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  • hi there I'm drew badger the

  • hi there I'm drew badger the world's number one english

  • world's number one english

  • world's number one english fluency guide and it is a

  • fluency guide and it is a

  • fluency guide and it is a pleasure to welcome you to

  • pleasure to welcome you to

  • pleasure to welcome you to another advanced listening

  • another advanced listening

  • another advanced listening practice lesson today i wanted

  • practice lesson today i wanted

  • practice lesson today i wanted to talk about actually a new

  • to talk about actually a new

  • to talk about actually a new book I've been reading i read i

  • book I've been reading i read i

  • book I've been reading i read i guess maybe I try to read maybe

  • guess maybe I try to read maybe

  • guess maybe I try to read maybe like one or two books a week and

  • like one or two books a week and

  • like one or two books a week and maybe I not maybe get through

  • maybe I not maybe get through

  • maybe I not maybe get through the whole thing but i try to

  • the whole thing but i try to

  • the whole thing but i try to tend

  • tend

  • tend I guess I tend to look for a

  • I guess I tend to look for a

  • I guess I tend to look for a whole bunch of interesting

  • whole bunch of interesting

  • whole bunch of interesting things i can find this actually

  • things i can find this actually

  • things i can find this actually kind of an interesting segue in

  • kind of an interesting segue in

  • kind of an interesting segue in the video I will be talking

  • the video I will be talking

  • the video I will be talking about the specifically but the

  • about the specifically but the

  • about the specifically but the actual idea about you know

  • actual idea about you know

  • actual idea about you know there's a there's this guy on

  • there's a there's this guy on

  • there's a there's this guy on youtube actually named ty Lopez

  • youtube actually named ty Lopez

  • youtube actually named ty Lopez if you've probably seen his

  • if you've probably seen his

  • if you've probably seen his videos maybe you know what I'm

  • videos maybe you know what I'm

  • videos maybe you know what I'm talking about

  • talking about

  • talking about he runs a lot of ads that say

  • he runs a lot of ads that say

  • he runs a lot of ads that say like here in my garage

  • like here in my garage

  • like here in my garage I've got this new Lamborghini

  • I've got this new Lamborghini

  • I've got this new Lamborghini here and you prize seen that

  • here and you prize seen that

  • here and you prize seen that video and he talks about reading

  • video and he talks about reading

  • video and he talks about reading a book a day although he doesn't

  • a book a day although he doesn't

  • a book a day although he doesn't actually physically read a book

  • actually physically read a book

  • actually physically read a book a day just something that's

  • a day just something that's

  • a day just something that's really important to remember for

  • really important to remember for

  • really important to remember for people to do think about getting

  • people to do think about getting

  • people to do think about getting information as a really great

  • information as a really great

  • information as a really great way of learning things

  • way of learning things

  • way of learning things it's important to obviously get

  • it's important to obviously get

  • it's important to obviously get some good nuggets of information

  • some good nuggets of information

  • some good nuggets of information some good pieces of information

  • some good pieces of information

  • some good pieces of information from books and typically a book

  • from books and typically a book

  • from books and typically a book will only have you know maybe

  • will only have you know maybe

  • will only have you know maybe one or two good ideas and the

  • one or two good ideas and the

  • one or two good ideas and the rest of it is it's just kind of

  • rest of it is it's just kind of

  • rest of it is it's just kind of filler or fluff

  • filler or fluff

  • filler or fluff these are words that just means

  • these are words that just means

  • these are words that just means that something is maybe it's

  • that something is maybe it's

  • that something is maybe it's kind of their two to maybe give

  • kind of their two to maybe give

  • kind of their two to maybe give a few examples but it's not all

  • a few examples but it's not all

  • a few examples but it's not all that helpful really like the

  • that helpful really like the

  • that helpful really like the kind of twenty percent of the

  • kind of twenty percent of the

  • kind of twenty percent of the book or even less than that

  • book or even less than that

  • book or even less than that that's the really helpful part

  • that's the really helpful part

  • that's the really helpful part but the act of reading itself

  • but the act of reading itself

  • but the act of reading itself actually getting a whole bunch

  • actually getting a whole bunch

  • actually getting a whole bunch of examples and going through

  • of examples and going through

  • of examples and going through the process of reading is really

  • the process of reading is really

  • the process of reading is really important to so if you are

  • important to so if you are

  • important to so if you are following that kind of advice of

  • following that kind of advice of

  • following that kind of advice of like okay I'm going to try to

  • like okay I'm going to try to

  • like okay I'm going to try to read a book a day but you know

  • read a book a day but you know

  • read a book a day but you know just get a book summary from

  • just get a book summary from

  • just get a book summary from somebody else

  • somebody else

  • somebody else really the information is

  • really the information is

  • really the information is important but actually teaching

  • important but actually teaching

  • important but actually teaching yourself to read especially in

  • yourself to read especially in

  • yourself to read especially in the case of a non-native speaker

  • the case of a non-native speaker

  • the case of a non-native speaker if you want to learn the English

  • if you want to learn the English

  • if you want to learn the English language

  • language

  • language you don't just want to get a few

  • you don't just want to get a few

  • you don't just want to get a few quick tips about a piece of

  • quick tips about a piece of

  • quick tips about a piece of information you actually want to

  • information you actually want to

  • information you actually want to go through the language itself

  • go through the language itself

  • go through the language itself so don't worry about trying to

  • so don't worry about trying to

  • so don't worry about trying to read a whole bunch of books

  • read a whole bunch of books

  • read a whole bunch of books really quickly

  • really quickly

  • really quickly what you should be doing is

  • what you should be doing is

  • what you should be doing is trying to actually pick a book

  • trying to actually pick a book

  • trying to actually pick a book you're interested in whatever

  • you're interested in whatever

  • you're interested in whatever that subject happens to be and

  • that subject happens to be and

  • that subject happens to be and then you make sure you

  • then you make sure you

  • then you make sure you understand at least eighty to

