Shadowing-Übung: How I Got My Attention Span Back. - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video

Hello everybody, welcome or welcome back.

If you're anything like me, then you're overwhelmed.

You're overwhelmed with daily tasks, deadlines, routines, but also overwhelmed with the newest productivity hacks that seem to be coming out every few days.

The truth is, the more productivity tips you consume, the less you actually get done.

You end up doing nothing but collecting, saving, or screenshotting these hacks for when you'll come back to them.

Well, in today's video, I'm going to show you how to actually become productive using a pen and a pocket notebook.

And make sure to stay to the end of this video for a giveaway.

So without further ado, let's get started.

So the first thing that you should know is that our brains are awful at multitasking.

So when you keep unfinished thoughts or tasks in the back of your mind, they take up space in your working memory and compete with whatever you're trying to focus on.

So as you can see, Jerry's trying to do some work, but Jerry can't stop thinking about the fact that he still needs to get his mom a birthday card.

He has a doctor's appointment coming up, his dog is out of dog food, and he needs to get some gas.

The more that Jerry holds in his working memory, the less he is able to focus on the task at hand.

The trick to gaining mental clarity and to close these thought loops is by giving them a place to go.

So instead of juggling everything mentally, you're storing them externally, which will reduce the cognitive load and make it much easier to focus on the task at hand.

And here is where the pocket notebook comes in.

I have done several videos on pocket notebooks and my pocket notebook system.

If you're interested, I will have the first one linked up here.

But at its core, it is three simple steps that I will be going through with you.

Step number one is to capture.

Step number two is to filter.

And step number three is to migrate and elaborate.

And if you're enjoying this video so far and my crappy drawings, then feel free to hit the subscribe button.

So step number one is to use your pocket notebook as a capture system.

And the goal here is to not have to think about where something is, belongs, or should go.

So if these are your thoughts, you're not wondering if you put that reminder on a sticky note.

You're not wondering if that million dollar idea is actually in the apps on your phone.

And you're not wondering whether or not that appointment was already scheduled in your calendar.

You are simply taking all of your thoughts and immediately capturing them in your pocket notebook.

The goal here is not organization.

You're not trying to organize anything at this stage.

You are simply mentally unloading into your pocket notebook.

Now, what types of things are we capturing?

Tasks, reminders, quick thoughts or ideas,

any plans, or maybe even things that you want to look up later, like something to research or a product that you're wanting to buy.

So now, let's use me as an example.

This is my pocket notebook, and here was my entry from yesterday.

So as you can see, number one, we have reminders.

It was my friend's birthday yesterday.

I made sure I didn't forget.

Number two, we have tasks.

Here were some of my daily tasks using a modified bullet journal system.

Then we have things to look up later.

So while I was on transit to visit my friend, I watched a video about nib tuning.

Here were some of the products that I wanted to look into later.

We have some sandpaper, we have one ink recommendation, and this was another thing to look up later.

I saw a tutorial on turning a hubba bubba container into a headphone storage, thought that was really cool.

And finally, we have plans.

So this is an ENT appointment that will need to be scheduled, but as you can see, I didn't discriminate about the type of information that I was putting down in here.

Everything goes and it was just a way to get thoughts onto paper.

Step number two is to filter.

If you've been on my channel for a while, you will be familiar with the filtering funnel.

But the way I describe the filtering funnel is

that you're taking all of these thoughts and ideas as though it were sand

and gravel and you filter through them to find your nuggets of gold.

It's in this step that you decide what's important and what are things that you don't need or that aren't useful.

So once a day, take literally two minutes to go through your page, cross off what's done or what's sand, and decide what's useful or what's gold.

So once again, let's take our example from yesterday.

I find it helpful to go in with a different color just

so it's easy to differentiate between what's been processed and what hasn't, but as always, you do you.

So I'm reviewing my tasks.

I can see, did this get done?

Did I pick up the dog food?

Yes, I did.

So once again, that's going to be crossed off.

So now I know all of this information is done.

