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I sometimes wish I didn't think so much like life would be better
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if I just never asked so many questions
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if I wasn't trying to observe or trying to make sense of things
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and I just kind of lived you know maybe ignorance really is bliss
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but I don't know there was like this switch in my life
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when I was about 14 years old where things just weren't okay with me anymore.
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I didn't want to do the same things.
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I started thinking more deeply.
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I started questioning life and I don't even know why I did that.
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What was the point?
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What came up for me that was like,
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yeah, now I want to start doing this because it's not even like something that you can control,
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not something that you can just forget about.
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It's like, I guess it just happens.
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And you realize certain things.
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And you can't get over it.
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So then you turn into this different person.
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Now, you know, I'm 18, four years later.
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And I don't know where it's gotten me.
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Genuinely has thinking more has trying to figure out life
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and all these things has it benefit me like genuinely
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or has there been intangible benefit or is it just maybe personal growth or just maturing?
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I don't know but I wonder at the end of the day what's the point?
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Maybe it is better to think to try to make sense of life to be more critical
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but also I look at other people sometimes and I think I imagine
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that That person probably doesn't think about anything that much.
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And they're 10 times happier than me.
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So what is it?
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Is that the secret to not think at all?
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Or is it the secret to just,
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you know, find this balance?
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Or maybe there is no secret.
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It's just kind of who you are.
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And you just got to deal with it.
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I think I've gotten better over the years.
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I don't think so pessimistically now.
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I used to think very pessimistically and have this sort of cynical life outlook.
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But now I'm, I'm more at peace with certain things.
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And I'm less concerned with figuring out the whole world.
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And I'm more just concerned with figuring out myself.
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I mean, that is a big undertaking in itself.
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Understanding yourself.
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And it's so weird, right?
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You would think that because you are you,
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you would understand yourself, you would know so much,
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you be an expert at it but it's like I'm in the dark
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and I guess that's just what it is it takes your whole life to figure out who you are
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and even by the end of your life you still don't know for sure
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so it's just this journey this journey of figuring all these things out
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and I guess I've come to this sort of acceptance this acceptance
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that there's so much that I don't know and I will never know
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that it's not pointless to think about
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but it's pointless to worry about it's pointless to wrestle with
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so much that you are damaging your own enjoyment in life or you're just your livelihood.
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So I guess what I've learned is just to continue to think
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because me just I guess I've found that who I am is just someone who likes to think a lot
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but direct it towards something that will do you some good or that will leave you with maybe some lesson because
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thinking in a negative way,
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it's of no benefit, genuinely.
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And if you are, I guess,
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in some sense, mature enough,
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you'll realize that this life is so short,
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so minute, so just small,
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that it is not worth wasting time or spending time thinking things that hurt you,
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that make you feel anxious or worried or sad or things like that.
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And these things will come and go no matter what.
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So if you will, no matter what,
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at some point in your life,
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throughout different phases, you will feel anxious,
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you will feel sad, you will feel worried,
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then why just like why purposely do it why purposely think these things
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because it doesn't help you and that's what I've learned
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so more and more what I'm trying to do is I don't know have this sort of metacognition
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and realize well what am I thinking about why am I thinking about this is this even relevant
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because we always focus on our actions right what we are physically doing
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to help ourselves is what we are doing relevant
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but is what you're thinking relevant are your thoughts productive
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and it's not like what you what you're thinking has to be always about work
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or like the next project that you're working on
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but like are your thoughts just benefiting your your being your soul
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and that is just something I've tried to focus on more
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and more because you get into these loops in your mind where you can get anxious
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or you start thinking about the past you get nostalgic
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or sad or you reminisce and or maybe you just like have arguments in your head and then Then I think,
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wait, why am I even doing this?
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It's like, I'm just trying to fill up this empty space with some noise,
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but it doesn't matter and it's not helping me
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and it's not doing me any good and I'm just going to forget it.
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So why don't I think about something that I care about or something that,
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you know, will benefit me or just make me feel a little bit better about my life?
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there is value in the way you think
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and the way you think greatly determines you know just how you will feel
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and I think people know that but we underestimate you know just the passing thoughts
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that we have every day that we just ultimately forget but
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it's like the habit of thought is something to pay attention to
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so i guess that's what i'll leave you with just realize
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what loops do you get into what habits of thought do you find yourself in
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and just observe it stop yourself observe it you don't have to say whether it's good
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or bad or not that's your decision to make but just think about it it's weird thinking about your thinking but
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it's like go from that third person view in your head
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and just ask yourself why am i thinking this is this relevant does this help me
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or am i just fueling something that will ultimately lead me nowhere
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel C1 se basa en el vídeo “I sometimes wish I didn't think so much”. Las palabras que más se repiten: thinking, guess, relevant, benefit, realize. Este vídeo tiene 102 frases y 1104 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:24. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 149 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. El 88 % 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pointless adjetivo | /ˈpɔɪntləs/ | romo, chato |
| observe verbo | /əbˈzɜːv/ | servar, observar |
| purposely adverbio | /ˈpɝpəsli/ | intencionadamente, aposta |
| fueling sustantivo | repostaje, estación de repostaje | |
| intangible adjetivo | /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/ | intangible |
| livelihood sustantivo | /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/ | modus vivendi, manera/forma de ganarse la vida |
| metacognition sustantivo | metacognición | |
| nostalgic adjetivo | nostálgico | |
| reminisce verbo | /ˌɹɛm.əˈnɪs/ | rememorar, memorar (se de) |
| cynical adjetivo | /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ | cínico, resabiado |
| underestimate verbo | /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ | subestimar |
| undertaking sustantivo | /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ | funeraria |
| bliss sustantivo | /blɪs/ | euforia, dicha |
| enjoyment sustantivo | /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/ | disfrute, gozo |
| ignorance sustantivo | /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ | ignorancia |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| fill up verbo | llenar, repletar |
| get over verbo | superar, sobreponerse a |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- I didn't want to do the same things.
- It's like, I guess it just happens.
- It's just kind of who you are.
- I think I've gotten better over the years.
- I don't think so pessimistically now.
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 40 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, I'm, I've. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: pessimistically /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪkli/, intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/, undertaking /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: observe /əbˈzɜːv/, livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: intangible /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/, enjoyment /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/
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 pointless, observe, purposely.
¿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.