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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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: perfection, perfect, perfectionism, standards, seem. Deze video bevat 88 zinnen en 1081 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 7:29. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 145 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 82% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| perfection zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/ | perfectie |
| perfectionism zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/ | perfectionisme |
| perfectionist zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/ | perfectionist, perfectioniste |
| satisfy werkwoord | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | voldoen, voldoende zijn |
| depend werkwoord | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | afhangen |
| deviate werkwoord | /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/ | afwijken |
| frustrate werkwoord | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustreren |
| overwhelm werkwoord | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | overweldigen, overmannen |
| sharpen werkwoord | /ˈʃɑɹpən/ | scherpen, slijpen |
| spontaneously bijwoord | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/ | spontaan |
| unfold werkwoord | /ʌnˈfoʊld/ | openvouwen, uitspreiden |
| spontaneous bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ | spontaan |
| viewer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈvju.ɚ/ | kijker, toeschouwer |
| quiz zelfstandig naamwoord | /kwɪz/ | kwis, quiz |
| stressful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | stressvol |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| figure out werkwoord | uitvogelen, er achter komen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- 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.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is | I've been feeling · I've been gathering |
| “Used to” used to + werkwoord — een vroegere gewoonte of toestand die niet meer klopt | used to feel · used to dream |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | been told · wasn't satisfied · are not prepared |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has made · have been · you've prepared |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 29 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, sharpen /ˈʃɑɹpən/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: perfectionism /pɚˈfɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zm̩/, perfectionist /pɚˈfɛk.ʃənɪst/, spontaneously /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs.li/, spontaneous /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/, temporarily /ˌtɛmpəˈɹɛɹəli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, unfold /ʌnˈfoʊld/, quiz /kwɪz/, acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/, unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, quiz /kwɪz/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.