There's nothing more that needs to be done.

So I'm going to cross that all out.

Not useful anymore.

So now we're left with these things here.

These are mostly products that I'm interested in.

So I'm going to just say I'd like to add those to my wish list.

This is an appointment that needs to be scheduled.

So it's going to go into my calendar or planner.

And this is more of a creative hobby task.

So this is going to take a lower priority in my planner.

So when we look at this page now, we know which information is not important and which information is going to be moved.

Step three is to migrate and elaborate.

In this step, we are taking the information

that we have deemed more important and we are putting it in a place to be dealt with more meaningfully.

And that's where the elaboration comes in because some of the bits of information

that you're wanting to keep will require you to delve in a little bit deeper

and really get to the core of the idea.

So once again, let's take a look at my example.

So all of these products with the nib tuning have been safely added to my wish list.

So I'm going to cross that off.

Now, both of these items are going into the same place.

They are going into my planner.

So first things first, I'm going to update my future log and say that on July 3rd, I have my ENT appointment at 1120.

Now, of course, I'm really into paper planning, but for you, this could look like adding this appointment to your digital calendar.

So this has been dealt with so I can cross it off.

Next up, we have this fun creative task that I want to look into.

So I'm going to move into the upcoming week and simply write it in my notes section.

Now that that's done, I can cross it off.

So for this example, you'll notice that none of the bits of information that I'm migrating really required any elaboration.

But an example of wanting to or needing to elaborate upon something could be

that you came across a quote that you really liked.

You add this quote to your commonplace notebook and then you decide to elaborate on it, asking yourself how this quote made you feel, what it made you think of.

Once again, delving a little bit deeper into that.

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Another good example is if you had a really good business idea.

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You initially put the business idea in here and then let's say you migrate it to your work planner.

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In your work planner, you elaborate upon this idea, maybe what materials it would require for you to get going, or who your target audience is.

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That would be an example of elaborating.

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But in the case of my example, there's nothing to elaborate.

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This page has entirely been processed, so you can do one of two things.

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You can either make a mark at the top of the page to say that this page has been processed, or if you're into something more physical,

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I've been liking to hole punch my pages so that when you're looking at the spine, I know exactly what still needs to be processed.

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And if you're wondering why this works, well, number one, it reduces decision fatigue.

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When you're trying to figure out which bits of information should go where, all of a sudden you're left feeling mentally drained.

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When you know that every bit of information, regardless of what it is, is going in here, it allows you to do that mental unloading without judgment.

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Number two, as mentioned previously, it externalizes these looping thought patterns.

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When you're constantly ruminating on the same three or four thoughts, it can be mentally tiring.

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When you give these thoughts some place to go, you no longer have to hold onto them so tight, and that will immediately allow for some mental relief.

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Number three, by putting all of the information into a pocket notebook rather than your cell phone, you also avoid dopamine loops.

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I'm sure you guys know this all too well, but when you pick up your phone to do one thing, next thing you know you're doing 10 other things you're completely distracted

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and you forgot the original reason why you picked up your

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phone in the first place luckily this notebook doesn't offer notifications yet

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so it's definitely less distracting number four this notebook works as a pattern detector

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if you flip through past entries you're able to see

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which tasks you're repeatedly avoiding which ideas you keep coming back to it It really highlights what matters and what doesn't.

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And this is not something that you would get as easily if you're working with a digital system.

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And number five and six, it also allows you to think more deliberately and be less scattered.

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At the end of the day, when you're reviewing and deciding which thoughts and ideas are important or not, it allows you to reach a deeper level of thinking.

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And it's this discernment between ideas which allows you to feel less scattered.

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You already know which ideas are good and which ones are crap.

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So again, you're not carrying these thoughts for days on end.

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Okay, now that we know why it works, let's get into the giveaway.

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First and foremost, of course, I'm going to send you home with your own pocket notebook.

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It's thread-bound, 100 GSM cream paper, and I got you the plain ruling so that your ideas and thoughts have free reign.

