[Music]
00:00
hey everyone welcome back to the simple
00:04
English podcast your go to place for fun
00:06
easy and practical English learning I'm
00:09
your host Lisa and today we have an
00:11
exciting and relatable topic I have big
00:14
goals but I feel lazy you know that
00:17
feeling when you want to do big things
00:20
but somehow the couch is just too
00:22
comfortable yeah we've all been there
00:24
today we have a special guest Andy who's
00:27
going to help us explore this dilemma
00:29
how to balance Big Dreams with well the
00:32
temptation of just doing nothing don't
00:35
forget to check out the free PDF file in
00:38
the comment section below to get the
00:40
full transcript and vocabulary for this
00:42
[Music]
00:46
episode welcome Andy hey Lisa thanks for
00:48
having me I think this topic is
00:52
something a lot of people struggle with
00:54
including me we all have goals but let's
00:55
be honest sometimes Netflix wins hahaa
00:58
exactly and you know this applies to
01:03
learning English too people say I want
01:05
to be fluent but then they watch videos
01:08
in their own language instead so let's
01:10
figure out how to break the cycle and
01:13
actually get things done all right Andy
01:15
let's get straight into it why do you
01:17
think people struggle with ambition and
01:19
laziness at the same
01:21
time well I think it's because
01:23
motivation is like a battery it doesn't
01:25
stay charged forever
01:28
at the start we're excited we say yes
01:30
I'm going to wake up at 5:00 a.m. study
01:33
for 2 hours and become fluent in English
01:35
in 3 months but then reality hits and
01:37
suddenly our bed feels extra
01:41
cozy that's such a good point so what do
01:43
you think is the solution how can
01:47
someone stay consistent instead of just
01:49
relying on
01:51
motivation the secret systems and small
01:52
habits instead of saying I will study
01:56
English for 2 hours every day start with
01:59
something tiny maybe listen to an
02:02
English podcast while brushing your
02:04
teeth or set a rule I can't have my
02:06
morning coffee until I watch a short
02:08
English video that way learning becomes
02:11
part of your routine not just a big task
02:14
you feel guilty
02:17
about I love that it's like tricking
02:18
your brain into learning without making
02:21
it feel like a chore and I think
02:23
accountability helps too like if you
02:25
tell a friend hey let's practice Engish
02:27
together you're more likely to follow
02:30
through exactly or even better reward
02:33
yourself for example if you complete a
02:36
15minute English lesson treat yourself
02:39
to your favorite snack it keeps things
02:41
fun that's such a good hack all right
02:44
let's talk about
02:48
procrastination why do people delay
02:49
tasks even when they know they're
02:51
important it often comes down to fear
02:54
people are afraid of failing so they
02:57
delay starting or sometimes a task just
02:59
feels overwhelming so they avoid it
03:02
altogether for example if someone thinks
03:05
I need to learn 1,000 new words that
03:08
sounds impossible but if they say I'll
03:10
learn five words today that feels
03:13
doable that's a great
03:15
perspective breaking things into smaller
03:18
steps makes them less scary another
03:21
trick I use is the two-minute rule if
03:24
something takes less than 2 minutes to
03:27
do just just do it immediately like
03:28
replying to an email washing a dish or
03:31
listening to a short English clip oh I
03:34
love that and once you start you often
03:37
keep going a two-minute task turns into
03:40
10 or 20 minutes without even realizing
03:42
it exactly and what about energy levels
03:45
I feel like people don't realize that
03:49
productivity isn't just about time it's
03:51
about energy too if you're exhausted
03:53
you're not going to learn
03:56
well 100%
03:58
that's why getting enough sleep eating
04:00
well and exercising are so important a
04:02
tired brain doesn't absorb information
04:04
effectively so if someone feels too lazy
04:06
to study maybe they just need a
04:09
nap haha totally and instead of forcing
04:11
themselves to study when they're tired
04:15
they could do something lighter like
04:16
watching an English movie with subtitles
04:18
it's still learning but in a relaxed
04:21
way yes learning doesn't always have to
04:24
be intense if you mix active acve
04:27
learning with passive learning it's much
04:29
easier to stay consistent like reading
04:31
an English book for 10 minutes a day or
04:34
following an English-speaking influencer
04:36
on social media that's a great idea and
04:38
speaking of influencers many people
04:41
waste hours scrolling through social
04:43
media but if they followed
04:45
English-speaking accounts they'd be
04:47
improving their skills without even
04:49
trying exactly replace bad habits with
04:52
better ones instead of watching random
04:55
videos watch English ones
04:58
instead of texting in your native
05:00
language try texting in English small
05:02
changes add up over
05:05
time love it now let's move on to our
05:07
fun
05:10
[Music]
05:11
fact Andy did you know that the brain
05:15
actually works better when we take
05:17
breaks really that sounds like an excuse
05:20
to be
05:23
lazy haha no seriously it's called the
05:24
Pomodoro Technique the the idea is to
05:27
work for 25 minutes then take a 5minute
05:30
break studies show that this helps
05:33
people stay focused and avoid
05:35
burnout oh wow that makes sense so
05:38
basically if someone is studying English
05:41
they shouldn't Force themselves to do a
05:44
