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1. 0:00English Leap Podcast
2. 0:02>> from [music] Speak English with Claus.
3. 0:06Hey English learners, welcome back to
4. 0:08the English Leap Podcast. Your English
5. 0:11podcast for daily life English, real
6. 0:13conversations, and easy English
7. 0:15listening practice.
8. 0:17>> Yeah, this is the place where you learn
9. 0:18real English from real talk, not from
10. 0:21boring grammar books.
11. 0:23>> I'm Anna.
12. 0:24>> And I'm Jake.
13. 0:25>> So Jake, how are you today? Did you have
14. 0:27a busy day? Yeah, a little busy. I had
15. 0:30work in the morning and then I went to
16. 0:32the gym, but I feel good now. How about
17. 0:35you, Anna?
18. 0:36>> I'm good, but a bit tired. I slept late
19. 0:39last night because I was watching a
20. 0:41movie.
21. 0:42>> Ah, so you were maybe wasting a little
22. 0:44time. [laughter]
23. 0:46>> Maybe just a little, but it was a nice
24. 0:49movie. And today I'm happy because we
25. 0:51can talk with our listeners again.
26. 0:53>> Same here. It always feels nice to sit
27. 0:56down, talk with you, and help people
28. 0:58with their English.
29. 1:00>> Yes, it feels like we are all in one big
30. 1:02room together.
31. 1:04>> Okay, small talk finished. Now, let's
32. 1:06get into our topic.
33. 1:08>> Yes. Before we start wasting their time,
34. 1:11[laughter]
35. 1:12>> right, today we have a very important
36. 1:15topic. Don't waste your time.
37. 1:19>> Yeah, time is life. If we waste our
38. 1:22time, we are wasting our life a little
39. 1:24bit.
40. 1:24>> Ouch. That sounds serious. But don't
41. 1:27worry, we're going to keep it fun and
42. 1:30simple.
43. 1:31>> Yes. And before we start, hm, we want to
44. 1:34ask you for a small favor.
45. 1:37>> Yeah. If you enjoyed this podcast,
46. 1:40please like this episode, subscribe, and
47. 1:43share it with a friend who is learning
48. 1:45English.
49. 1:46>> Mhm. Especially that friend who always
50. 1:48says, "I have no time to study English."
51. 1:52But then spends one hour scrolling on
52. 1:54their phone. [laughter]
53. 1:56>> We all know that friend. Sometimes it's
54. 1:58us. [laughter]
55. 2:00>> Yes. Okay, let's talk about what don't
56. 2:04waste your time really means.
57. 2:07>> So Anna, let me ask you first. What does
58. 2:10waste your time mean in simple words?
59. 2:14>> H good question. To waste time means you
60. 2:18use your time for something that is not
61. 2:21important and not helpful for you.
62. 2:24>> Right? So it's not just fun or not fun.
63. 2:28It's about if it helps you or not.
64. 2:31>> Exactly. Think about time like water
65. 2:34from a bottle.
66. 2:35>> H water from a bottle.
67. 2:38>> Yes. You only have a certain amount of
68. 2:41water in the bottle. If you pour it on
69. 2:43the floor, you can't drink it later.
70. 2:45That is like wasting time.
71. 2:48>> Ah, I like that. Time is like water. If
72. 2:52I just pour it on the floor, I can't use
73. 2:55it again.
74. 2:56>> Yes. When you use your time on things
75. 2:58that don't help you learn, don't help
76. 3:00you grow, and don't help you rest, then
77. 3:03you are just pouring your time on the
78. 3:05floor.
79. 3:06>> And sometimes we know it, right? We
80. 3:08finish and we feel, "Why did I do that?"
81. 3:12>> Exactly. That feeling of regret. I could
82. 3:15use that time for something better is a
83. 3:17clear sign that maybe we wasted our
84. 3:19time.
85. 3:20>> Yeah. Like when I say I will watch one
86. 3:23short video and then 40 minutes later
87. 3:27I'm still there and I don't even
88. 3:29remember what I watched.
89. 3:31[laughter]
90. 3:32>> Yes, that happens to so many people. So
91. 3:35now we know the meaning. Let's talk
92. 3:37about how we can stop wasting time
93. 3:40especially when we are learning English.
94. 3:43Okay, maybe I can start with a story.
95. 3:46>> Yes, good idea. Stories help us
96. 3:48remember.
97. 3:50>> So, one day last month, I was working on
98. 3:52my computer. My brain felt tired, and I
99. 3:56said, I will take a 10-minute break.
