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If you read 10 pages every single day, after one whole year, that is 3,650 pages, which is roughly 12 books.

Now think about that for a second.

Every single story you read, every idea you absorb, your brain treats it like a real experience.

Now reading doesn't just give you information, it changes the way your brain works.

The greatest minds that ever walked the earth, their whole life experience, their whole mindset and philosophies are condensed into a single book that you can finish in one week.

Now think about how amazing and life-changing that is.

In this video, I will show you how reading literally rewires your mind

and why you need to either get started or read a ton more.

Trust me, it is so worth it.

Now to train yourself to be able to read for longer periods of time, you need to manage your dopamine levels.

This means no scrolling your phone and checking notifications while watching this video, no reading the recommended videos on the side.

Just put this video on full screen, focus on this video and this video only, and let's get into it.

Oh yeah, one more thing before we get started.

If you're getting into reading or you're already a confirmed reader, I write a newsletter twice a week read by 4,000 plus readers.

It's free.

Subscribe if you're interested.

Link below.

And I'll talk more about that later.

Now part number one, reading is not information.

Reading isn't about learning facts.

Anybody can learn facts.

Reading is actually just about living in other experience.

It is about becoming someone else for just a moment.

You see, over the past five years, I've read over 150 books.

And in a way, every single one of those books shaped the way that I think today.

A part of me is in every book that I've read.

So for example, I read the book Fight Club and that was for detachment.

I read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, which is stoicism.

For the business aspect, I read all of Alex Ramosi's books.

For Habits, I read Atomic Habits.

For Mastery and Changing the Way I Think, I read Mastery by Robert Greene.

To develop the business mindset, I read Shoe Dog, which is the Memoir of Nike by Phil Knight.

Every single book has a purpose.

Every book changes you and shapes you in a certain way.

Now in the self-improving space, there are thousands of books.

There are so many books that you couldn't even count.

And every single one of these books has a story.

It has a life lesson.

It has an experience that is condensed.

Now a fun fact is that your brain actually activates the same exact regions when it is reading versus experiencing.

So when you're actually living experience, certain areas are activated in your brain.

But when you are reading about experiences, those same areas are activated.

Now by tapping into the skill of reading, you can learn from other people's mistakes, you can copy the success of people you look up to and you can build that for yourself.

So you can just look and study any inspiring, successful person who is out there and you can just be like, I want this success for myself.

And if they can do it, then why can't I?

If you can just look at somebody who has the success that you want and you can read about them, study their stories, study how far they've come, then you will get there.

You see, if you fake bravery for long enough, you will be brave.

And that is actually the fake it till you make it mindset that is also prevalent in reading books.

You see, stories trigger emotion, they trigger empathy, fear and desire.

They don't just work on logic and because they tap into very deep emotions, these stories that you read, the people, the authors that you read, they leave an imprint on your mind.

They shape the person that you are from a very deep identity level.

You see, reading isn't just input, it is experience without consequences.

Now if you watch these videos that help you grow, then you are already putting space between you and the rest of the world.

You are already choosing and taking the initiative to become the top 1%.

The top 1% who have the dream life, who have the success, who are exactly where they wanna be

and who have the discipline and the consistency to live a very, very good life.

Now just by watching these videos, you are already going to reach a level of success that most people never even see.

And that is the power of consuming the right content.

Whether that's books, whether that's videos like these, consuming the type of content that aligns with your goals is gonna get you to your goals.

Now part number two, reading physically rewires your brain.

You see reading literally changes your brain structure.

Now there's a quote that I like and it goes like this.

Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.

Now reading just simply strengthens focus in a dopamine fragmented world.

And also if you like these videos, if you like the information and experience based content that I make on this channel, then make sure to leave a subscribe to see more of these videos.

You see reading builds neural connections tied to memory and comprehension.

It increases empathy by forcing you into other perspectives.

You see regular readers develop deeper and slower thinking.

And there's another quote, it goes like this.

Scrolling trains reaction and reading trains reflection.

You see a lot of us want to change habits.

We want to change ways of life.

We want to develop the discipline and the consistency that is going to lead to the results.