long boring session instead they can do
05:46
short focused study times with breaks in
05:49
between exactly it keeps the brain fresh
05:52
and makes learning more effective so
05:55
next time someone feels guilty about
05:57
taking a break just say I'm using
05:58
science to study
06:01
smarter ha I love
06:02
[Music]
06:05
that all right let's wrap this up today
06:09
we talked about being ambitious but lazy
06:13
why motivation Fades and how to stay
06:15
consistent with small habits and we also
06:18
learned that taking breaks is actually a
06:20
good thing so to everyone listening if
06:23
you want to improve your English start
06:26
small stay consistent and reward
06:28
yourself that's right and remember
06:30
learning English doesn't have to feel
06:32
like work make it fun make it part of
06:34
your daily life and you'll see progress
06:37
before you know it if you enjoyed this
06:39
episode don't forget to subscribe leave
06:42
a comment and tell us what's your
06:45
biggest struggle when it comes to
06:47
learning English thanks for having me
06:48
Lisa this was so much fun thank you Andy
06:50
and thank you listeners see you next
06:55
time on the simple English podcast
06:57
[Music]
07:00
cast okay everyone it's time to learn
07:03
some important vocabulary related to the
07:06
topic the first word of today is
07:08
ambitious it means having a strong
07:11
desire to achieve success or reach a
07:13
goal example she is very ambitious and
07:16
dreams of becoming a successful
07:20
entrepreneur next word is
07:22
procrastination it means the act of
07:24
delaying or postponing tasks example his
07:26
procrastination caused him to submit his
07:30
project at the last
07:32
minute next word is consistency it means
07:34
the quality of doing something regularly
07:38
and
07:40
steadily example learning a language
07:41
requires consistency practicing a little
07:44
every day is more effective than
07:47
studying once a month next word is
07:48
productivity it means the ability to
07:51
complete tasks efficiently and
07:53
effectively example good time management
07:56
can significantly improve your
07:59
productivity the last word is
08:01
accountability it means the
08:03
responsibility to justify one's actions
08:05
or to be answerable for them example
08:08
having a study partner can improve
08:11
accountability and keep you motivated to
08:13
learn
08:15
English now let's try listening to this
08:17
podcast again without looking at the
08:19
subtitles challenge yourself and see how
08:21
much you understand
08:24
[Music]
08:26
hey everyone welcome back to the simple
08:29
English podcast your go-to place for fun
08:31
easy and practical English learning I'm
08:34
your host Lisa and today we have an
08:37
exciting and relatable topic I have big
08:39
goals but I feel lazy you know that
08:43
feeling when you want to do big things
08:46
but somehow the couch is just too
08:48
comfortable yeah we've all been there
08:50
today we have a special guest Andy who's
08:52
going to help us explore this dilemma
08:55
how to balance Big Dreams with with well
08:57
the temptation of just doing nothing
09:00
don't forget to check out the free PDF
09:03
file in the comment section below to get
09:05
the full transcript and vocabulary for
09:07
this
09:09
[Music]
09:12
episode welcome Andy hey Lisa thanks for
09:14
having me I think this topic is
09:18
something a lot of people struggle with
09:19
including me we all have goals but let's
09:21
be honest sometimes Netflix wins hahaa
09:24
exactly
09:28
and you know this applies to learning
09:30
English too people say I want to be
09:31
fluent but then they watch videos in
09:34
their own language instead so let's
09:36
figure out how to break the cycle and
09:39
actually get things done all right Andy
09:40
let's get straight into it why do you
09:43
think people struggle with ambition and
09:45
laziness at the same
09:47
time well I think it's because
09:49
motivation is like a battery it doesn't
09:51
stay charged Forever at the start we're
09:54
excited we say yes I'm going to wake up
09:56
at 5:00 a.m. study for 2 hours and
09:59
become fluent in English in 3 months but
10:02
then reality hits and suddenly our bed
10:05
feels extra
10:07
cozy that's such a good point so what do
10:09
you think is the solution how can
10:12
someone stay consistent instead of just
10:14
relying on
10:16
motivation the secret systems and small
10:18
habits instead of saying I will study
10:21
English for 2 hours every day start with
10:24
something tiny maybe listen to an
10:27
English podcast while brushing your
10:30
teeth or set a rule I can't have my
10:31
morning coffee until I watch a short
10:34
English
10:36
video that way learning becomes part of
10:37
your routine not just a big task you
10:40
feel guilty
10:42
about I love that it's like tricking
10:44
your brain into learning without making
10:47
it feel like a chore and I think
10:48
accountability helps too like if you
10:51
tell a friend hey let's practice English
10:53
together you're more likely to follow
10:55
through
10:57
exactly or even better reward yourself
10:59
for example if you complete a 15-minute
11:03
English lesson treat yourself to your
11:05
favorite snack it keeps things
11:07
fun that's such a good hack all right
11:10
let's talk about
11:13
procrastination why do people delay
11:15
tasks even when they know they're
11:17
important it often comes down to fear
11:20
people are afraid of failing so they
11:23
delay starting or sometimes a task just
11:25
feels overwhelming so they avoid it
11:27
altogether for example if someone thinks
11:30
