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0:00Do you want to work on your habits and
0:02[music] practice English? Today you get
0:04to do that. In this episode, we are
0:07going to read out loud from the book
0:09Atomic [music] Habits by James Clear.
0:12I'm going to walk you [music] through an
0:15excerpt from the second chapter of the
0:16book. We're going to explain [music]
0:19some difficult words,
0:21talk about the concepts, and [music] see
0:23how we can relate that to our English
0:26language journey.
0:28This is the second [music] part of the
0:30read-out-loud series of Atomic Habits
0:32with me. If you want to check out the
0:34first one, if you like it, I'm [music]
0:36going to link to it in the description
0:37below, and also other read-out-loud
0:41episodes. This is [music] such a fun and
0:43great way to practice English and read
0:46while learning new words and [music]
0:48practicing your pronunciation,
0:50intonation, rhythm, and stress. We are
0:52going to read chapter [music] number
0:54two, and I cannot wait because it's a
0:56great opportunity to talk about habits,
0:58to talk about English, talk about
1:00pronunciation, rhythm, stress,
1:02>> [music]
1:02>> and great words to know
1:05in English.
1:07If you're new to my channel, then hi, my
1:09name is Hadar. I'm a non-native speaker
1:10of English, and I am here to help you
1:12speak English with clarity, confidence,
1:15and freedom, and find innovative and
1:17exciting ways to practice your English
1:21effectively. Check out my website at
1:23hadarshemesh.com for a lot of free
1:25resources, and also follow me on social
1:28media. And if you want to go deeper into
1:30pronunciation work with me, join my free
1:32masterclass at
1:34hadarshemesh.com/masterclass.
1:3760 minutes
1:38where you get everything you need to
1:40know about pronunciation, intonation,
1:42rhythm, and stress, and how to practice
1:44it effectively without spending a lot of
1:46energy into learning and practicing and
1:49speaking. Link is in the description
1:52below. All right, let's get started with
1:54Atomic Habits. I'm going to read it
1:55slowly, and I want you to shadow me. So,
1:57just read along with me. I'm probably
2:00going to read it more than once and
2:02whenever I
2:04come across a word that I think should
2:05be explained, I will explain it. If I
2:08see an interesting pronunciation
2:12element, I will teach it. Same thing
2:14about the way I use my voice and
2:16intonation to tell the story. Let's get
2:18started.
2:20Atomic Habits, Tiny Changes, Remarkable
2:23Results by James Clear.
2:26An excerpt from chapter two.
2:30Why is it so easy to repeat bad habits
2:34and so hard to form good ones?
2:38Form, to create, shape, or establish
2:41something. To form good ones.
2:44Few things can have more powerful impact
2:47on your life
2:49than improving your daily habits.
2:53And yet,
2:55it is likely that this time next year
2:57you'll be doing the same thing
3:00rather than something better.
3:04Let's do it again.
3:08Why is it
3:10so easy
3:12to repeat bad habits
3:15and so hard
3:17to form good ones?
3:19So, here in this first sentence, we want
3:22to compare easy and hard. And I'm going
3:26to use my voice to do that. Why is it so
3:28easy? Pitch and length. To repeat bad
3:32habits. I'm also comparing bad habits
3:34versus good one.
3:36And so hard
3:38to form good ones. So, we have easy
3:42hard
3:43bad habits
3:44good ones. Let's do it again.
3:46Why is it so easy to repeat bad habits
3:50and so hard to form good ones.
3:54Few things can have a more powerful
3:56impact on your life
3:58than improving your daily habits. And
4:01yet, it is likely that this time next
4:04year, you'll be doing the same thing
4:07rather than something better.
4:09Mhm, I felt it in my heart. Thinking
4:12about all the habits that I want to
4:14build and I haven't just yet. Maybe
4:16after recording this video, I will.
4:18It often feels difficult to keep good
4:21habits going for more than a few days,
4:24even with sincere effort and the
4:26occasional burst of motivation. So,
4:29occasional is something that happens
4:31only once in a while. It's infrequent
4:34and not regular, okay? Occasional. Every
4:37now and then. So, basically what it
4:39means that you know, like sometimes we
4:42get really, really motivated and we do
4:44something for a few days and then that
4:46motivation dies down. You must know this
4:48from English. I always talk about it to
4:50my students who join my programs. I tell
4:52them at the beginning you're going to be
4:53very excited about it, but if you don't
4:55build the habit, you are going to lose
4:57that motivation. So, this is exactly
4:59that.