  • understand at least eighty to

  • understand at least eighty to ninety percent of it so that way

  • ninety percent of it so that way

  • ninety percent of it so that way all the new information that

  • all the new information that

  • all the new information that you're getting any new words and

  • you're getting any new words and

  • you're getting any new words and phrases you can understand

  • phrases you can understand

  • phrases you can understand mostly from context and maybe

  • mostly from context and maybe

  • mostly from context and maybe you'll have to look up a word or

  • you'll have to look up a word or

  • you'll have to look up a word or two

  • two

  • two but it should be again something

  • but it should be again something

  • but it should be again something you understand most of all ready

  • you understand most of all ready

  • you understand most of all ready in something that's entertaining

  • in something that's entertaining

  • in something that's entertaining for you whatever that happens to

  • for you whatever that happens to

  • for you whatever that happens to be anyway since we're talking

  • be anyway since we're talking

  • be anyway since we're talking about books I just thought I'd

  • about books I just thought I'd

  • about books I just thought I'd start with that little

  • start with that little

  • start with that little introduction but a book that

  • introduction but a book that

  • introduction but a book that i've been reading recently is

  • i've been reading recently is

  • i've been reading recently is called switch and it's a really

  • called switch and it's a really

  • called switch and it's a really interesting book talking about

  • interesting book talking about

  • interesting book talking about how you can get a specifically

  • how you can get a specifically

  • how you can get a specifically organizations to change maybe

  • organizations to change maybe

  • organizations to change maybe you're the maybe a person like a

  • you're the maybe a person like a

  • you're the maybe a person like a director working in a particular

  • director working in a particular

  • director working in a particular part of a hospital or you're a

  • part of a hospital or you're a

  • part of a hospital or you're a coach at a university and trying

  • coach at a university and trying

  • coach at a university and trying to figure out how to change the

  • to figure out how to change the

  • to figure out how to change the way your team plays for the

  • way your team plays for the

  • way your team plays for the attitude of something like that

  • attitude of something like that

  • attitude of something like that so it's a really interesting

  • so it's a really interesting

  • so it's a really interesting book talking about how people

  • book talking about how people

  • book talking about how people change or how to get people to

  • change or how to get people to

  • change or how to get people to change and so thinking about

  • change and so thinking about

  • change and so thinking about myself always trying to figure

  • myself always trying to figure

  • myself always trying to figure out how we can improve and do

  • out how we can improve and do

  • out how we can improve and do things better i'm constantly

  • things better i'm constantly

  • things better i'm constantly reading books about you know new

  • reading books about you know new

  • reading books about you know new ways of doing things in new ways

  • ways of doing things in new ways

  • ways of doing things in new ways of thinking and then when i hear

  • of thinking and then when i hear

  • of thinking and then when i hear something interesting I like to

  • something interesting I like to

  • something interesting I like to pass that along to you anyway so

  • pass that along to you anyway so

  • pass that along to you anyway so this books which a couple of

  • this books which a couple of

  • this books which a couple of interesting points and that I'll

  • interesting points and that I'll

  • interesting points and that I'll talk about one in particular but

  • talk about one in particular but

  • talk about one in particular but just the general idea is that

  • just the general idea is that

  • just the general idea is that really we've got two parts in

  • really we've got two parts in

  • really we've got two parts in our mind are two parts to

  • our mind are two parts to

  • our mind are two parts to ourselves

  • ourselves

  • ourselves the first part is the elephant

  • the first part is the elephant

  • the first part is the elephant and this is the emotionally huge

  • and this is the emotionally huge

  • and this is the emotionally huge massive thing that's driven by

  • massive thing that's driven by

  • massive thing that's driven by the things that it wants and the

  • the things that it wants and the

  • the things that it wants and the things that it wants right now

  • things that it wants right now

  • things that it wants right now and the other part of that is

  • and the other part of that is

  • and the other part of that is like the rider that sits on top

  • like the rider that sits on top

  • like the rider that sits on top of the elephant and this is the

  • of the elephant and this is the

  • of the elephant and this is the more logical side the side

  • more logical side the side

  • more logical side the side that's trying to control us and

  • that's trying to control us and

  • that's trying to control us and actually hopefully guide us to

  • actually hopefully guide us to

  • actually hopefully guide us to thinking about succeeding or

  • thinking about succeeding or

  • thinking about succeeding or doing things that will achieve

  • doing things that will achieve

  • doing things that will achieve success in the long term

  • success in the long term

  • success in the long term so the elephant is very

  • so the elephant is very

  • so the elephant is very emotionally driven and wants to

  • emotionally driven and wants to

  • emotionally driven and wants to do things and achieve things now

  • do things and achieve things now

  • do things and achieve things now like look at that beautiful cake

  • like look at that beautiful cake

  • like look at that beautiful cake over there I want to eat that

  • over there I want to eat that

  • over there I want to eat that cake right now but the writer is

  • cake right now but the writer is

  • cake right now but the writer is sitting on the elephant says hey

  • sitting on the elephant says hey

  • sitting on the elephant says hey if you eat that cake maybe

  • if you eat that cake maybe

  • if you eat that cake maybe you're you know it might taste

  • you're you know it might taste

  • you're you know it might taste good right now but if you're

  • good right now but if you're

  • good right now but if you're going to eat that cake you're

  • going to eat that cake you're

  • going to eat that cake you're gonna break your diet that kind

  • gonna break your diet that kind

  • gonna break your diet that kind of thing

  • of thing

  • of thing so we've got these two different

  • so we've got these two different

  • so we've got these two different forces in our minds and they're

  • forces in our minds and they're

  • forces in our minds and they're pulling on us every day

  • pulling on us every day

  • pulling on us every day now each of these forces also

  • now each of these forces also

  • now each of these forces also has a drawback or a couple of

  • has a drawback or a couple of

  • has a drawback or a couple of drawbacks

  • drawbacks

  • drawbacks so the elephant is very good

