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0:00English Le podcast from speak English
0:03with
0:05class hello everyone and welcome back to
0:08the English leap podcast I'm Evan here
0:11with Aaron and we're so glad you're
0:13joining us today for another exciting
0:15episode hi everyone let me ask you
0:18something Have you ever found yourself
0:20saying I'll do it later only to realize
0:23days or even weeks have passed and that
0:26thing you needed to do is still sitting
0:28there whether it's writing an essay
0:31finishing a project or even just tidying
0:33your room procrastination has a way of
0:36creeping into all of our Lives oh
0:39definitely and then you're stuck in that
0:41frustrating cycle where you know you
0:43should start but instead you end up
0:46scrolling snacking or even cleaning
0:49things you never plan to clean just to
0:52avoid the real task exactly it's like
0:55procrastination sneaks in when we're
0:57trying to avoid something that feels
0:59overwhelming or even boring and that's
1:02why we're so excited about today's topic
1:04we're talking about how to stop
1:06procrastination why we do it and how to
1:08break the Habit step by step and to help
1:12us dive into this topic we're
1:14introducing someone very special Lucy
1:18Lucy is one of those people who can take
1:20complicated ideas and explain them in a
1:22way that's simple fun and totally
1:25relatable she has this incredible way of
1:28making you feel like you're just having
1:30a casual chat with a friend exactly Lucy
1:34has helped so many people understand the
1:36psychology behind procrastination and
1:38how to overcome it whether you're
1:40someone who struggles with small delays
1:42or big deadlines Lucy's insights are
1:44going to be a GameChanger for you and as
1:48always we'll make sure you learn some
1:50new English words and phrases along the
1:52way so by the end of this episode not
1:55only will you feel more motivated to get
1:57started on your goals but you'll also
1:59have improved your English skills we
2:02can't wait to dive in let's bring Lucy
2:05on and hear her tips for breaking free
2:06from procrastination and getting things
2:09done one small step at a
2:12[Laughter]
2:15[Music]
2:22time imagine a small garden tucked away
2:25behind an old wooden fence it's full of
2:28potential the so soil is Rich the
2:30sunlight is golden and there's even a
2:33gentle stream running
2:35nearby but the garden has been left
2:37untouched days weeks and even months
2:41pass and no one plants A Single Seed
2:44slowly weeds take over their Roots
2:47spreading deep into the soil choking out
2:49the possibility of flowers or
2:52vegetables The Gardener knows the garden
2:54could be beautiful but every time they
2:57pass by they think not today tomorrow
3:00I'll start tomorrow I'll clear the weeds
3:03and plant something wonderful but
3:05tomorrow comes and goes and the garden
3:08stays the
3:09same one day The Gardener finally steps
3:12into the garden they pick up a spade and
3:15pull out a single weed then they plant a
3:18Single
3:19Seed it doesn't seem like much but it's
3:22a start and the next day they pull a few
3:26more weeds and plant a few more seeds
3:30slowly the garden begins to
3:33transform it isn't perfect right away it
3:36doesn't have to
3:38be but it's alive again growing with
3:41every small step The Gardener takes our
3:45tasks goals and dreams are like that
3:49Garden they hold so much potential but
3:52when we procrastinate they become
3:54overgrown with weeds worries doubts and
3:58excuses we tell ourselves I'll start
4:02tomorrow but often Tomorrow Never
4:05Comes the longer we wait the harder it
4:09feels to
4:10begin the weeds grow thicker and the
4:13task feels more
4:15overwhelming but what if we took the
4:17same approach as the gardener What If
4:21instead of worrying about the entire
4:22Garden we focused on pulling just one
4:26weed or planting just one seed
4:30procrastination thrives when we focus on
4:32the whole picture and feel
4:35overwhelmed but progress begins when we
4:38take small manageable steps one at a
4:41time there's a saying a journey of a
4:44Thousand Miles begins with a single step
4:48it's a simple truth yet so
4:51powerful when we're stuck in
4:54procrastination we often feel Paralyzed
4:57by how far we have to go
5:00but this phrase reminds us that no
5:02matter how big the journey it always
5:05starts with one
5:06step think about someone standing at the