5:02And by the way, burst is a sudden,
5:04short, intense amount of energy.
5:06Occasional burst, okay? You can actually
5:09visualize it. It's something that
5:12happens every now and then and then it
5:14like it's something that is very sudden,
5:16very short and intense amount of energy,
5:18speed or effort. Occasional burst of
5:20motivation.
5:23Habits like exercise, meditation,
5:26journaling and cooking are reasonable
5:28for a day or two and then become a
5:31hassle. A hassle is something that is
5:33annoying, difficult or causes trouble.
5:36So, can you relate to that? Habits like
5:39exercise, pitch going up, meditation,
5:42journaling,
5:44still going up, and cooking
5:47are reasonable for a day or two
5:50and then become a hassle. Good. So, now
5:52let's read it again.
5:53Shadow me.
5:54It often feels difficult to keep good
5:57habits going for more than a few days
6:00even with sincere effort and the
6:03occasional burst of motivation.
6:08Habits like exercise,
6:10meditation,
6:12journaling, and cooking are reasonable
6:15for a day or two
6:18and then become a hassle.
6:21However,
6:23once your habits are established, they
6:25seem to stick around forever,
6:27especially
6:29the unwanted ones. So, established is to
6:33build, set up, or make something
6:34permanent and stable, to establish
6:37something. However, once your habits are
6:39established, they seem to stick around
6:41forever, especially the unwanted ones.
6:46To stick around is to stay in a place or
6:48remain present. Despite our best
6:51intentions, unhealthy habits like eating
6:53junk food, watching too much television,
6:56procrastinating, and smoking can feel
6:59impossible to break.
7:02Changing our habits is challenging for
7:04two reasons.
7:06One,
7:07we try to change the wrong thing,
7:10and two,
7:11we try to change our habits in the wrong
7:14way.
7:16In this chapter, I'll address the first
7:18point. Let's do it again. Imitate me.
7:21Despite our best intention, unhealthy
7:24habits like eating junk food, watching
7:27too much television, procrastinating,
7:30and smoking
7:31can feel impossible to break.
7:35Changing our habits is challenging for
7:38two reasons.
7:40One,
7:41we try to change the wrong thing.
7:44And two,
7:46we try to change our habits
7:48in the wrong way.
7:51Do it again with me. And when we list
7:54the first reason, we stress the word
7:56thing. And when we list the second
7:57reason, we stress the word way. For two
8:00reasons. One, we try to change the wrong
8:03thing.
8:05And two, we try to change our habits
8:08in the wrong way.
8:11In this chapter, I'll address the first
8:13point.
8:15Our first mistake is that we try to
8:16change the wrong thing.
8:19Wrong thing.
8:21To understand what I mean,
8:23consider that there are three levels at
8:26which change can occur.
8:30Let's practice the phrase that there are
8:32three levels.
8:34A lot of th's. That there tth. That
8:38there are are's reduced. Three thr.
8:43Levels.
8:45At which change can occur. Occur.
8:49Happen. Occur.
8:52You can imagine them like the layers of
8:54an onion. Onion. Cup sound. Onion not
8:57onion. Onion.
8:59Let's do it again. Our first mistake is
9:02that we try to change the wrong thing.
9:05To understand what I mean,
9:07consider that there are three levels at
9:10which change can occur.
9:12You can imagine them like the layers of
9:14an onion.
9:16The first layer is changing your
9:18outcomes.
9:20Out comes. The t is held here. Out
9:23comes. This level is concerned with
9:26changing your results. Losing weight,
9:30publishing a book,
9:32winning a championship.
9:35Most of the goals you set are associated
9:37with this level of change.
9:40Most of the goals you set
9:42are associated with this level of
9:45change. Let's do that part again.
9:47The first layer is changing your
9:49outcomes. This level is concerned with
9:51changing your results, losing weight,
9:54publishing a book,
9:55winning a championship.
9:57Most of the goals you set are associated
10:00with this level of change.
10:03Moving on, the second layer is changing
10:06your process.