100. 3:59>> That sounds like a good plan.
101. 4:00>> I sat on the sofa, opened my phone, and
102. 4:03started watching a funny video. I
103. 4:06laughed. It was nice. Then another video
104. 4:09started. I thought, "Okay, just one
105. 4:12more."
106. 4:14>> Very famous sentence. Just one more.
107. 4:17>> Yes, [laughter]
108. 4:18just one more. After some time, I felt a
109. 4:22little strange. I checked the clock and
110. 4:261 hour and 15 minutes had passed.
111. 4:29>> Whoa, that's a big 10minute break.
112. 4:32>> Exactly. And the problem was I didn't
113. 4:35feel happy after that. I felt empty, a
114. 4:38little guilty, and more tired.
115. 4:41>> Yes, that's the feeling of time going
116. 4:43away like sand in your hands. You open
117. 4:46your fingers and it just falls.
118. 4:49>> That's a good picture. Sand in my hands.
119. 4:53So after that day, I said, "Okay, I need
120. 4:57to be more intentional with my time."
121. 5:00>> Intentional means you do something on
122. 5:03purpose, not by accident.
123. 5:05>> Right? And today we want to share some
124. 5:08tips that helped us and can help you
125. 5:11too.
126. 5:12>> Yes, simple tips with small stories so
127. 5:16you can remember them easily.
128. 5:17>> Okay, Anna, what is the first tip?
129. 5:20>> Tip number one, make a tiny plan.
130. 5:24>> Tiny, not big.
131. 5:26>> Yes, tiny. Think of a plan like a GPS in
132. 5:30your car.
133. 5:30>> GPS. Okay, I like that. When you don't
134. 5:33put any address in the GPS, the car can
135. 5:36go anywhere. You can drive in circles,
136. 5:38you waste petrol, and you waste time,
137. 5:40>> right? You just drive and drive with no
138. 5:43final place.
139. 5:44>> But when you put one simple address, the
140. 5:48GPS tells you, "Turn here, go straight,
141. 5:51you will arrive."
142. 5:52>> So, a tiny plan is like putting the
143. 5:55address for your day.
144. 5:57>> Exactly. Many learners say today I will
145. 6:01improve my English. But that is too big,
146. 6:04too vague.
147. 6:05>> Vague means not clear.
148. 6:07>> Yes, it's not clear. So instead, make a
149. 6:11tiny plan like today I will learn three
150. 6:15new words. Today I will listen to 10
151. 6:19minutes of an English podcast. Today I
152. 6:22will read one page of a story.
153. 6:25>> That feels lighter. I have a small
154. 6:28personal example.
155. 6:29>> Yeah, tell us.
156. 6:30>> When I started learning another
157. 6:32language, I told myself every day I will
158. 6:36study for 1 hour. It was too big for me.
159. 6:39I got tired. I skipped days and I felt
160. 6:43bad.
161. 6:44>> I understand.
162. 6:45>> Then I changed the plan. I said, "Every
163. 6:48day I will do 10 minutes. That's all."
164. 6:52Some days I did more, but my promise to
165. 6:55myself was just 10 minutes.
166. 6:58>> And did that work better?
167. 6:59>> Yes, much better. I could keep my
168. 7:02promise. I didn't feel scared to start.
169. 7:05And every time I finished, I felt proud.
170. 7:08>> So the metaphor is a tiny plan is like a
171. 7:11small clear address in your GPS. You
172. 7:15don't wander around. You know where to
173. 7:17go.
174. 7:18>> Exactly. And when you know where to go,
175. 7:20you waste less time thinking, "What
176. 7:23should I do now?"
177. 7:24>> That's a powerful first tip. So, what's
178. 7:28the second tip?
179. 7:29>> H tip number two, use your pocket time.
180. 7:33>> Pocket time.
181. 7:34>> Yes. Think of time like coins.
182. 7:38>> Okay, I'm listening. During the day you
183. 7:41have some big coins like 1 hour blocks
184. 7:45but you also have many small coins 5
185. 7:49minutes here 7 minutes there 3 minutes
186. 7:52there.
187. 7:53>> Ah like when I wait for the bus or I sit
188. 7:56in a taxi or I wait in a line.
189. 7:59>> Exactly. Many people throw these small
190. 8:02coins in the trash. They just scroll
191. 8:05scroll scroll.
192. 8:06>> Mhm. Yes, I do that sometimes. But if
193. 8:09you collect these small coins, you can
194. 8:12buy something big.
195. 8:14>> That's a nice picture. Small coins
196. 8:16become a big amount.
