Shadowing Practice: [Eng] ep.4| Perfection doesn't really exist. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The number one reason to let go of perfectionism is that your idea of perfection will change over time.
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Even your most perfect work today will be crap in five years.
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There is no way to ever be perfect because you are constantly learning and improving.
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Hello, how's your day going?
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Wherever you are, I hope everything's good.
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Lately, I've been feeling like I am really lucky
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because I want to explore things and connect with people to engage in many different conversations.
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It is like networking plus discussing my career paths to figure out what makes sense for me.
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Meeting great people has made me think like that.
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Sometimes I feel like all the things that I've been gathering have been worth it.
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I'm feeling pretty satisfied with myself.
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Maybe that's why I feel like I have the leisure to have these conversations today.
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The desire for perfection is like addiction, I guess.
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If the result is somewhat perfect, no matter which way you look at it, that feels good.
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I mean I did pick the topic today but I don't consider myself as a perfectionist.
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Or is this even about perfectionism?
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Oh no, maybe um i'm not sure
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because i think this is like i cannot completely confident in calling myself the one
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that i'm perfect
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because i'm not perfect i think i saw a quiz the other day on the internet
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that i can check myself if i'm a perfectionist i think i should do
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that let's do that so okay do i have trouble meeting my own standards i don't think
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so i don't think that i set my standards that high.
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It's just that many things can feel a bit overwhelming to me because I want to do better.
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I want to be better.
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The next one.
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Do I often feel frustrated, depressed, anxious, or angry while trying to meet my standards?
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No, not really.
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Have I been told that my standards are too high.
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I do hear this quite often though.
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Do my standards get in my own way?
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For example, do they make it difficult for me to meet deadlines, finish a task, trust others or do anything spontaneously?
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I don't think this is perfectionism.
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Well, I do spontaneous things well.
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If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have a problem with perfectionism.
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Okay, maybe yes, maybe no. I'm curious about what you guys think.
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Is the process more important than the result for you?
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At what point can you chill with the thought that you've prepared enough?
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of this like perfectionism I feel like many things
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that I could be easy for me are becoming difficult I mean to myself
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so I'm practicing telling myself that's like that's okay I'll be
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okay to take things easy I think YouTube is like
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that too there's no defined perfection and deciding
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when it complete is up to me how perfect it seems depends on the viewer
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or maybe the level of perfection itself isn't what you guys are looking for.
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Actually, I'm not really interested in other people's achievements.
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So even when I watch others YouTube videos, I don't really judge them on their perfection.
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As long as the person is charming, I think that's all that matters, isn't it?
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Yeah, perfection alone doesn't seem all that appealing to me.
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I have a habit of imagining and copying things when I say it.
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Like normally it's something that I want to become.
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Everyone has their own way of wanting something and working towards it.
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yeah this is just my thing
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if my results are like different from the original i used to feel unhappy
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because i learned english the same way i i copied
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and mimicked someone who spoke english i'll explain it later
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when i have a chance anyway work english
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and even dating i think i had a clear image that i wanted to design.
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In dramas and movies, the main characters never seem to use the bathroom.
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Or do they ever take the wrong bus and end up getting off at the next stop?
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Um, no. So yeah, I wanted to make my life like that too.
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Not that I wasn't satisfied with my life and wasn't happy,
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but I used to dream of a perfect ideal that was like quite far away.
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It seems like I'm gradually improving.
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Even if I make any mistakes, I think I need to have some oopsie attitude.
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There are many things that I really don't know how to do but they're interesting enough to try.
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I think those moments helped me to improve myself like being flexible.
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Like a designer job that I mentioned before in the previous video, there was no proper way to prepare myself for the job itself.
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I just need to be there and learn from the job and I just need to learn from the environment.
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It's okay to deviate from the order and understand the method, realizing that you can challenge something that taught me a lot.
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There are some moments when you have to step forward even
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if you are not prepared and there are some things that are impossible to prepare for.
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At some point I felt that moving forward even without success was cooler than actually succeeding.
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Having social experience abroad also helped me.
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There are just so many diverse people here
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so it was easy for me to understand or acknowledge myself
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that I would be a bit different from others and become less fixated on perfection which others had decided.
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The biggest help for me was stopping evaluating others.
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Depending on how I view the outside world, the perspective of myself is set.
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If you sharpen your edges towards people, you become like that too to yourself.
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Stay away from negatively sharp people and if I am sharp, then stay away from me too.
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I like being thorough and detailed.
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Objective judgment about myself is also important but if that makes me sad or concerned too much, definitely not healthy.
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If it takes a day or two to unfold the file and press the submit button
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and if there are several tasks saved temporarily like that, it's stressful because that was me.
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In fact, perfection doesn't really exist, doesn't it?
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Investing more time and effort doesn't necessarily bring you closer to perfection.
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As the quote said, there's no way to ever be perfect because you are constantly learning and improving.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Las palabras que más se repiten: perfection, perfect, perfectionism, standards, seem. Este vídeo tiene 88 frases y 1081 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:29. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 145 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 82 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| perfection sustantivo | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | perfección |
| perfectionism sustantivo | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ | perfeccionismo |
| perfectionist sustantivo | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ | perfeccionista |
| satisfy verbo | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | satisfacer |
| depend verbo | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | depender/pender (de), ser dependiente (de) |
| deviate verbo | /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/ | desviarse, marrar |
| fixate verbo | /ˈfɪkseɪt/ | fijar |
| frustrate verbo | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustrar |
| overwhelm verbo | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | apabullar, arrollar |
| sharpen verbo | /ˈʃɑɹpən/ | afilar, tajar |
| spontaneously adverbio | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ | espontáneamente |
| unfold verbo | /ʌnˈfoʊld/ | desplegar, explayar |
| negatively adverbio | negativamente | |
| spontaneous adjetivo | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ | espontáneo |
| viewer sustantivo | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | vidente |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| end up verbo | terminar, ir a parar |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| move forward verbo | ir adelante, adelantar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Wherever you are, I hope everything's good.
- I'm feeling pretty satisfied with myself.
- Do my standards get in my own way?
- I don't think this is perfectionism.
- I'm curious about what you guys think.
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | I've been feeling · I've been gathering |
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | used to feel · used to dream |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | been told · wasn't satisfied · are not prepared |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has made · have been · you've prepared |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 29 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, sharpen /ˈʃɑɹpən/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: deviate /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/, overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, viewer /ˈvju.ɚ/, evaluate /ɪˈvaljʊeɪt/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, quiz /kwɪz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.