  • so the elephant is very good

  • so the elephant is very good about moving forward if it wants

  • about moving forward if it wants

  • about moving forward if it wants to do something but it might not

  • to do something but it might not

  • to do something but it might not be taking us in the right

  • be taking us in the right

  • be taking us in the right direction and the rider also

  • direction and the rider also

  • direction and the rider also contend to overthink things too

  • contend to overthink things too

  • contend to overthink things too much

  • much

  • much so if we have too much

  • so if we have too much

  • so if we have too much information if there's too many

  • information if there's too many

  • information if there's too many things to think about

  • things to think about

  • things to think about then the rider can get confused

  • then the rider can get confused

  • then the rider can get confused the rider can think like oh no I

  • the rider can think like oh no I

  • the rider can think like oh no I got

  • got

  • got know what to do anymore because

  • know what to do anymore because

  • know what to do anymore because I have too many options a really

  • I have too many options a really

  • I have too many options a really good example of this is now I

  • good example of this is now I

  • good example of this is now I was actually explaining so i

  • was actually explaining so i

  • was actually explaining so i went to a waiting out here a

  • went to a waiting out here a

  • went to a waiting out here a friend of mine got married here

  • friend of mine got married here

  • friend of mine got married here in Japan a foreigner marrying a

  • in Japan a foreigner marrying a

  • in Japan a foreigner marrying a Japanese woman and this is just

  • Japanese woman and this is just

  • Japanese woman and this is just a just an interesting thing

  • a just an interesting thing

  • a just an interesting thing about Japanese culture that you

  • about Japanese culture that you

  • about Japanese culture that you might not know about already if

  • might not know about already if

  • might not know about already if you know about it anyway

  • you know about it anyway

  • you know about it anyway so one of the things that's big

  • so one of the things that's big

  • so one of the things that's big in Japan is when you go to an

  • in Japan is when you go to an

  • in Japan is when you go to an actual wedding people typically

  • actual wedding people typically

  • actual wedding people typically give cash to the company or to

  • give cash to the company or to

  • give cash to the company or to the couple i should say not the

  • the couple i should say not the

  • the couple i should say not the company but people bring small

  • company but people bring small

  • company but people bring small envelopes and have maybe like an

  • envelopes and have maybe like an

  • envelopes and have maybe like an american dollars it might be

  • american dollars it might be

  • american dollars it might be like two or three hundred

  • like two or three hundred

  • like two or three hundred dollars worth of cash in that so

  • dollars worth of cash in that so

  • dollars worth of cash in that so people typically in America they

  • people typically in America they

  • people typically in America they would give like an actual

  • would give like an actual

  • would give like an actual present or people would have an

  • present or people would have an

  • present or people would have an online or some kind of wedding

  • online or some kind of wedding

  • online or some kind of wedding registry at a store which means

  • registry at a store which means

  • registry at a store which means like hey we're gonna go to the

  • like hey we're gonna go to the

  • like hey we're gonna go to the store and we want a toaster and

  • store and we want a toaster and

  • store and we want a toaster and something else into something

  • something else into something

  • something else into something else because we're moving into a

  • else because we're moving into a

  • else because we're moving into a new house and then you can go

  • new house and then you can go

  • new house and then you can go online look through the gift

  • online look through the gift

  • online look through the gift registry pick a particular

  • registry pick a particular

  • registry pick a particular product or whatever that you'd

  • product or whatever that you'd

  • product or whatever that you'd like to get for the couple and

  • like to get for the couple and

  • like to get for the couple and then you can buy them that thing

  • then you can buy them that thing

  • then you can buy them that thing it's actually really interesting

  • it's actually really interesting

  • it's actually really interesting system just for doing that but

  • system just for doing that but

  • system just for doing that but in Japan it's kind of a pain in

  • in Japan it's kind of a pain in

  • in Japan it's kind of a pain in the ass or maybe I just see it

  • the ass or maybe I just see it

  • the ass or maybe I just see it that way because I'm a foreigner

  • that way because I'm a foreigner

  • that way because I'm a foreigner but when you're giving that cash

  • but when you're giving that cash

  • but when you're giving that cash to people then they have to give

  • to people then they have to give

  • to people then they have to give you back something that's about

  • you back something that's about

  • you back something that's about half the price of that thing or

  • half the price of that thing or

  • half the price of that thing or the equivalent in cash of half

  • the equivalent in cash of half

  • the equivalent in cash of half of the value of that name

  • of the value of that name

  • of the value of that name so there's a lot of really

  • so there's a lot of really

  • so there's a lot of really calculating the amount of

  • calculating the amount of

  • calculating the amount of something and then figuring out

  • something and then figuring out

  • something and then figuring out how to give it and that's why

  • how to give it and that's why

  • how to give it and that's why people give cash because it's

  • people give cash because it's

  • people give cash because it's really easy to figure out okay i

  • really easy to figure out okay i

  • really easy to figure out okay i gave this person a hundred

  • gave this person a hundred

  • gave this person a hundred dollars so I'm expecting like

  • dollars so I'm expecting like

  • dollars so I'm expecting like fifty dollars back something

  • fifty dollars back something

  • fifty dollars back something like that

  • like that

  • like that now this may sound really odd if

  • now this may sound really odd if

  • now this may sound really odd if you're not familiar with this

  • you're not familiar with this

  • you're not familiar with this kind of gift giving culture but

  • kind of gift giving culture but

  • kind of gift giving culture but it really drives japan so

  • it really drives japan so

  • it really drives japan so everybody going around giving

  • everybody going around giving

  • everybody going around giving gifts to each other making sure

  • gifts to each other making sure

  • gifts to each other making sure everybody is like kind of well

  • everybody is like kind of well

  • everybody is like kind of well balanced in a way so people get

  • balanced in a way so people get

  • balanced in a way so people get things from each other give

  • things from each other give