197. 8:18>> For example, you can review your three
198. 8:21new words while you wait for the bus.
199. 8:23Listen to five minutes of an English
200. 8:25podcast while you wash the dishes. Read
201. 8:28five lines of a story while you wait for
202. 8:31your coffee.
203. 8:31>> H, that feels very realistic. I have a
204. 8:35friend who improved her English mostly
205. 8:38in pocket time.
206. 8:39>> Really?
207. 8:40>> Yes. She has two kids and a job, so she
208. 8:43is very busy. She said to me, "I never
209. 8:47have one full hour, but I have many
210. 8:50small minutes."
211. 8:51>> Mhm. I like that.
212. 8:53>> So, she used those minutes. 5 minutes
213. 8:56walking to the bus, 10 minutes at lunch,
214. 8:597 minutes before sleep. After a few
215. 9:01months, she noticed that she understood
216. 9:04more and could speak better.
217. 9:06>> So, those little coins turned into a big
218. 9:09treasure.
219. 9:10>> Exactly. If you don't want to waste
220. 9:13time, start using your pocket time. Even
221. 9:17five minutes can be useful.
222. 9:19>> H maybe our listeners can think now
223. 9:20where are my pocket times in the day?
224. 9:23>> Yes, that's a good question.
225. 9:25>> Okay, what about the third tip? H tip
226. 9:28number three, make English fun,
227. 9:32>> right? Because if it feels like
228. 9:34punishment, you will run away from it.
229. 9:37>> True. Imagine you are a child and every
230. 9:41time you play, someone shouts, "Do it
231. 9:44perfectly. Don't make mistakes."
232. 9:47>> The child will stop playing.
233. 9:50>> Yes, learning is the same. Your brain
234. 9:53doesn't like constant stress. If English
235. 9:56always feels heavy and serious, your
236. 9:59brain says, "No thanks."
237. 10:01>> So, how can we turn English into a game,
238. 10:05not a punishment?
239. 10:07>> We can connect English to things we
240. 10:09already like.
241. 10:10>> For example, I love music.
242. 10:12>> Yes. Tell us.
243. 10:14>> I remember one song that really helped
244. 10:17me. I printed the lyrics, the words of
245. 10:21the song, and listened again and again.
246. 10:24I circled new words. I sang in the
247. 10:27shower. I tried to copy the singer's
248. 10:29voice. It was fun and I learned a lot.
249. 10:32>> H, that's a good story.
250. 10:34>> What about you?
251. 10:34>> I love stories and shows. I watched a
252. 10:38short series in English. At first with
253. 10:41subtitles in my language, then later
254. 10:44with English subtitles. After some time,
255. 10:47I could understand many lines without
256. 10:49reading.
257. 10:50>> Mhm. Like a small victory.
258. 10:52>> Yes.
259. 10:53Fun is important because it helps you
260. 10:56stay with English longer without feeling
261. 10:59that you are wasting time.
262. 11:00>> Right. If you watch a show in English
263. 11:03and you learn new phrases, you are not
264. 11:06just watching, you're growing.
265. 11:09>> Exactly. So tip three, don't just push
266. 11:13yourself. Also play with English. Songs,
267. 11:17stories, games, funny videos with
268. 11:20English subtitles. Use them wisely.
269. 11:25>> Now, I think we must talk about
270. 11:27something a little dangerous.
271. 11:30>> Yes, the dangerous thing in your hand.
272. 11:34>> The phone.
273. 11:35>> Tip number four, watch out for time
274. 11:38thieves.
275. 11:40>> Time thieves. I like that phrase.
276. 11:42>> Mhm. A time thief is something that
277. 11:45steals your time without giving you
278. 11:47something good. For many people that is
279. 11:50social media.
280. 11:52>> Yes, social media can be nice. But if
281. 11:56you are not careful, it takes and takes
282. 11:59and takes.
283. 12:01>> I remember one evening I sat on my bed
284. 12:04just to check one message. Then I saw a
285. 12:06funny video, then a short clip, then a
286. 12:09comment fight, then a news story. My
287. 12:12brain was full, but I didn't learn
288. 12:15anything. Hm. That's a very common
289. 12:17experience.
290. 12:18>> And when I finished, I I felt tired and
291. 12:21a little sad.
292. 12:22>> Yes. So, we need to protect ourselves
293. 12:26from these time thieves.
294. 12:28>> How can we do that?
295. 12:30>> One simple way is to make small rules.