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Now, if you think this size might be too big for you, not to worry.

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I'm also sending you home with two composition notebooks.

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This one has tarot pages, this one has thread binding, so you can decide which one is best for you.

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And if you think these are still too big, well, not to worry because I'm also sending you home with a Midori A7 notebook.

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Once again, this one is plain ruled.

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It has this beautiful cream paper

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and I've been asked several times where my other pocket notebook is from and it is this one right here.

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Now that we have all of our notebooks out of the way, let's get into utensils and accessories.

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First up, you will be getting these little mini sticky notes just for fun

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but in case you have any reminders that you want to put on here, you can do that.

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Next, you'll be getting the Pentel Calm in a 0.7.

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I absolutely love this pen.

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Not only does the rubberized grip section go all the way to the tip, but it has a really nice calming click.

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The second pen you will be getting is a Rytec Aurora in case you prefer gel over ballpoint.

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This is a 0.5, but it still writes like a 0.7.

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And finally, last but not least, you will be receiving a Lamy Safari.

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This one has been gently used by me, but I promise you I have cleaned it very thoroughly.

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And with that, I will also be making sure

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that you guys have two sets of Lamy cartridges so that you are all ready to go right out of the gate.

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So this is everything that you will be winning and here are the details to enter.

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Number one, like this video.

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Number two, subscribe to this YouTube channel.

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And number three, comment down below where you're from.

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I always love to see where my new subscribers are from.

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I think it's so fun.

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Thank you guys so much for watching.

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I'll see you next time.

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Stay cozy and bye-bye.

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Dieses Video enthält 157 Sätze und 2199 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 10:36. Der Sprecher spricht schnell, etwa 208 Wörter pro Minute – rechne mit verbundenen und verkürzten Lauten. 84 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen; den Rest solltest du dir vor dem Üben ansehen.

Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video

15 lernenswerte Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:

Wort	Aussprache	Bedeutung
notebook Substantiv	/ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/	Notizbuch, Notizheft
pocket Substantiv	/ˈpɑ.kɪt/	Tasche, Sack
elaborate Verb	/ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/	ausarbeiten
filter Substantiv	/ˈfɪltɚ/	Filter
planner Substantiv	/ˈplænɚ/	Organizer
capture Verb	/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/	fangen, einfangen
mentally Adverb	/ˈmɛntəli/	geistig, psychisch
reminder Substantiv	/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/	Gedächtnisstütze, Notiz
calendar Substantiv	/ˈkæl.ən.də/	Kalender
loop Substantiv	/luːp/	Schlaufe, Schlinge
sand Substantiv	/sænd/	Sand
thread Substantiv	/ˈθɹɛd/	Faden, Garn
plain Substantiv	/pleɪn/	Ebene
tune Substantiv	/tjuːn/	Melodie
productivity Substantiv	/ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/	Produktivität, Leistungsfähigkeit

Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst

Wort	Aussprache	Bedeutung
look up Verb	/ˌlʊk ˈʌp/	bergauf gehen, aufwärtsgehen
pick up Verb		aufheben, aufnehmen
cross off Verb		abhaken
come across Verb		wirken, vorkommen
come out Verb	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	herauskommen
come up Verb		erscheinen
end up Verb		sich herausstellen, am Ende irgendwo / etwas sein
figure out Verb		herausfinden

Grammatik in diesem Video

Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:

Struktur	Im Video
Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut	was already scheduled · be scheduled · been processed
Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist	have done · you've been · have deemed
Ratschlag mit „should“ should + Verb – sagen, was eine gute Idee ist	should know · should go
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop … + -ing – Verben, auf die die -ing-Form folgt	stop thinking · keep coming

Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest

Der Sprecher verwendet 59 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel you're, I'm, you'll. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.

Die „th“-Laute: thread /ˈθɹɛd/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/
Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, screenshot /ˈskriːn.ʃɑt/
Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: elaborate /ɪˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, priority /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/, composition /ˌkɑm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/, repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/

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Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie notebook, pocket, elaborate.

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