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Almost everyone thinks they are a good thinker, but in reality, few people really are.
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A truly great thinker is constantly growing and evolving, so take a look around you: how many people do you see moving forward in life?
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How many people do you see solving problem after problem?
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And on the contrary, how many people do you see running in circles?
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How many people do you see still trying to solve the same problems they were working on years ago?
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The better you get at thinking, the better you get at solving problems.
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And good thinking begins with clarity.
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A clear thought is unambiguous, captures the essence of a thing, and is formulated logically.
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A clear thought can be communicated through a simple if-then statement.
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For example, if you turn on the tap, then you can get water.
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A clear thought leads to clear and intentional action.
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For example, the statement "if you turn on the tap, then you can get water" leads to clear action when you're thirsty.
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And clear and intentional action leads to clear feedback.
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When you go to test the tap for water, you will immediately find out whether your original thought was true or not.
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Either water will come out or it won't.
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And because clear feedback proves or disproves your thought, it helps improve your understanding of the world.
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Either you'll find out that your understanding of the world is correct or incorrect, and finding out you are incorrect helps you move closer towards correctness.
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And the more correct your worldview is, the better you'll be at solving problem.
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Let's take a look at an example.
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Marcus Aurelius earned the titles of "the last of the Five Good Emperors of Rome" and "philosopher-king" by becoming a great leader.
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And he became a great leader by becoming a great thinker.
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And he became a great thinker by learning to think clearly.
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And he learned to think clearly by writing a private philosophy for himself which we now refer to as his _Meditations_.
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In his _Meditations_, Aurelius organizes his thoughts in a logical way, reflecting on the relationship between his actions and their effects.
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And if you want to think clearly and improve your ability to solve your own problems, it would be wise of you to do the same.
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Organize your thoughts.
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Reduce their ambiguity and make them clear by turning them into simple if-then statements.
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Clear logic leads to clear thoughts.
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Clear thoughts lead to clear and intentional action.
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Clear and intentional action leads to clear feedback.
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Clear feedback leads to an improved understanding of the world.
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And a clearer understanding of the world leads to a better ability to solve problems.
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For example, let me formulate a clear, logical thought: “if I publish a how-to video with a philosopher in the title, then it will get over 100 000 views".
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That's a clear thought with clear logic.
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That clear thought leads to clear action: I will write that video and publish it.
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Now when this video is published, I’ll get clear feedback.
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We’ll both find out if that thought is true.
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And once I find out whether that thought is true or false, my understanding of the world will improve.
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And by improving my understanding of the world, I'll be better equipped to solve my problem of being a successful YouTuber.
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So in conclusion, good thinking begins with clear thinking, and clear thinking begins by turning your thoughts into unambiguous, logical statements.

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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon

Cette leçon d’expression orale de niveau C1 s’appuie sur la vidéo « How to Think Clearly ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : clear, lead, action, understanding, feedback. Cette vidéo contient 40 phrases et 583 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 5:24. Le locuteur parle lentement, environ 108 mots par minute, ce qui laisse le temps d’imiter chaque son. 84 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

Les 15 mots les plus avancés de la vidéo, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
thinker nom/ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/penseur, penseuse
intentional adjectif/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/volontaire, intentionnel
formulate verbe/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/formuler
unambiguous adjectifsans équivoque
philosopher nom/fəˈlɑsəfɚ/philosophe
organize verbe/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/organiser
ambiguity nom/æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/ambiguïté
correctness nomexactitude, justesse
disprove verbe/dɪsˈpɹuv/réfuter, infirmer
logically adverbe/ˈlɑd͡ʒɪˌkli/logiquement
worldview nomvision du monde
thirsty adjectif/ˈθɝs.ti/avoir soif, assoiffé
evolve verbe/ɪˈvɑlv/élaborer
clarity nom/ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/clarté
essence nom/ˈɛsəns/essence

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
find out verbedécouvrir, savoir
come out verbe/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/sortir
get over verbesurmonter
look around verberegarder autour de soi

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • How many people do you see solving problem after problem?
  • Let's take a look at an example.
  • We’ll both find out if that thought is true.

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 7 contractions et formes réduites, comme I'll, you'll, we'll. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/, philosopher /fəˈlɑsəfɚ/, ambiguity /æm.bɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: formulate /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/, incorrect /ˌɪn.kəˈɹɛkt/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, disprove /dɪsˈpɹuv/, clarity /ˈklæɹ.ɪ.ti/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme thinker, intentional, formulate.

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Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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