That is going to lead to being able to take the daily steps to get to where we want to be.

Now the only problem with that, even though that's amazing, is if your identity conflicts with your outcome.

Conflicts with the person you want to be and the life you want to live, then it's going to be hard.

You can never outwork your identity.

So think about what better way to make fundamental change than to change the person behind the habits.

It's the person behind the routines, the person who is doing the things.

And that comes with changing identity.

And reading is just one of the biggest things that changes your identity over time.

It's not gonna change your identity in a couple of weeks or maybe even months, but if you read for one year, if you read 12 books a year, which is 10 pages a day,

then you will see your identity start to shift.

You will start to just think differently and be a different person and, you know, just think from a different perspective. And

that takes me to part number three the future you you

see the past version of myself would be shocked at all the books

that I've read

but I'm even way more thankful to the past version of myself who decided to pick up

that first book reading has changed my life the reason why

I've been able to you know grow my youtube channel to 80,000 plus subscribers

and talk about self improvement and talk about discipline

and mindsets is you know partly due to reading in fact it is enlarged due to reading, the one habit, the one skill, the one identity change that has changed my whole life.

I am so grateful that I picked up my first book when I did, because it really changed my life.

You see, just think about 20 pages a day.

It's not that much, right?

20 pages a day is something you could do every day.

It might take 30 minutes, it might take an hour, but we all have time to spare.

Now, 20 pages a day is 7,300 pages a year, and that is 24 books.

Imagine how much of a different person you would be if you read 24 books in one year.

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You see, every single book subtly reshapes how you think.

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It changes the way you see things and the way you decide.

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Now this is something you won't notice daily but after months of reading you will notice these 1% changes,

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these 1% improvements in your character start to collect and come together and give you the final result.

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You see reading is an identity shift.

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It is not a habit.

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Now if we talk about the one habit that has changed my life in so many ways it's not meditating.

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I mean meditating is great, journaling is great, exercising is great and doing all these things they're amazing

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but And reading for some reason has changed my life the most.

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Now a final quote to leave you with, reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.

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If you're ready to change your life, if you're ready to start reading and start picking up the habit

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that is going to shift your identity at the deepest level, then check out my newsletter where I give you the tools to make meaningful change in your life.

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Thank you for watching, take care and you got this.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “Reading Changes your Brain ┃ Let Me Explain”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: reading, identity, habit, experience, pages. Deze video bevat 113 zinnen en 1578 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:54. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 229 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 88% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
mindset zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/	mentaliteit, ingelsteldheid
activate werkwoord	/ˈæktɪˌveɪt/	activeren, aanzetten
condense werkwoord	/kənˈdɛns/	verdichten
dopamine zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/	dopamine
meditate werkwoord	/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/	mediteren
empathy zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɛmpəθi/	inlevingsvermogen, empathie
newsletter zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/	nieuwsbrief
scroll zelfstandig naamwoord	/skɹoʊl/	boekrol, schriftrol
consume werkwoord	/kənˈsum/	consumeren, verbruiken
subscribe werkwoord	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	abonneren
emotion zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/	emotie
detachment zelfstandig naamwoord	/dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/	scheiding, losraking
enlarge werkwoord	/ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/	uitvergroten, vergroten
imprint zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/	indruk
outwork zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈaʊtwɜːk/	voorwerk

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
pick up werkwoord		oppakken, optillen
check out werkwoord		onderzoeken
come together werkwoord	/ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/	bijeenkomen, samenkomen

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 have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	I've read · they've come · has changed
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	pages, which is · Aurelius, which is · Dog, which is
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	are condensed · is condensed · are activated

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 24 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I've, gonna. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, reshape /ɹiːˈʃeɪ̯p/, comprehension /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: consistency /kənˈsɪs.tən.si/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, enlarge /ɪnˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: activate /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/, detachment /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/, fragment /ˈfɹæɡmənt/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/
/w/ — met ronde lippen: rewire /ɹiːˈwaɪə(ɹ)/, outwork /ˈaʊtwɜːk/, consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als mindset, activate, condense.

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