  • things from each other give things to other people and I've

  • things to other people and I've

  • things to other people and I've actually had a gift at my house

  • actually had a gift at my house

  • actually had a gift at my house it like went to one family came

  • it like went to one family came

  • it like went to one family came to a different family and

  • to a different family and

  • to a different family and actually came back to my house

  • actually came back to my house

  • actually came back to my house not that long after that that

  • not that long after that that

  • not that long after that that was pretty it was a little bit

  • was pretty it was a little bit

  • was pretty it was a little bit embarrassing but it's pretty

  • embarrassing but it's pretty

  • embarrassing but it's pretty funny at the same time it goes

  • funny at the same time it goes

  • funny at the same time it goes to show you something this is a

  • to show you something this is a

  • to show you something this is a really great English expression

  • really great English expression

  • really great English expression as well it goes to show that it

  • as well it goes to show that it

  • as well it goes to show that it just means that you know it's an

  • just means that you know it's an

  • just means that you know it's an interesting example of something

  • interesting example of something

  • interesting example of something so it goes to show that it's

  • so it goes to show that it's

  • so it goes to show that it's just an interesting way of doing

  • just an interesting way of doing

  • just an interesting way of doing life or that maybe even some

  • life or that maybe even some

  • life or that maybe even some people have like a present that

  • people have like a present that

  • people have like a present that they're getting that they don't

  • they're getting that they don't

  • they're getting that they don't really want so they regift that

  • really want so they regift that

  • really want so they regift that present to somebody else

  • present to somebody else

  • present to somebody else anyway I'm going off on like

  • anyway I'm going off on like

  • anyway I'm going off on like tangent after tangent after

  • tangent after tangent after

  • tangent after tangent after tangent but so I'm talking about

  • tangent but so I'm talking about

  • tangent but so I'm talking about like these gift-giving things

  • like these gift-giving things

  • like these gift-giving things that because people like let's

  • that because people like let's

  • that because people like let's say I were to give a present an

  • say I were to give a present an

  • say I were to give a present an actual physical presence of

  • actual physical presence of

  • actual physical presence of someone who's getting married in

  • someone who's getting married in

  • someone who's getting married in japan now they would have to

  • japan now they would have to

  • japan now they would have to look up the price of that thing

  • look up the price of that thing

  • look up the price of that thing online and then give me back

  • online and then give me back

  • online and then give me back something else but now what

  • something else but now what

  • something else but now what you're seeing more of these

  • you're seeing more of these

  • you're seeing more of these companies that create an actual

  • companies that create an actual

  • companies that create an actual catalog of gifts that they give

  • catalog of gifts that they give

  • catalog of gifts that they give to people as a present for the

  • to people as a present for the

  • to people as a present for the wedding

  • wedding

  • wedding so all of the guests that come

  • so all of the guests that come

  • so all of the guests that come to the wedding they get up

  • to the wedding they get up

  • to the wedding they get up little catalog so they maybe get

  • little catalog so they maybe get

  • little catalog so they maybe get some sweets or something but

  • some sweets or something but

  • some sweets or something but they get a catalog that lets

  • they get a catalog that lets

  • they get a catalog that lets them select a you know whatever

  • them select a you know whatever

  • them select a you know whatever item they like to get its of an

  • item they like to get its of an

  • item they like to get its of an approximate value within a

  • approximate value within a

  • approximate value within a certain range so like fifty

  • certain range so like fifty

  • certain range so like fifty dollars or a hundred dollars

  • dollars or a hundred dollars

  • dollars or a hundred dollars something like that

  • something like that

  • something like that so the wedding couple would pay

  • so the wedding couple would pay

  • so the wedding couple would pay that company and then all of the

  • that company and then all of the

  • that company and then all of the people they come to the come to

  • people they come to the come to

  • people they come to the come to the wedding would be able to get

  • the wedding would be able to get

  • the wedding would be able to get the catalog and then send off

  • the catalog and then send off

  • the catalog and then send off like hey I'd like to get this

  • like hey I'd like to get this

  • like hey I'd like to get this thing that's in the catalog but

  • thing that's in the catalog but

  • thing that's in the catalog but the problem with the catalog

  • the problem with the catalog

  • the problem with the catalog again is that you've got it

  • again is that you've got it

  • again is that you've got it it's like this thick you've got

  • it's like this thick you've got

  • it's like this thick you've got maybe like 200 300 pages in

  • maybe like 200 300 pages in

  • maybe like 200 300 pages in there of little things that you

  • there of little things that you

  • there of little things that you could buy and it's just like

  • could buy and it's just like

  • could buy and it's just like it's overwhelming

  • it's overwhelming

  • it's overwhelming you have too many things to

  • you have too many things to

  • you have too many things to choose and then people sit

  • choose and then people sit

  • choose and then people sit around and like you're wasting

  • around and like you're wasting

  • around and like you're wasting all your time like do I want the

  • all your time like do I want the

  • all your time like do I want the steak knives or do i want the

  • steak knives or do i want the

  • steak knives or do i want the plate or do I want this other

  • plate or do I want this other

  • plate or do I want this other animal character thing is crazy

  • animal character thing is crazy

  • animal character thing is crazy and so people have all these

  • and so people have all these

  • and so people have all these things and it's it's basically

  • things and it's it's basically

  • things and it's it's basically going against what we would want

  • going against what we would want

  • going against what we would want for especially something that

  • for especially something that

  • for especially something that like I mean who cares if you're

  • like I mean who cares if you're

  • like I mean who cares if you're getting steak knives or whatever

  • getting steak knives or whatever

  • getting steak knives or whatever for a wedding present like just

  • for a wedding present like just

  • for a wedding present like just you know give me whatever if you

  • you know give me whatever if you

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  • don't even care you shouldn't be

