hello everyone welcome back to the
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simple English podcast where we make
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learning English fun and easy while
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diving into fascinating topics today
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we're talking about something that
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everyone struggles with at some point
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productivity have you ever felt like
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your to-do list keeps growing but your
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energy keeps shrinking well you're not
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alone joining me today is someone who
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knows a thing or two about productivity
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Dario a prod activity coach who has
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helped people unlock their potential and
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achieve their goals don't forget to
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check out the free PDF file in the
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comment section below to get the full
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transcript and vocabulary for this
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episode hi Dario hi Lisa thanks for
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having me I'm super excited to be here
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and share some tips on mastering
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productivity through the right mindset I
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think this topic is so important because
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we live in such a busy World everyone's
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juggling work personal life social media
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and everything in between it's easy to
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feel overwhelmed right absolutely but
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here's the good news productivity isn't
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about doing more it's about doing what
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matters most with focus and Clarity and
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a lot of that comes down to
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mindset that sounds like something we
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all need to hear so let's dive in and
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uncover the secrets to mastering
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productivity so Dario let's start with
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the basics what does it mean to master
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productivity great question Lisa
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mastering the mindset means shifting how
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you think about time tasks and yourself
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a productive mindset is about focus
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prioritization and believing you can
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handle what's on your plate I like that
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but it's easier said than done right I
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mean what about procrastination so many
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people including me struggle with it
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procrastination is a big one but here's
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the thing it often happens because of
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fear fear of failure fear of the task
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being too hard or even fear of success
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one trick is to break tasks into smaller
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manageable pieces for example if you
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need to write a report don't think about
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the entire report start with just the
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introduction or an outline that's so
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true I've noticed that when I break
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things down it feels less overwhelming
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exactly and here's another tip set a
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timer there's a technique called the
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Pomodoro Technique have you heard of it
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yes but remind us how it works sure you
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work for 25 minutes take a 5 minute
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break and repeat after four rounds you
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take a longer break it helps you stay
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focused and avoid burnout that's
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brilliant I can imagine this working
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well for students studying for exams or
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even busy moms trying to get things done
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it's great for everyone another key
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mindset shift is to stop multitasking
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people think multitasking makes them
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productive but it actually divides your
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focus and makes you less efficient oh
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I'm guilty of that I often try to reply
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to emails while watching a tutorial or
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even cooking and how does that usually
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turn out let's just say I've burned a
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few meals exactly focus on one thing at
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a time and you'll see better results
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what about real life examples can you
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share a story of someone who changed
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their productivity mindset of course I
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once worked with a client named Sarah
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she was a freelance designer who felt
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overwhelmed by client demands she was
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working late nights and still missing
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deadlines when we analyzed her routine
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we realized she wasn't prioritizing her
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tasks so what did she do we implemented
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a simple system each evening she wrote
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down her top three priorities for the
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next day she started her mornings with
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those tasks before checking emails or
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social media within a month she was
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meeting deadlines and even had time for
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inspiring another common struggle is
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dealing with distractions did you know
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the average person checks their phone
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over 100 times a day that's a lot of
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lost Focus I believe it sometimes I pick
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up my phone to check one thing and
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suddenly 20 minutes are gone how do we
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fix that start by setting boundaries for
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instance put your phone on do not
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disturb mode while working you can also
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use apps that block social media during
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work hours and here's a simple trick
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keep your phone Out Of Reach if it's not
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nearby you're less likely to pick it up
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that's a great tip what about people who
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feel overwhelmed by long-term goals like
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someone who wants to start a business or
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lose weight but doesn't know where to
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begin the key is to break those goals
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into smaller steps for example if you
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want to start a business don't focus on
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the entire plan at once start with
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research or brainstorming ideas
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celebrate small winds along the way it
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motivated I love that it's like building
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exactly small actions lead to Big
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results over time and speaking of
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momentum another powerful tool is
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creating habits when something becomes a
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habit you don't need to rely on
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much all right Dario let's take a little
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break and share a fun fact did you know
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that people are most productive During
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certain times of the
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day yes it's called your biological
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Prime Time most people are more focused
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and energetic in the morning but some
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are night owls who work best in the
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evening exactly research shows that
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knowing your Peak productivity hours can
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make a huge difference for example I
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feel most productive between 9 and 11:
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a.m. what about you Dario for me it's
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early mornings too I use that time for
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my hardest tasks like brainstorming or
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writing so for our listeners take note
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of when you feel most focused and plan
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your important tasks during that time
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it's like working with your body instead
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it this has been such an eye-opening
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conversation Dario I love how you've
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broken productivity down into something
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achievable for everyone thanks Lisa
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remember productivity isn't about
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perfection it's about progress start
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small focus on what matters and don't
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forget to take breaks
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absolutely so to all our listeners
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here's your challenge for the week
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identify your top three priorities for
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tomorrow and Tackle them first thing let
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us know in the comments how it goes and
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don't forget your mindset is your
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superpower believe in yourself and you
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can achieve amazing things thank you so
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much for joining us today Dario and
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thank you to everyone listening don't
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time okay everyone it's time to learn
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some important vocabulary related to the
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topic the first word of today is
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prioritize it means to arrange tasks or
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activities in order of importance or
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urgency example it's important to
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prioritize your tasks so you can focus
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on what's most important first next word
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procrastination it means the act of
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delaying or postponing tasks often
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unnecessarily example procrastination is
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the biggest obstacle to finishing my
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assignments on time next word efficiency
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it means the ability to accomplish a
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task with minimal waste of time effort
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resources example using a timer helped
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me improve my efficiency while
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studying next word distraction it means
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something that prevents someone from
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concentrating on a task example turning
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off notifications on my phone helped me
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avoid distractions during work the last
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word is momentum it means the strength
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or energy gained by moving forward or
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progressing in a task example once I
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started working on my project I gained
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momentum and finished it quickly
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