5:09base of a mountain looking up at the
5:11peak if they focus on the entire climb
5:15they might feel
5:17discouraged how will I ever make it to
5:19the top they
5:21Wonder but if they take one step forward
5:24and then another suddenly the peak
5:27doesn't seem so far away the same
5:29applies to us whether it's starting a
5:32project cleaning a messy room or chasing
5:35a dream the first step is always the
5:39hardest but once we take it momentum
5:42builds and the journey becomes a little
5:46easier procrastination isn't about
5:49laziness it's about
5:51avoidance sometimes we avoid tasks
5:53because they feel overwhelming like the
5:56gardener facing a garden Full Of Weeds
5:59other other times we avoid them because
6:01we're afraid afraid of failing of not
6:04being good enough or of not knowing
6:06where to
6:07begin take Sarah for example she wanted
6:11to start a blog she had great ideas a
6:14passion for writing and even a domain
6:16name picked out but every time she sat
6:19down to write she thought what if no one
6:22reads it what if it's not good enough
6:26instead of starting she scrolled through
6:28social media or re organized her desk
6:31deep down Sarah's procrastination wasn't
6:34about being lazy it was about
6:38fear understanding this is key when we
6:42procrastinate we're not avoiding the
6:44task itself we're avoiding the emotions
6:48it brings up the fear of failure the
6:51discomfort of hard work or even the
6:54boredom of repetitive tasks but here's
6:57the thing avoiding the task doesn't make
7:00those emotions go away it just postpones
7:04them one of the biggest reasons people
7:07procrastinate is
7:09perfectionism we think if I can't do
7:12this perfectly why bother starting at
7:14all but Perfection is an illusion no
7:18Masterpiece begins as perfect every
7:21great painting starts as a rough sketch
7:24every novel starts as a messy first
7:27draft and every dream starts as an
7:30uncertain step
7:31forward think of Thomas Edison who
7:34famously
7:35said I have not
7:38failed I've just found 10,000 ways that
7:41won't
7:42work imagine if he had waited for the
7:45perfect invention to come to him instead
7:47of experimenting failing and trying
7:51again the light bulb wouldn't
7:54exist the truth is progress matters more
7:57than perfection the first draft the
8:00first attempt the first step they don't
8:03have to be perfect they just have to
8:06happen and once you start you'll find
8:09that each step gets easier let's go back
8:12to the garden for a moment imagine
8:15standing in front of it Tools in hand
8:18but feeling Frozen by the size of the
8:20task you think there's so much to do
8:25where do I even
8:27start this is exactly how
8:30procrastination works it magnifies the
8:33task making it seem bigger and scarier
8:36than it really is but what if instead of
8:39thinking about the whole garden you
8:42focused on just one
8:44corner you tell yourself I'll spend 10
8:48minutes pulling
8:49weeds that's
8:51it suddenly the task feels lighter and
8:55once you've started you might find
8:57yourself thinking I can do a little more
9:01that's the magic of starting small fear
9:04and overwhelm shrink when we break tasks
9:07into tiny
9:09pieces you don't have to write the whole
9:11essay just write one sentence you don't
9:14have to clean the entire house just
9:16start with one shelf the smaller the
9:19step the easier it is to take
9:23procrastination isn't
9:25new even the ancient Greeks struggled
9:28with it they had a word for it Acasia
9:31which means knowing you should do
9:33something but doing something else
9:36instead it's comforting to know that
9:39humans have been battling
9:40procrastination for centuries it's part
9:43of being human in today's world
9:46procrastination has taken on new forms
9:50technology gives us endless distractions
9:52social media streaming platforms and
9:56constant
9:57notifications it's easier than ever to
10:00put off important tasks in favor of
10:03quick easy Pleasures but just as
10:06technology can be a distraction it can
10:08also be a
10:10tool setting timers using Focus apps or
10:14creating digital reminders can help us
10:16stay on
10:17track even the most successful people
10:21procrastinate take JK Rowling for
10:24instance she admitted to procrastinating
10:27while writing Harry Potter often
10:29doubting her abilities and delaying
10:33chapters but instead of giving up she
10:36pushed through those moments of Doubt
10:39one chapter at a