  • don't even care you shouldn't be giving me anything anyway you're

  • giving me anything anyway you're

  • giving me anything anyway you're the one getting married

  • the one getting married

  • the one getting married that's a whole separate issue

  • that's a whole separate issue

  • that's a whole separate issue but it's just a perfect example

  • but it's just a perfect example

  • but it's just a perfect example of when you have too many

  • of when you have too many

  • of when you have too many options

  • options

  • options this is the rider becoming like

  • this is the rider becoming like

  • this is the rider becoming like really excited about that in the

  • really excited about that in the

  • really excited about that in the rider the writer of the elephant

  • rider the writer of the elephant

  • rider the writer of the elephant is thinking wow ok I've got all

  • is thinking wow ok I've got all

  • is thinking wow ok I've got all these choices now I've got to

  • these choices now I've got to

  • these choices now I've got to think about this like should i

  • think about this like should i

  • think about this like should i do this or that or this other

  • do this or that or this other

  • do this or that or this other thing and they're thinking about

  • thing and they're thinking about

  • thing and they're thinking about too many things and they don't

  • too many things and they don't

  • too many things and they don't go anywhere

  • go anywhere

  • go anywhere and this is what happens to a

  • and this is what happens to a

  • and this is what happens to a lot of people in life when

  • lot of people in life when

  • lot of people in life when they're thinking about well

  • they're thinking about well

  • they're thinking about well maybe I'm interested in a lot of

  • maybe I'm interested in a lot of

  • maybe I'm interested in a lot of different things i like this

  • different things i like this

  • different things i like this hobby and that interest in this

  • hobby and that interest in this

  • hobby and that interest in this job and that other thing but I

  • job and that other thing but I

  • job and that other thing but I never can make any progress on

  • never can make any progress on

  • never can make any progress on anything because I don't know

  • anything because I don't know

  • anything because I don't know what to pick

  • what to pick

  • what to pick I can't really actually make a

  • I can't really actually make a

  • I can't really actually make a decision about something

  • decision about something

  • decision about something and so the book is talking about

  • and so the book is talking about

  • and so the book is talking about how we can actually make that

  • how we can actually make that

  • how we can actually make that switch and actually make it such

  • switch and actually make it such

  • switch and actually make it such that you can get the elephant

  • that you can get the elephant

  • that you can get the elephant and the rider to work together

  • and the rider to work together

  • and the rider to work together such that you can have something

  • such that you can have something

  • such that you can have something nice and easy

  • nice and easy

  • nice and easy now what's interesting about the

  • now what's interesting about the

  • now what's interesting about the book is that you know just

  • book is that you know just

  • book is that you know just thinking about it from my own

  • thinking about it from my own

  • thinking about it from my own life for getting it especially

  • life for getting it especially

  • life for getting it especially kind of learning it for like I

  • kind of learning it for like I

  • kind of learning it for like I said myself but really to help

  • said myself but really to help

  • said myself but really to help learners

  • learners

  • learners even though I'm a learner of

  • even though I'm a learner of

  • even though I'm a learner of Japanese myself but specifically

  • Japanese myself but specifically

  • Japanese myself but specifically to help my learner's make that

  • to help my learner's make that

  • to help my learner's make that decision because a lot of people

  • decision because a lot of people

  • decision because a lot of people they they want to learn they

  • they they want to learn they

  • they they want to learn they want to become a better English

  • want to become a better English

  • want to become a better English speaker but at the same time

  • speaker but at the same time

  • speaker but at the same time like the elephant is like like I

  • like the elephant is like like I

  • like the elephant is like like I don't really feel like studying

  • don't really feel like studying

  • don't really feel like studying right now I don't feel like

  • right now I don't feel like

  • right now I don't feel like doing this I don't want it again

  • doing this I don't want it again

  • doing this I don't want it again it's talking about the feeling

  • it's talking about the feeling

  • it's talking about the feeling of how you get excited about

  • of how you get excited about

  • of how you get excited about doing something and so thinking

  • doing something and so thinking

  • doing something and so thinking about that idea I actually spent

  • about that idea I actually spent

  • about that idea I actually spent a lot of time not just making

  • a lot of time not just making

  • a lot of time not just making lessons but really more thinking

  • lessons but really more thinking

  • lessons but really more thinking about how to help people get the

  • about how to help people get the

  • about how to help people get the elephant and the rider to think

  • elephant and the rider to think

  • elephant and the rider to think about something and actually

  • about something and actually

  • about something and actually work together to achieve the

  • work together to achieve the

  • work together to achieve the same goal and so I'm actually

  • same goal and so I'm actually

  • same goal and so I'm actually coming out with a video and not

  • coming out with a video and not

  • coming out with a video and not that long thats it's actually

  • that long thats it's actually

  • that long thats it's actually really interesting idea talking

  • really interesting idea talking

  • really interesting idea talking about the fluency profile of a

  • about the fluency profile of a

  • about the fluency profile of a native English speaker vs and

  • native English speaker vs and

  • native English speaker vs and non-native speaker and why they

  • non-native speaker and why they

  • non-native speaker and why they have these different fluency

  • have these different fluency

  • have these different fluency profile so i'll be talking about

  • profile so i'll be talking about

  • profile so i'll be talking about that in an upcoming video so

  • that in an upcoming video so

  • that in an upcoming video so look forward to seeing that in

  • look forward to seeing that in

  • look forward to seeing that in the future but this is a

  • the future but this is a

  • the future but this is a specific idea where i really

  • specific idea where i really

  • specific idea where i really want to help people get that

  • want to help people get that

  • want to help people get that alignment there the elephant and

  • alignment there the elephant and

  • alignment there the elephant and the rider moving in the same way

  • the rider moving in the same way