10:08This level is concerned with changing
10:11your habits and systems. Say it
10:13together. Changing your habits and
10:17systems.
10:20Concerned with, by the way, is to be
10:22about or interested in or focused on.
10:25Concerned with. The This level is about
10:29changing your habits. Concerned with,
10:31think of it as if we're saying this
10:33level is about changing your habits.
10:36Implementing a new routine at the gym,
10:39decluttering your desk for better
10:41workflow, developing a meditation
10:44practice.
10:46Declutter is to remove mess in unneeded
10:48things from a place. So, decluttering
10:52your desk for better workflow. So,
10:54you're getting rid of all the things on
10:55the table so that you are not
10:57distracted.
10:58Most of the habits you build are
11:01associated with this level.
11:05So, let's do it again. Just shadow me.
11:07This level is concerned with changing
11:09your habits and systems. Implementing a
11:12new routine at the gym, decluttering
11:15your desk for better workflow,
11:17developing a meditation practice. Most
11:20of the habits you build are associated
11:23with this level.
11:26The third and deepest layer is changing
11:28your identity. Identity. You can
11:31pronounce the two t's identity identity.
11:35The third and deepest layer is changing
11:37your identity.
11:38This level is concerned with changing
11:40your beliefs.
11:42Beliefs to believe with a V and this is
11:46belief a belief. This level is concerned
11:50with changing your beliefs, your world
11:53view, world world world view, your
11:57self-image,
11:59your judgments about yourself and
12:01others. Most of the beliefs,
12:03assumptions, and biases you hold are
12:06associated with this level.
12:10Assumptions
12:11bias biases.
12:15Let's do it again.
12:16The third and deepest layer is changing
12:19your identity. This level is concerned
12:22with changing your beliefs, your world
12:25view, your self-image, your judgments
12:28about yourself and others. Most of the
12:31beliefs, assumptions, and biases you
12:33hold are associated with this level.
12:38Outcomes are about what you get.
12:41Processes
12:43are about what you do.
12:46Identity
12:48is about what you believe.
12:51Let's do this part again. It's really
12:53good.
12:54Outcomes is about what you get. So, you
12:56have to have a clear vision for what it
12:58is that you want.
13:00Processes is the how-to. How do you get
13:02there? It's about what you do.
13:05Identity is about what you believe.
13:09Am I capable of being a fluent and
13:11confident speaker or not? Let's do this
13:14part again and talk about it in the
13:15context of English cuz it's so good.
13:17Outcomes are about what you get, the
13:20outcome, the result, the goal that you
13:21have. I want to be able to speak
13:23confidently about myself for 10 minutes
13:26without stopping even once. Processes
13:30are about what you do. It's how you get
13:33there. It's the road map. Okay, so that
13:34means that I need to practice every day
13:37for 5 minutes speaking about myself.
13:39That's the process, okay? If I do that
13:41every day, I will be able to talk about
13:44myself with confidence for 5 minutes
13:46without stopping.
13:48Identity is what you believe.
13:51I am capable of speaking confidently and
13:54freely about myself instead of
13:57my English is not good enough. So,
13:59identity is about what you believe. When
14:02it comes to building habits that last,
14:04when it comes to when it comes to when
14:07it comes to is when it is about
14:09regarding a specific thing. When it
14:11comes to building habits, when it's
14:13about building habits that last, when it
14:16comes to building a system of 1%
14:18improvements.
14:20The problem is not that one level is
14:23better or worse than another.
14:26All levels of change are useful in their
14:29own way. Let's do it together. All
14:32levels of change are useful in their own
14:35way. Their own. Their own. Their own.
14:39The problem is the direction of change.
14:43Many people begin the process of
14:45changing their habits by focusing on
14:47what they want to achieve. Let's do it
14:49again. Many people begin the process
14:53process of changing
14:55their habits by focusing on what they
14:58want to achieve. I want to be fluent. I
15:01want to be confident. I want to get a
15:04better job in English.
15:06This leads us to outcome-based habits.
15:10The alternative is to build
15:12identity-based habits.
15:15The alternative is to build
15:17identity-based
15:19habits.
15:20With this approach, we start focusing on
15:23who we wish
15:25to become.