I need to learn 1,000 new words that
11:33
sounds impossible but if they say I'll
11:36
learn five words today that feels
11:38
doable that's a great
11:41
perspective breaking things into smaller
11:44
steps makes them less scary another
11:46
trick I use is the two-minute rule if
11:50
something takes less than 2 minutes to
11:52
do just do it immediately like replying
11:54
to an email washing a dis dish or
11:57
listening to a short English clip oh I
12:00
love that and once you start you often
12:03
keep going a two minute task turns into
12:05
10 or 20 minutes without even realizing
12:08
it exactly and what about energy levels
12:10
I feel like people don't realize that
12:15
productivity isn't just about time it's
12:16
about energy too if you're exhausted
12:19
you're not going to learn
12:22
well 100% that's why getting enough
12:24
sleep eating well and exercising are so
12:26
important a tired brain doesn't absorb
12:29
information effectively so if someone
12:31
feels too lazy to study maybe they just
12:34
need a
12:36
nap haha totally and instead of forcing
12:37
themselves to study when they're tired
12:40
they could do something lighter like
12:42
watching an English movie with subtitles
12:44
it's still learning but in a relaxed
12:46
way yes learning doesn't always have to
12:49
be intense if you mix Active Learning
12:53
with passive learning it's much easier
12:55
to stay consistent
12:57
like reading an English book for 10
12:59
minutes a day or following an
13:01
English-speaking influencer on social
13:02
media that's a great idea and speaking
13:04
of influencers many people waste hours
13:07
scrolling through social media but if
13:10
they followed English-speaking accounts
13:12
they'd be improving their skills without
13:14
even
13:16
trying exactly replace bad habits with
13:17
better ones instead of watching random
13:21
videos watch English ones instead of
13:23
texting in your native language try
13:26
texting in English small changes add up
13:28
over
13:31
time love it now let's move on to our
13:32
fun
13:36
[Music]
13:37
fact Andy did you know that the brain
13:40
actually works better when we take
13:43
breakes really that sounds like an
13:45
excuse to be
13:48
lazy haha no seriously it's called the
13:49
Pomodoro Technique the idea is to work
13:53
for 25 minutes then take a 5minute break
13:56
studies show that this helps people stay
14:00
focused and avoid
14:01
burnout oh wow that makes sense so
14:03
basically if someone is studying English
14:07
they shouldn't Force themselves to do a
14:10
long boring session instead they can do
14:12
short focused study times with breaks in
14:14
between exactly it keeps the brain fresh
14:17
and makes learning more effective so
14:20
next time someone feels guilty about
14:22
taking a break just say I'm using
14:24
science to study smarter hi ha haa I
14:26
love
14:30
[Music]
14:31
that all right let's wrap this up today
14:35
we talked about being ambitious but lazy
14:38
why motivation Fades and how to stay
14:41
consistent with small habits and we also
14:43
learned that taking breaks is actually a
14:46
good thing so to everyone listening if
14:49
you want to improve your English start
14:52
small stay consistent and reward
14:53
yourself that's right and remember
14:55
learning English doesn't have to feel
14:58
like work make it fun make it part of
15:00
your daily life and you'll see progress
15:02
before you know it if you enjoyed this
15:05
episode don't forget to subscribe leave
15:08
a comment and tell us what's your
15:10
biggest struggle when it comes to
15:12
learning English thanks for having me
15:14
Lisa this was so much fun thank you Andy
15:16
and thank you listeners see you next
15:20
time on the simple English podcast
15:23
[Music]
15:27
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重点词汇
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goal /ɡoʊl/ A2 |
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lazy /ˈleɪzi/ A2 |
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ambition /æmˈbɪʃən/ B1 |
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habit /ˈhæbɪt/ A2 |
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struggle /ˈstrʌɡəl/ B1 |
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motivation /ˌmoʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ B1 |
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consistent /kənˈsɪstənt/ B1 |
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task /tæsk/ A2 |
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delay /dɪˈleɪ/ B1 |
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avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ A2 |
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important /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/ A1 |
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scary /ˈskeri/ B1 |
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productivity /ˌproʊ.dʌkˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/ B2 |
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reward /rɪˈwɔːrd/ A2 |
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balance /ˈbæl.əns/ B1 |
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routine /ruːˈtiːn/ B1 |
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accountability /əˌkaʊnt.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ C1 |
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procrastination /proʊˌkræstɪˈneɪʃən/ B2 |
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overwhelmed /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/ B2 |
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