  • the rider moving in the same way and one of the most important

  • and one of the most important

  • and one of the most important points the book talks about in

  • points the book talks about in

  • points the book talks about in this is the thing i wanted to

  • this is the thing i wanted to

  • this is the thing i wanted to focus on just quickly though in

  • focus on just quickly though in

  • focus on just quickly though in this video is about the mindset

  • this video is about the mindset

  • this video is about the mindset that you have for being able to

  • that you have for being able to

  • that you have for being able to change now typically people are

  • change now typically people are

  • change now typically people are of two different mindsets the

  • of two different mindsets the

  • of two different mindsets the first one in a mindset is just

  • first one in a mindset is just

  • first one in a mindset is just the way you think it's how you

  • the way you think it's how you

  • the way you think it's how you see the world but the first

  • see the world but the first

  • see the world but the first mindset is I believe that I am

  • mindset is I believe that I am

  • mindset is I believe that I am fixed in my personality or my

  • fixed in my personality or my

  • fixed in my personality or my habits or the abilities that I

  • habits or the abilities that I

  • habits or the abilities that I have and the other kind of

  • have and the other kind of

  • have and the other kind of personality type or the mindset

  • personality type or the mindset

  • personality type or the mindset that people have is I can learn

  • that people have is I can learn

  • that people have is I can learn how to do something different i

  • how to do something different i

  • how to do something different i can actually improve so if you

  • can actually improve so if you

  • can actually improve so if you have a fixed mindset versus a

  • have a fixed mindset versus a

  • have a fixed mindset versus a mindset that allows you to

  • mindset that allows you to

  • mindset that allows you to change or believes you can

  • change or believes you can

  • change or believes you can change the people that believe

  • change the people that believe

  • change the people that believe they can change are typically or

  • they can change are typically or

  • they can change are typically or more likely the ones that

  • more likely the ones that

  • more likely the ones that actually succeed so I try to get

  • actually succeed so I try to get

  • actually succeed so I try to get people to think about things in

  • people to think about things in

  • people to think about things in a different way

  • a different way

  • a different way even though most people are

  • even though most people are

  • even though most people are interested in hey let me come

  • interested in hey let me come

  • interested in hey let me come watch the English

  • watch the English

  • watch the English youtube video about like teach

  • youtube video about like teach

  • youtube video about like teach me these particular phrases and

  • me these particular phrases and

  • me these particular phrases and it's great to learn a bunch of

  • it's great to learn a bunch of

  • it's great to learn a bunch of phrases but if you're watching

  • phrases but if you're watching

  • phrases but if you're watching this video right now you're one

  • this video right now you're one

  • this video right now you're one of the few smart learners that's

  • of the few smart learners that's

  • of the few smart learners that's actually interested in learning

  • actually interested in learning

  • actually interested in learning the deeper information that will

  • the deeper information that will

  • the deeper information that will help you expand and improve your

  • help you expand and improve your

  • help you expand and improve your English fluency much better

  • English fluency much better

  • English fluency much better after you understand these

  • after you understand these

  • after you understand these deeper things although the

  • deeper things although the

  • deeper things although the learning of the phrases and all

  • learning of the phrases and all

  • learning of the phrases and all that becomes really easy

  • that becomes really easy

  • that becomes really easy so anyway hopefully I'm teaching

  • so anyway hopefully I'm teaching

  • so anyway hopefully I'm teaching you a few phrases as well but

  • you a few phrases as well but

  • you a few phrases as well but this kind of thing

  • this kind of thing

  • this kind of thing the way of thinking this is a

  • the way of thinking this is a

  • the way of thinking this is a really important thing as far as

  • really important thing as far as

  • really important thing as far as improving your English so when

  • improving your English so when

  • improving your English so when you're thinking about having the

  • you're thinking about having the

  • you're thinking about having the mindset of a fixed person like

  • mindset of a fixed person like

  • mindset of a fixed person like whoa can I guess like I can't do

  • whoa can I guess like I can't do

  • whoa can I guess like I can't do that like I can't learn a

  • that like I can't learn a

  • that like I can't learn a language writing bad at math or

  • language writing bad at math or

  • language writing bad at math or other things like that it first

  • other things like that it first

  • other things like that it first you can switch to be more of a

  • you can switch to be more of a

  • you can switch to be more of a person that can actually change

  • person that can actually change

  • person that can actually change their mindset or believe that

  • their mindset or believe that

  • their mindset or believe that they can do something then

  • they can do something then

  • they can do something then you're much more likely to

  • you're much more likely to

  • you're much more likely to improve so i mentioned earlier

  • improve so i mentioned earlier

  • improve so i mentioned earlier about that this new video that

  • about that this new video that

  • about that this new video that I'm creating that's talking

  • I'm creating that's talking

  • I'm creating that's talking about the different English

  • about the different English

  • about the different English fluency profiles and one of the

  • fluency profiles and one of the

  • fluency profiles and one of the most important things you can do

  • most important things you can do

  • most important things you can do for learning English is it's

  • for learning English is it's

  • for learning English is it's kind of it's kind of a tricky

  • kind of it's kind of a tricky

  • kind of it's kind of a tricky thing to to a to explain but

  • thing to to a to explain but

  • thing to to a to explain but i'll try to do it quickly and

  • i'll try to do it quickly and

  • i'll try to do it quickly and make it as clear as possible so

  • make it as clear as possible so

  • make it as clear as possible so the first thing is that most

  • the first thing is that most

  • the first thing is that most non-native English speakers are

  • non-native English speakers are

  • non-native English speakers are learning the traditional way of

  • learning the traditional way of

  • learning the traditional way of getting fluid which is basically

  • getting fluid which is basically