10:41time her story reminds us that
10:43procrastination doesn't Define us it's
10:47what we do next that
10:50matters let's return to our
10:52gardener remember how they finally
10:55stepped into the garden and pulled just
10:57one weed that's single action was enough
11:00to break the cycle of
11:02procrastination it didn't fix the whole
11:04garden right away but it started the
11:08process the same is true for us whether
11:12it's writing an essay making a decision
11:15or starting a fitness routine all it
11:18takes is one small step to begin you
11:22don't have to tackle the whole garden
11:24today just plant one seed pull one weed
11:28or take one small action the rest will
11:33follow what is your
11:35garden is there a task or goal you've
11:38been putting off because it feels too
11:40big or
11:41overwhelming take a moment to reflect
11:44what's one small step you can take
11:47today it doesn't have to be perfect it
11:50just has to be a start procrastination
11:53doesn't have to hold you back by taking
11:56small steps focusing on progress over
11:59Perfection and being kind to yourself
12:02you can move forward one action at a
12:05time remember you are capable of great
12:09things the journey doesn't have to be
12:12perfect or fast it just has to begin
12:15trust yourself take that first step and
12:19celebrate every bit of progress along
12:21the way you've got
12:27this important vocab ulary and
12:32expressions potential meaning the
12:35ability to develop achieve or succeed in
12:38the future example the young athlete has
12:41the potential to become a world champion
12:43with the right
12:44training overwhelming meaning very
12:48intense or difficult to deal with
12:51example the amount of work she had to
12:53complete by the deadline was
12:55overwhelming paralyzed meaning able to
12:59act or move due to fear shock or
13:02indecision example he was paralyzed with
13:05fear when he saw the dog running toward
13:07him avoidance meaning the act of staying
13:12away from something because it is
13:13difficult or unpleasant example her
13:17avoidance of difficult conversations led
13:19to misunderstandings in her
13:21relationships perfectionism meaning the
13:25desire to do everything perfectly often
13:27leading to delays or stress example his
13:31perfectionism often made him Miss
13:33deadlines because he was never satisfied
13:35with his work illusion meaning a false
13:40idea or belief something that seems real
13:42but is not example the calm water
13:45created the illusion of safety but the
13:48currents were strong
13:50underneath magnifies meaning to make
13:54something seem bigger more important or
13:56worse than it is example stress often
14:00magnifies small problems making them
14:02feel much worse than they are momentum
14:06meaning the strength or force that
14:08something has when it is moving or
14:10progressing example once she started
14:13working on the project she gained
14:15momentum and finished it quickly
14:19distractions meaning things that take
14:21your attention away from what you're
14:23supposed to be doing example to avoid
14:26distractions he turned off his phone
14:28while studying for the exam affirmation
14:32meaning a positive statement of
14:35encouragement or support example she
14:38repeated daily affirmations like I am
14:41capable to boost her
14:43confidence well that wraps up today's
14:46episode we hope you enjoyed learning how
14:48to tackle procrastination and picked up
14:50some useful tips vocabulary and
14:53strategies to help you take that first
14:56step thank you so much for tuning in to
14:58the English Le podcast if you found this
15:00episode helpful don't forget to
15:02subscribe and download the episode PDF
15:05with all the key takeaways it's the
15:07perfect tool to keep you motivated and
15:09on track and remember the best way to
15:12beat procrastination is to start small
15:15whether it's learning a new phrase or
15:17finishing a task you've been putting off
15:20we're here every week to guide you as
15:22you build your English skills and
15:24confidence see you in the next episode
15:27everyone until then take that first step
15:30stay consistent and keep moving closer
15:32to your goals one small action at a time
15:36bye for now and as always happy
15:41learning your progress doesn't end here
15:44to continue advancing your English
15:46skills click on the next video or
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