned that taking breaks is actually a

good thing so to everyone listening if

you want to improve your English start

small stay consistent and reward

yourself that's right and remember

learning English doesn't have to feel

like work make it fun make it part of

your daily life and you'll see progress

before you know it if you enjoyed this

episode don't forget to subscribe leave

a comment and tell us what's your

biggest struggle when it comes to

learning English thanks for having me

Lisa this was so much fun thank you Andy

and thank you listeners see you next

time on the simple English podcast

[Music]

cast okay everyone it's time to learn

some important vocabulary related to the

topic the first word of today is

ambitious it means having a strong

desire to achieve success or reach a

goal example she is very ambitious and

dreams of becoming a successful

entrepreneur next word is

procrastination it means the act of

delaying or postponing tasks example his

procrastination caused him to submit his

project at the last

minute next word is consistency it means

the quality of doing something regularly

and

steadily example learning a language

requires consistency practicing a little

every day is more effective than

studying once a month next word is

productivity it means the ability to

complete tasks efficiently and

effectively example good time management

can significantly improve your

productivity the last word is

accountability it means the

responsibility to justify one's actions

or to be answerable for them example

having a study partner can improve

accountability and keep you motivated to

learn

English now let's try listening to this

podcast again without looking at the

subtitles challenge yourself and see how

much you understand

[Music]

hey everyone welcome back to the simple

English podcast your go-to place for fun

easy and practical English learning I'm

your host Lisa and today we have an

exciting and relatable topic I have big

goals but I feel lazy you know that

feeling when you want to do big things

but somehow the couch is just too

comfortable yeah we've all been there

today we have a special guest Andy who's

going to help us explore this dilemma

how to balance Big Dreams with with well

the temptation of just doing nothing

don't forget to check out the free PDF

file in the comment section below to get

the full transcript and vocabulary for

this

[Music]

episode welcome Andy hey Lisa thanks for

having me I think this topic is

something a lot of people struggle with

including me we all have goals but let's

be honest sometimes Netflix wins hahaa

exactly

and you know this applies to learning

English too people say I want to be

fluent but then they watch videos in

their own language instead so let's

figure out how to break the cycle and

actually get things done all right Andy

let's get straight into it why do you

think people struggle with ambition and

laziness at the same

time well I think it's because

motivation is like a battery it doesn't

stay charged Forever at the start we're

excited we say yes I'm going to wake up

at 5:00 a.m. study for 2 hours and

become fluent in English in 3 months but

then reality hits and suddenly our bed

feels extra

cozy that's such a good point so what do

you think is the solution how can

someone stay consistent instead of just

relying on

motivation the secret systems and small

habits instead of saying I will study

English for 2 hours every day start with

something tiny maybe listen to an

English podcast while brushing your

teeth or set a rule I can't have my

morning coffee until I watch a short

English

video that way learning becomes part of

your routine not just a big task you

feel guilty

about I love that it's like tricking

your brain into learning without making

it feel like a chore and I think

accountability helps too like if you

tell a friend hey let's practice English

together you're more likely to follow

through

exactly or even better reward yourself

for example if you complete a 15-minute

English lesson treat yourself to your

favorite snack it keeps things

fun that's such a good hack all right

let's talk about

procrastination why do people delay

tasks even when they know they're

important it often comes down to fear

people are afraid of failing so they

delay starting or sometimes a task just

feels overwhelming so they avoid it

altogether for example if someone thinks

I need to learn 1,000 new words that

sounds impossible but if they say I'll

learn five words today that feels

doable that's a great

perspective breaking things into smaller

steps makes them less scary another

trick I use is the two-minute rule if

something takes less than 2 minutes to

do just do it immediately like replying

to an email washing a dis dish or

listening to a short English clip oh I

love that and once you start you often

keep going a two minute task turns into

10 or 20 minutes without even realizing

it exactly and what about energy levels

I feel like people don't realize that

productivity isn't just about time it's

about energy too if you're exhausted

you're not going to learn

well 100% that's why getting enough

sleep eating well and exercising are so

important a tired brain doesn't absorb

information effectively so if someone

feels too lazy to study maybe they just

need a

nap haha totally and instead of forcing

themselves to study when they're tired

they could do something lighter like

watching an English movie with subtitles

it's still learning but in a relaxed

way yes learning doesn't always have to

be intense if you mix Active Learning

with passive learning it's much easier

to stay consistent

like reading an English book for 10

minutes a day or following an

English-speaking influencer on social

media that's a great idea and speaking

of influencers many people waste hours

scrolling through social media but if

they followed English-speaking accounts

they'd be improving their skills without

even

trying exactly replace bad habits with

better ones instead of watching random

videos watch English ones instead of

texting in your native language try

texting in English small changes add up

over

time love it now let's move on to our

fun

[Music]

fact Andy did you know that the brain

actually works better when we take

breakes really that sounds like an

excuse to be

lazy haha no seriously it's called the

Pomodoro Technique the idea is to work

for 25 minutes then take a 5minute break

studies show that this helps people stay

focused and avoid

burnout oh wow that makes sense so

basically if someone is studying English

they shouldn't Force themselves to do a

long boring session instead they can do

short focused study times with breaks in

between exactly it keeps the brain fresh

and makes learning more effective so

next time someone feels guilty about

taking a break just say I'm using

science to study smarter hi ha haa I

love

[Music]

that all right let's wrap this up today

we talked about being ambitious but lazy

why motivation Fades and how to stay

consistent with small habits and we also

learned that taking breaks is actually a

good thing so to everyone listening if

you want to improve your English start

small stay consistent and reward

yourself that's right and remember

learning English doesn't have to feel

like work make it fun make it part of

your daily life and you'll see progress

before you know it if you enjoyed this

episode don't forget to subscribe leave

a comment and tell us what's your

biggest struggle when it comes to

learning English thanks for having me

Lisa this was so much fun thank you Andy

and thank you listeners see you next

time on the simple English podcast

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
goal /ɡoʊl/ A2	noun - an aim or desired result
lazy /ˈleɪzi/ A2	adjective - unwilling to work or use energy
ambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ B1	noun - a strong desire to do or achieve something
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ A2	noun - a settling behavior, especially one that is hard to give up
struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ B1	verb - to try very hard to do something difficult noun - a very difficult task or situation
motivation /ˌmoʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ B1	noun - enthusiasm for doing something
consistent /kənˈsɪstənt/ B1	adjective - doing the same thing over time without changing
task /tæsk/ A2	noun - a piece of work to be done
delay /dɪˈleɪ/ B1	verb - to make something happen later than planned noun - a period of time when something is done later
avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2	verb - to prevent something from happening
important /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/ A1	adjective - matters or has great effect
scary /ˈskeri/ B1	adjective - frightening
productivity /ˌproʊ.dʌkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/ B2	noun - the state of being productive
reward /rɪˈwɔːrd/ A2	verb - to give something to someone because they have done something good noun - something good that you get because you have done something good
balance /ˈbæl.əns/ B1	verb - to give equal importance to different things noun - a state where different things are equal in importance
routine /ruːˈtiːn/ B1	noun - a habit or way of doing things
accountability /əˌkaʊnt.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ C1	noun - responsibility for one's actions
procrastination /proʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃən/ B2	noun - the act of delaying something that needs to be done
overwhelmed /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/ B2	adjective - having too many things to deal with