296. 12:34For example, when I study, my phone
297. 12:38stays in another room. I will only check
298. 12:42social media after I finish my tiny
299. 12:45English plan. I turn off notifications
300. 12:48for 1 hour.
301. 12:50>> That's good.
302. 12:51>> It's like locking the door when a thief
303. 12:53is outside. You don't hate the thief,
304. 12:56but you protect your house.
305. 12:58>> Yes, that's a strong picture.
306. 13:00>> When you protect your focus, you can do
307. 13:03more in less time. Then you save time
308. 13:07instead of wasting it. and you feel more
309. 13:10in control of your own life.
310. 13:15Now I have an important question Anna.
311. 13:19If we say don't waste your time, does
312. 13:23that mean we must work and study all the
313. 13:27time every minute?
314. 13:28>> No, not at all. This is very important.
315. 13:33Rest is not wasting time.
316. 13:35>> I'm happy you said that. Think about
317. 13:37your body and your mind like a phone
318. 13:39battery.
319. 13:40>> Okay, that's easy to imagine.
320. 13:43>> If you use your phone all day and never
321. 13:46charge it, what happens?
322. 13:48>> It dies. It stops working.
323. 13:51>> Exactly. We are the same. If we work,
324. 13:54study, run around, and never stop, our
325. 13:57battery goes to zero.
326. 13:59>> Mhm. Yes.
327. 14:00>> Good sleep, quiet time, and simple rest
328. 14:04are like charging the battery. Do you
329. 14:06have a personal example?
330. 14:08>> Yes. Once I tried to work on a project
331. 14:11late at night. I was tired but I pushed
332. 14:14myself. I spent 2 hours but the work was
333. 14:19not good. The next morning after sleep I
334. 14:23did the same work again in just 30
335. 14:27minutes and it was better.
336. 14:29>> M I know that feeling.
337. 14:31>> So sometimes resting is smarter than
338. 14:34pushing. It is not wasting time. It is
339. 14:38preparing you to use your time better
340. 14:40later.
341. 14:40>> So the key is balance.
342. 14:43>> Yes. Some time to study, some time to
343. 14:47work, some time to have fun, and some
344. 14:50time to rest. A little of each.
345. 14:52>> Mhm. That's a peaceful idea.
346. 14:55>> Jake, we used some big words today.
347. 14:59>> Maybe we should slow down and talk about
348. 15:01them a little. Yeah, let's do a tiny
349. 15:04word tour before we finish. H
350. 15:08>> these words are important if you don't
351. 15:10want to waste your time.
352. 15:13>> First, we said intentional.
353. 15:16>> M right.
354. 15:17>> When you are intentional, you do
355. 15:19something on purpose, not by accident.
356. 15:22>> For example, I am intentional with my
357. 15:25time. I choose to study English for 10
358. 15:28minutes. or I want to be more
359. 15:32intentional and stop scrolling for one
360. 15:35hour.
361. 15:36>> Then we had the word vague.
362. 15:39>> Yes, vague means not clear.
363. 15:43>> For example,
364. 15:44improve my English is a vague plan.
365. 15:49>> But learn three new words today is
366. 15:53clear, not vague.
367. 15:56>> We also talked about pocket time. H yes
368. 15:59pocket time is not in the dictionary but
369. 16:02it's a nice picture.
370. 16:04>> It means those small pieces of time in
371. 16:06your day like 5 or 10 minutes when you
372. 16:09are waiting.
373. 16:11>> You can say I use my pocket time to
374. 16:15listen to English
375. 16:16>> or I want to stop wasting my pocket time
376. 16:20on random videos.
377. 16:23>> Then we said distracted. M yes
378. 16:26distracted means you cannot focus
379. 16:29because your attention is jumping to
380. 16:32many things.
381. 16:33>> For example, I feel distracted when my
382. 16:37phone is next to me while I study
383. 16:40>> or the TV makes me distracted when I try
384. 16:43to read.
385. 16:44>> And we use the phrase time thief. I like
386. 16:48this one.
387. 16:50>> [laughter]
388. 16:50>> A time thief is something that steals
389. 16:53your time without giving you anything
390. 16:56good.
391. 16:57>> For example, mindless scrolling is a
392. 17:01time thief for me.
393. 17:03>> Or I turned off notifications because
394. 17:06they were big time thieves.
395. 17:09>> We also talked about invest like you
396. 17:13invested your time. M yes invest means
397. 17:18you use time, money or energy now to get
398. 17:23something better in the future.
399. 17:25>> For example, when I listen to an English
400. 17:28podcast, I invest my time in my future.