  • getting fluid which is basically preparing them for tests and not

  • preparing them for tests and not

  • preparing them for tests and not actually helping them do a lot

  • actually helping them do a lot

  • actually helping them do a lot of the things and develop a lot

  • of the things and develop a lot

  • of the things and develop a lot of the habits that are required

  • of the habits that are required

  • of the habits that are required to become a fluent speaker so

  • to become a fluent speaker so

  • to become a fluent speaker so you've got the native English

  • you've got the native English

  • you've got the native English speaker over here that has

  • speaker over here that has

  • speaker over here that has really strong habits and every

  • really strong habits and every

  • really strong habits and every area like being able to speak

  • area like being able to speak

  • area like being able to speak confidently or understand native

  • confidently or understand native

  • confidently or understand native English speakers being able to

  • English speakers being able to

  • English speakers being able to use grammar automatically

  • use grammar automatically

  • use grammar automatically etcetera and then you've got

  • etcetera and then you've got

  • etcetera and then you've got somebody that learn the

  • somebody that learn the

  • somebody that learn the traditional way where maybe they

  • traditional way where maybe they

  • traditional way where maybe they know a couple of words and

  • know a couple of words and

  • know a couple of words and phrases they can understand a

  • phrases they can understand a

  • phrases they can understand a little bit and they can read and

  • little bit and they can read and

  • little bit and they can read and write well but they're still

  • write well but they're still

  • write well but they're still missing a lot of the habits that

  • missing a lot of the habits that

  • missing a lot of the habits that actually help them become fluent

  • actually help them become fluent

  • actually help them become fluent speakers now because of that you

  • speakers now because of that you

  • speakers now because of that you have a limited number of habits

  • have a limited number of habits

  • have a limited number of habits and people have been trained in

  • and people have been trained in

  • and people have been trained in a way so non-native speakers who

  • a way so non-native speakers who

  • a way so non-native speakers who are learning English have been

  • are learning English have been

  • are learning English have been trained kind of the best way to

  • trained kind of the best way to

  • trained kind of the best way to put it is that like they've

  • put it is that like they've

  • put it is that like they've learned to only learn English

  • learned to only learn English

  • learned to only learn English and in a particular way so they

  • and in a particular way so they

  • and in a particular way so they read more books or maybe they

  • read more books or maybe they

  • read more books or maybe they they get they try to learn like

  • they get they try to learn like

  • they get they try to learn like a few more vocabulary words

  • a few more vocabulary words

  • a few more vocabulary words something like that but because

  • something like that but because

  • something like that but because they already know a whole bunch

  • they already know a whole bunch

  • they already know a whole bunch of those things they don't

  • of those things they don't

  • of those things they don't notice much improved

  • notice much improved

  • notice much improved it and this is the real the

  • it and this is the real the

  • it and this is the real the tricky thing here about

  • tricky thing here about

  • tricky thing here about motivating you to actually

  • motivating you to actually

  • motivating you to actually achieve fluency and want to do

  • achieve fluency and want to do

  • achieve fluency and want to do more

  • more

  • more so you have to do something that

  • so you have to do something that

  • so you have to do something that gives you noticeable improvement

  • gives you noticeable improvement

  • gives you noticeable improvement in your English and that's why

  • in your English and that's why

  • in your English and that's why I'm always trying to think of

  • I'm always trying to think of

  • I'm always trying to think of new strategies new ways of

  • new strategies new ways of

  • new strategies new ways of improving because if you don't

  • improving because if you don't

  • improving because if you don't see the improvement

  • see the improvement

  • see the improvement you don't feel the improvement

  • you don't feel the improvement

  • you don't feel the improvement and then you don't want to move

  • and then you don't want to move

  • and then you don't want to move on and you don't want to improve

  • on and you don't want to improve

  • on and you don't want to improve and you lose your motivation to

  • and you lose your motivation to

  • and you lose your motivation to study so if you if you let's say

  • study so if you if you let's say

  • study so if you if you let's say you already know like you know

  • you already know like you know

  • you already know like you know 10,000 words if you learn two or

  • 10,000 words if you learn two or

  • 10,000 words if you learn two or three more than that overall

  • three more than that overall

  • three more than that overall improvement doesn't mean

  • improvement doesn't mean

  • improvement doesn't mean anything to you because you

  • anything to you because you

  • anything to you because you don't feel any different but

  • don't feel any different but

  • don't feel any different but let's say your confidence is

  • let's say your confidence is

  • let's say your confidence is incredibly weak if you can

  • incredibly weak if you can

  • incredibly weak if you can double that confidence with

  • double that confidence with

  • double that confidence with learning just maybe like two or

  • learning just maybe like two or

  • learning just maybe like two or three tips then that's going to

  • three tips then that's going to

  • three tips then that's going to help you see dramatic

  • help you see dramatic

  • help you see dramatic improvement in your fluency and

  • improvement in your fluency and

  • improvement in your fluency and that like kind of cascades like

  • that like kind of cascades like

  • that like kind of cascades like a waterfall it cascades and all

  • a waterfall it cascades and all

  • a waterfall it cascades and all the other pieces of your fluency

  • the other pieces of your fluency

  • the other pieces of your fluency all the other habits that you

  • all the other habits that you

  • all the other habits that you need to develop and that's what

  • need to develop and that's what

  • need to develop and that's what really gets you motivated to

  • really gets you motivated to

  • really gets you motivated to learn

  • learn

  • learn so if you can keep things simple

  • so if you can keep things simple

  • so if you can keep things simple this is what you're doing to

  • this is what you're doing to

  • this is what you're doing to control the rider and then you

  • control the rider and then you

  • control the rider and then you keep things motivating this is

  • keep things motivating this is

  • keep things motivating this is what you do to control the

  • what you do to control the