15:27Who we wish. Who we wish. Do it again
15:30with me. With this approach, we start by
15:33focusing on who we wish to become. So,
15:36let's repeat it. This leads us to
15:39outcome-based habits. The alternative is
15:42to build identity-based habits.
15:45With this approach, we start by focusing
15:48on who we wish to become.
15:53Moving on. Imagine two people resisting
15:56a cigarette. When offered a smoke, the
15:59first person says, "No, thanks. I'm
16:02trying to quit." Trying to Trying to
16:05Trying to Trying to Trying to quit.
16:07It sounds like a reasonable response,
16:09but this person still believes they are
16:12a smoker who is trying to be something
16:15else.
16:18Trying to be Trying to be Trying to be.
16:23They are hoping their behavior will
16:24change while carrying around the same
16:27beliefs.
16:28Let's do it again. They are hoping their
16:31behavior will change while carrying
16:34around the same beliefs.
16:36The second person declines by saying,
16:38"No, thanks. I'm not a smoker."
16:42The second person declines by saying,
16:44"No, thanks. I'm not a smoker."
16:47Declines is to say no. To decline.
16:52Decline is also what happens to your
16:53card when there aren't enough funds on
16:55it. The card was declined. But, in this
16:58context, to say no. Oh, no, thank you.
17:01No, thanks. I'm not a smoker. It's a
17:03small difference, but this statement
17:05signals a shift in identity.
17:09Let's do that part again. They are
17:11hoping their behavior will change while
17:13carrying around the same beliefs. The
17:15second person declines by saying, no
17:18thanks, I'm not a smoker. It's a small
17:20difference, but the statement signals a
17:22shift in identity.
17:25Smoking was a part of their former life,
17:27not their current one.
17:29They no longer identify as someone who
17:32smokes. Identify. You can also say
17:34identify. Identify. When said quickly,
17:37the T often drops or even when not said
17:40quickly, depending on the speaker. Both
17:42are correct.
17:44They no longer identify as someone who
17:46smokes.
17:47Behavior that is incongruent with the
17:50self will not last. Incongruent is not
17:54matching, out of place, or not fitting
17:57together. Incongruent. It's not
17:58consistent with. Behavior that is
18:00incongruent. Incongruent
18:03with the self will not last. So, if I'm
18:06behaving in a way that is not aligned
18:09with how I believe about myself, it will
18:11not last. So, if I think about myself as
18:14a bad speaker of English and I'm trying
18:16to speak more,
18:19and I'm trying to be confident and I
18:21don't believe that I'm capable of
18:23speaking, it's not going to last. I'm
18:25going to keep quiet at some point and
18:28avoid at some point and it's not going
18:30to be consistent. You may want more
18:32money, but if your identity is someone
18:35who consumes rather than creates, then
18:38you'll continue to be pulled towards
18:40spending rather than earning. You may
18:43want better health,
18:45but if you continue to prioritize
18:47comfort, prioritize,
18:50prioritize
18:52comfort, comfort over accomplishment,
18:56you'll be drawn to relaxing rather than
18:58training.
19:00You'll be drawn to relaxing rather than
19:03training.
19:04You'll be drawn to. You'll be drawn to.
19:08Be drawn to is to be attracted or
19:10interested in something.
19:13I'm drawn to practicing English every
19:15day. You'll be drawn to relaxing rather
19:17than training.
19:19It's hard to change your habits if you
19:21never change the underlying beliefs that
19:25led to your past behavior.
19:27Again, it's hard to change your habits
19:30if you never change the underlying
19:32beliefs that led to your past behavior.
19:37Underlying is deep, hidden, or the real
19:41reason for something. Underlying. So,
19:44let's read it again. It's hard to change
19:46your habits if you never change the
19:48underlying belief that led to your past
19:51behavior.
19:53You have a new goal and a new plan,
19:57but you haven't changed who you are.
20:00Let's do it again. You have a new goal
20:03and a new plan,
20:05but you haven't changed who you are.
20:10True behavior change is identity change.