401. 17:33>> Or you didn't waste this episode. You
402. 17:36invested your time in learning.
403. 17:40>> We said routine too. M yes your routine
404. 17:45is the normal order of things you do
405. 17:47every day.
406. 17:49>> For example, my morning routine is wake
407. 17:52up, make coffee and listen to English.
408. 17:56>> Or I want to add 10 minutes of reading
409. 18:00to my evening routine.
410. 18:02>> And one more beautiful word,
411. 18:06balance. M yes balance is when different
412. 18:11parts are in a good mix. Not too much,
413. 18:14not too little.
414. 18:15>> For example, I want a balance between
415. 18:18work, English, fun, and rest.
416. 18:23>> Or a healthy life is about balance, not
417. 18:27only work or only fun.
418. 18:30>> If you didn't catch every word, it's
419. 18:32okay. You can listen to this part again
420. 18:35slowly.
421. 18:37And if you want a small challenge,
422. 18:40choose one of these words and make your
423. 18:43own sentence.
424. 18:44>> You can say it in your head
425. 18:46>> or be brave and write it in the
426. 18:48comments.
427. 18:48>> That's like sending your English brain
428. 18:50to the gym. [laughter]
429. 18:53>> Yeah, a small friendly gym where
430. 18:55everyone is learning together.
431. 18:57>> So, if someone is listening and
432. 18:59thinking, okay, this sounds nice, but
433. 19:02what should I do today? What can we tell
434. 19:04them? Um, let's give them simple steps.
435. 19:07>> All right.
436. 19:08>> Step one, choose one tiny English goal
437. 19:11for today. For example, I will learn
438. 19:14three new words from this episode.
439. 19:16>> Step two, decide when you will do it.
440. 19:20Maybe during your pocket time, on the
441. 19:22bus, during lunch, or before bed.
442. 19:24>> Mhm. Step three, make it a little fun.
443. 19:28Maybe listen to a song, use a show you
444. 19:31like, or relisten to a part of this
445. 19:34podcast.
446. 19:35>> Step four, after you finish, say
447. 19:38something kind to yourself.
448. 19:40>> Mhm. Like, nice. I used my time well.
449. 19:44Or, good job. I did my small plan.
450. 19:47>> That small sentence can change how you
451. 19:49feel about learning.
452. 19:51>> Yes, you stop being your own enemy and
453. 19:54become your own coach.
454. 19:56>> H, I like that. your own coach.
455. 19:59>> Okay, let's quickly recap our tips so
456. 20:02you can remember them.
457. 20:03>> Good idea.
458. 20:04>> Tip one, make a tiny plan like a GPS
459. 20:08address for your day.
460. 20:10>> Tip two, use your pocket time, the small
461. 20:13time coins in your day.
462. 20:15>> Tip three, make English fun. Turn
463. 20:18learning into a game, not a punishment.
464. 20:21>> Tip four, watch out for time thieves.
465. 20:24Protect yourself from endless scrolling
466. 20:26and random distractions.
467. 20:28>> Tip five, remember that rest is not
468. 20:30wasting time. It's charging your
469. 20:33battery.
470. 20:34>> M, that's a beautiful summary.
471. 20:36>> Thanks. And we want to say this clearly.
472. 20:39Your time is valuable. You don't need to
473. 20:42be perfect. You just need to use your
474. 20:45time a little better each day.
475. 20:47>> Yes. Even 10 good minutes every day can
476. 20:50change your English over time.
477. 20:52>> Mhm. And we believe you can do that.
478. 20:55>> Now it's your turn.
479. 20:57>> Yes. Question for you. What is one thing
480. 21:00that wastes your time? And what is one
481. 21:04small change you will make after
482. 21:07listening to this episode?
483. 21:08>> Please write your answer in the
484. 21:10comments. Your idea might help another
485. 21:12learner too.
486. 21:13>> And if this episode helped you, please
487. 21:15like, subscribe, and share it with a
488. 21:18friend who also doesn't want to waste
489. 21:20their time.
490. 21:21Thank you so much for spending this time
491. 21:23with us. You didn't waste it, you
492. 21:26invested it in yourself.
493. 21:28>> M yes, we're proud of you.
494. 21:31>> This was the English Leap podcast with
495. 21:33Anna and Jake.
496. 21:35>> Until next time, use your time well and
497. 21:38be kind to yourself.
498. 21:39>> Bye everyone.
499. 21:40>> Bye-bye. Take care.
500. 21:46>> Your progress doesn't end here. To
501. 21:48continue advancing your English skills,
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