쉐도잉 연습: STOP wasting your LIFE (2026) - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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Do you know what day of the week you are most likely to die from a heart attack?
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Take a guess.
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I'll give you a second.
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It's Monday.
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Care to guess what time?
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It is between 8 and 9 a.m.
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Do you know what else happens Monday at 8?
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That is the same day and time people get ready to go into jobs they hate.
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Coincidence?
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I don't think so.
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Take a look at this chart.
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This is the lifespan of the average person.
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On average, we live about 80 years.
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If we're lucky, we start working at about 18, and we work, work, work, and retire at about 67.
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Now what does this tell you?
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That for better or for worse, the majority of your life will be spent at work.
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Do not spend that time unhappy.
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Like my friend Jay.
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See, Jay would always say, when I finish school, then I'll be happy.
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Well, Jay finished school, but he wasn't happy.
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So then Jay said, when I get a job, then I'll be happy.
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Jay got a job, but he still wasn't happy.
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So Jay said, when I get married, settle down, and have kids, then I'll be happy.
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Well, he got married, settled down, had two kids, but still wasn't happy.
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So then Jay said, okay, when the kids leave home and I'll retire, then I'll be happy.
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Well, the kids left home and he retired, but he still wasn't happy.
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So Jay started going to church and I asked Jay why he was going to church so much.
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And he said, Because when I die, then I'll be happy.
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Jay's story, however sad, is not unique.
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I could have replaced Jay with Johnny or Bonnie.
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Bonnie.
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In fact, Jay's initials stand for just about everybody.
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Many of us are like Jay.
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But it is not our fault.
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We have been tricked to stay stuck in jobs that are literally making us sick.
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And to be and then people.
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You know about the and then people, right?
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It's people who constantly say, and then I'll be happy.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we must go from living as and thens to becoming right nows.
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We have to be happy right now.
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How?
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We must either find a job we love or bring more love into our jobs.
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It is time to step out of the rat race.
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Cause the funny thing is, even if you win, make a load of money, hold up the trophy that everybody hails.
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You're still a furry robot with a pointy nose and long tail.
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Wake up.
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Stop playing with your life.
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This ain't a video game.
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This ain't Mario Kart.
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This ain't Fortnite.
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There is no try again but no option to redo this level when the game's over, games over.
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But there is one cheat code to the human console, and that is to take control, and to stop buying into the lie society has told,
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like how overworking is cool, and being stressed out is a status symbol.
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Oh, and I almost forgot the biggest lie.
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Keep a work-life balance.
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Now on the surface, you may not see how crazy that sounds, but think about it.
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Work-life balance?
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Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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Shouldn't life come before work because when your life is better, your work is better?
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But don't take my opinion.
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Harvard professor Shawn Achor recently discovered something fantastic, which he calls the happiness advantage.
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His studies prove that 75% of job success can be predicted by not how smart you are, not how talented you are,
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But how happy you are.
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His research is decisive.
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He says when you're happy your intelligence rises, creativity rises, your productivity rises, and you know what else is funny?
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You also make more money.
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But here's the real kicker.
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You live longer too.
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I know it sounds too good to be true, but yes Optimists actually live longer than pessimists
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so you could stretch this graph a few extra years if this time here Is filled with more joy and cheer.
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Let me be clear.
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Do not take this message lightly.
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It is your duty to be happy for your own sake.
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I don't care if you're here at the end.
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It is never too late to trade in your deadly hood for a livelihood and refuse to suffer during the weekdays.
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Ironic they call it that because you're literally in a week days where you're constantly waiting for the week end.
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See I believe so many people die of heart attacks
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because they are involved in work that their hearts are just not in.
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I believe people have low vital signs because they are involved in work that is not vital to them.
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My friends, happiness is a choice, but anyone who says it's easy has lied.
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It ain't easy, but you have to try.
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The first step is to look inside and remember the quote
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that the Buddha wrote 2000 years ago which I believe today for most people still applies.
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The problem is you think you have time.
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Stop wasting your life.
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- "rat race": 치열한 경쟁, 삶의 질을 잃은 바쁜 일상. 예: "We need to step out of the rat race."
- "happiness advantage": 행복이 성공에 미치는 긍정적 영향. 예: "Shawn Achor's research shows the happiness advantage."
- "work-life balance": 일과 삶의 균형. 비디오에서는 이를 "life-work balance"로 뒤집어 생각하는 관점도 제시합니다.
- "vital signs": 생명징후. 여기서는 "일이 자신에게 중요하지 않아 생명력이 떨어진다"는 의미로 사용됩니다.
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| 수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점 | will be spent · have been tricked · being stressed |
| 현재완료 have/has + 과거분사 — 과거의 일이 지금도 관련이 있을 때 | have been tricked · has told |
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