  • what you do to control the elephant and that's how you keep

  • elephant and that's how you keep

  • elephant and that's how you keep moving and get fluent faster

  • moving and get fluent faster

  • moving and get fluent faster so if you're the kind of person

  • so if you're the kind of person

  • so if you're the kind of person that maybe you thinking gee I

  • that maybe you thinking gee I

  • that maybe you thinking gee I probably can't get fluent I

  • probably can't get fluent I

  • probably can't get fluent I don't really know how to do

  • don't really know how to do

  • don't really know how to do something and it doesn't matter

  • something and it doesn't matter

  • something and it doesn't matter if it's not just for fluency

  • if it's not just for fluency

  • if it's not just for fluency it's for anything else in life

  • it's for anything else in life

  • it's for anything else in life but if you have an idea or a

  • but if you have an idea or a

  • but if you have an idea or a mindset about yourself that you

  • mindset about yourself that you

  • mindset about yourself that you think

  • think

  • think well I guess I can't do this i'm

  • well I guess I can't do this i'm

  • well I guess I can't do this i'm stuck here doing that you have

  • stuck here doing that you have

  • stuck here doing that you have to first understand that you

  • to first understand that you

  • to first understand that you really do have the ability to

  • really do have the ability to

  • really do have the ability to change because if you think

  • change because if you think

  • change because if you think about a baby like a baby doesn't

  • about a baby like a baby doesn't

  • about a baby like a baby doesn't know how to be a professional

  • know how to be a professional

  • know how to be a professional basketball player or even a

  • basketball player or even a

  • basketball player or even a fluent English speaker of a

  • fluent English speaker of a

  • fluent English speaker of a particular language so a baby is

  • particular language so a baby is

  • particular language so a baby is born and the baby has to learn

  • born and the baby has to learn

  • born and the baby has to learn how to do those things so baby

  • how to do those things so baby

  • how to do those things so baby learns how to fix a car as they

  • learns how to fix a car as they

  • learns how to fix a car as they get older not like an actual

  • get older not like an actual

  • get older not like an actual baby but as they grow their

  • baby but as they grow their

  • baby but as they grow their learning and developing things

  • learning and developing things

  • learning and developing things and if you remember that idea

  • and if you remember that idea

  • and if you remember that idea that you weren't born with any

  • that you weren't born with any

  • that you weren't born with any of the skills you have now you

  • of the skills you have now you

  • of the skills you have now you have to develop all those then

  • have to develop all those then

  • have to develop all those then that means you can also take the

  • that means you can also take the

  • that means you can also take the skills that you have now and

  • skills that you have now and

  • skills that you have now and develop them or even further or

  • develop them or even further or

  • develop them or even further or even developed completely new

  • even developed completely new

  • even developed completely new habits and skills and so that's

  • habits and skills and so that's

  • habits and skills and so that's what I'd like to encourage you

  • what I'd like to encourage you

  • what I'd like to encourage you to do think about the things

  • to do think about the things

  • to do think about the things that you're most struggling with

  • that you're most struggling with

  • that you're most struggling with and develop those because those

  • and develop those because those

  • and develop those because those are the things that are going to

  • are the things that are going to

  • are the things that are going to get you fluent much faster

  • get you fluent much faster

  • get you fluent much faster because

  • because

  • because seeing the improvement or the

  • seeing the improvement or the

  • seeing the improvement or the difference between how you were

  • difference between how you were

  • difference between how you were before and how you are now is

  • before and how you are now is

  • before and how you are now is really it's really obvious and

  • really it's really obvious and

  • really it's really obvious and that becomes more motivating for

  • that becomes more motivating for

  • that becomes more motivating for you but if you try to do the

  • you but if you try to do the

  • you but if you try to do the things that you've already done

  • things that you've already done

  • things that you've already done to get fluent like learning more

  • to get fluent like learning more

  • to get fluent like learning more words or buying yet another

  • words or buying yet another

  • words or buying yet another textbook when you've already got

  • textbook when you've already got

  • textbook when you've already got many you probably got too many

  • many you probably got too many

  • many you probably got too many bookshelves a full of textbooks

  • bookshelves a full of textbooks

  • bookshelves a full of textbooks and maybe even books that you've

  • and maybe even books that you've

  • and maybe even books that you've never even read or maybe just

  • never even read or maybe just

  • never even read or maybe just open very quickly and don't look

  • open very quickly and don't look

  • open very quickly and don't look at them anymore

  • at them anymore

  • at them anymore so focus on the things that are

  • so focus on the things that are

  • so focus on the things that are going to give you obvious

  • going to give you obvious

  • going to give you obvious improvement that motivate you

  • improvement that motivate you

  • improvement that motivate you and then that's going to be the

  • and then that's going to be the

  • and then that's going to be the thing that really helps you get

  • thing that really helps you get

  • thing that really helps you get . faster anyway i'm already

  • . faster anyway i'm already

  • . faster anyway i'm already getting you to information too

  • getting you to information too

  • getting you to information too much information i guess i

  • much information i guess i

  • much information i guess i should say but this is a book

  • should say but this is a book

  • should say but this is a book called switch a highly

  • called switch a highly

  • called switch a highly entertaining book i guess i'll

  • entertaining book i guess i'll

  • entertaining book i guess i'll put a link in the description or

  • put a link in the description or

  • put a link in the description or maybe all this

  • maybe all this

  • maybe all this I think there's actually an

  • I think there's actually an

  • I think there's actually an audio version of you can

  • audio version of you can

  • audio version of you can probably find right here on

  • probably find right here on

  • probably find right here on YouTube but if you look for that

  • YouTube but if you look for that

  • YouTube but if you look for that just by Chip and Dan heat so

  • just by Chip and Dan heat so

  • just by Chip and Dan heat so it's a book called switch

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