20:14Okay, so I want you to think about that
20:15concept from the perspective of language
20:18learning. Right? What is the identity
20:21change that we need to go through to be
20:25able to see behavior change? What are
20:27the beliefs that we have about who we
20:29are when it comes to speaking English,
20:31practicing English, and how can that
20:34change, right? If I'm a person who
20:36doesn't have time to practice English,
20:39then clearly it's going to be hard to
20:42find time to practice English. But, if
20:44I'm a person who
20:45practices English every single day, even
20:47if it's for 10 minutes, that's just who
20:49I am,
20:51you will find a way that behavior is
20:53going to be aligned with your identity.
20:55You might start a habit because of
20:57motivation, do I want to learn English,
20:59but the only reason you'll stick with
21:01one
21:03is that it becomes part of your
21:05identity. Let's do it again. You might
21:07start a habit because of motivation,
21:10but the only reason you'll stick with
21:12one
21:13is that it becomes part
21:16of your identity.
21:18So, think about it.
21:19Yeah, you can start a habit, but you
21:21don't
21:23not stick with it because you don't have
21:25time, or you are not disciplined, or
21:27that you are not consistent. Like, all
21:31of that, yes, but it's probably because
21:35it hasn't become a part of who you are
21:38and how you think about yourself.
21:41Anyone can convince themselves to visit
21:44the gym or eat healthy once or twice, or
21:46practice English every day.
21:48But, if you don't shift the belief
21:50behind the behavior,
21:52then it is hard to stick with long-term
21:55changes. Let's do it again. Anyone can
21:58convince themselves to visit the gym or
22:01eat healthy once or twice, but if you
22:04don't shift the belief behind the
22:06behavior, then it is hard to stick with
22:09long-term changes. Long-term. Long-term.
22:13Long-term changes.
22:15Improvements are only temporary
22:19until they become
22:20part of who you are.
22:23Improvements
22:24are only temporary
22:27until they become part of who you are.
22:30So, there are a lot of words that you
22:32can connect to here. Let's do it again
22:34together. Improvements are only
22:37temporary
22:39until they become part of who you are.
22:42The goal is not to read a book.
22:45The goal is to become a reader.
22:48Let's do it again. The goal is not to
22:51read a book. Da da da da da. The goal is
22:54not to read a book. The goal is to
22:56become a reader.
22:58The goal is not to run a marathon.
23:02The goal is to become a runner.
23:05Marathon. Marathon.
23:08The goal is not to learn an instrument
23:11or language. The goal is to become a
23:13musician or speaker of that language.
23:18The goal is not to learn a language.
23:21The goal is to become a speaker
23:24of that language. Yes, I know I'm
23:26cheating a little bit. It's okay.
23:28After all, when your behavior and your
23:31identity are fully aligned, let's do it
23:33again. After all, connect it. After all,
23:36after all, when your behavior and your
23:40identity are fully aligned,
23:43you are no longer pursuing behavior
23:46change.
23:48You're simply acting like the type of
23:51person
23:53you already believe yourself to be.
23:57Let's do it again. Focus on connected
23:58speech. You're simply acting like the
24:02type of person
24:04you already believe yourself to be.
24:08And all together,
24:09after all,
24:11when your behavior and your identity are
24:13fully aligned,
24:17you are no longer pursuing behavior
24:20change.
24:23You are simply acting
24:26like the type of person
24:29you already believe yourself to be.
24:33Well done, my friends. So, now, who is
24:36the person that you believe yourself to
24:37be when it comes to speaking in English?
24:40>> [music]
24:40>> Are you a confident, brave, successful
24:43speaker of English as a second [music]
24:45language? If you don't believe that to
24:47be true, then I'm telling you that you
24:51are. And this [music] is the beginning
24:53point of you building the habit of
24:55practicing English and speaking English
24:58regularly either with my videos or
25:01[music] with any other resources that
25:03you love working with. Remember that
25:05practicing [music] English consistently
25:07is the secret to becoming fluent.
25:10It's not just about getting the right
25:12resources. It's about [music] sitting
25:13down and doing the work and building
25:16those habits and to be able to build
25:18those habits, you have to believe that
25:20you are [music] capable of speaking
25:22English confidently,
25:24freely,
25:26and fluently. [music]
25:27I believe in you. Great job. If you
25:29enjoyed this, definitely check out part
25:31one
25:32>> [music]
25:32>> and stay tuned for part three. Have a
25:35beautiful beautiful rest of the day and
25:37I'll [music] see you next time in the
25:39next video. Bye.

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