Shadowing Practice: just exist bro - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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All right, boys, I know I just already uploaded a video today,
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All right, boys, I know I just already uploaded a video today,
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but I have so much I want to talk about and I really enjoy doing this.
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So I got home.
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I had my first day back at work today.
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It was all right.
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Just work, you know, I like to use it as like meditation.
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You can use anything as meditation.
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now what i want to talk about is
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that all you need to do
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that i've realized all you need to do in life is live you know me personally i always get
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so caught up thinking i need to be doing something
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and i'm not knocking on doing things it's okay to do things it's cool
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but I always had this feeling
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that I need some objective it needs to be like a
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mission I need to always be going here doing this doing
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this evolving becoming enlightened learning uh working out you know like I just needed to do something
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and I still do things but what I realized
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is that all you need to do is live that's all you need to do like
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because life is this spiral it's this infinite spiral of expansion everything
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that is going everything
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that you need to happen is going to come to you within the spiral
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so if you miss an opportunity it's going to spiral back around and it's going to come back.
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Everything that you need to happen in your life is going to happen.
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Whether you like try to make it happen or not,
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it's going to happen.
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It's guaranteed.
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You're going to end up where you're meant to end up,
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regardless of what you think or what you do
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or how you occupy your time all you need to do
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is just keep going keep swimming it's like life we're just we're just in this big ocean right
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and we're swimming or we're floating all you have to do is just keep paddling
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or float just just don't give up and that's it.
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That's all you need to do in life.
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Like that's really it.
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Now, this gives you a freedom.
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Because when you realize all you need to do is live.
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To just be.
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You know, there's doers and then there's beers.
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Some people are always needing to do something.
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And some people can just be.
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Like you know how a cat or any animal.
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you know how a cat just can sit there
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and it just is it just exists and it can sit there for hours
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and it just seems so peaceful it's because
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that cat doesn't care about doing things that that dog
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that animal doesn't care about doing things all the time this
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is neurosis this is a result of the thinking mind is we always feel like we need to be doing something
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but when you realize that you don't need to be doing something
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and that you can just exist and just be now now you're not doing things
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because you feel like you need to now you're doing things because you want to
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can you see the difference can you feel the difference
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when you feel like you need to be doing you need
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to go to work you need to do this you need
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to do whatever it's like there's tension it's there's resistance
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when you switch from the doing mindset to the being mindset
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and suddenly everything you're doing is because you want to do it that's different because it's relaxed.
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It's instead of feeling like you're getting tugged on this chain,
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rather you're just going, you're just flowing.
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Everything's just happening.
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You know?
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I say a lot of the same things in a lot of my videos,
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and I think that's because it's my core message.
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This is what I need to get out there because this is the work of my life.
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This is what I've always been focused on my whole life.
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is what I'm teaching so I'm gonna keep repeating myself until
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and I'm gonna say it in different ways
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but say the same thing pointing to the same truth
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because that's my life's work and and I want I want you to know it
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because it brings me peace it brings me peace knowing
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that all I need to do is just exist to just be myself like a cat
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and just be it's peaceful it's amazing it it opens you up to love when you're so empty in your consciousness,
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when you just exist, you're open to love, you're open to everything.
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I love doing this.
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I really do.
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I just like talking.
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It feels so natural.
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It's like I can get into the flow state so easily just by talking.
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I used to make like vlog videos
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and a lot of people they always comment
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or say like bring back the vlog videos or people will message me
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and say bring back the vlog videos because I know they're entertaining
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when I make a vlog it's it's not me like I'll give advice
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but that's not the main goal of the vlog usually it's for entertainment
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and most people in this society they want entertainment and I understand
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that I like entertainment because when you're when you're like
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so immersed in an entertaining thing
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when you're scrolling on your phone what happens is you naturally
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your mind is empty this is what I'm talking about this emptiness but you don't have to
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rely on entertainment
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if you train yourself to have an empty mind then you
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don't need to scroll on your phone anymore to do it there's nothing wrong with that
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but you could sit here just like this i could just sit here
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and i'll just feel the same like it's all the same and it's it's good it's life i'm alive
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do you ever do you ever just stop
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and you just think i'm alive and you just really let
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that sink in like beyond any level you have before like on the deepest level and you're like i'm alive
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that's a beautiful feeling and when you're empty you have that feeling more
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yeah if i want to make entertaining videos i might
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but it's just so fun it's so fun to just talk
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and to just do this like this is what I enjoy you know I built my channel off the entertainment
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and then I pivoted so heavily into talking
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and just trying to give you wisdom
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because that's what I care about I care about wisdom that's my life's work again
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and maybe it'll take a while for me to find people who want
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that wisdom as opposed to people who want the entertainment
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and that's okay because I'm no longer attached to the external
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or what anybody thinks that's the freedom that comes with having an empty mind
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if someone is judging you and they feel some type of way about you that's their problem not yours
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it's not your problem now if they're judging you
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and it makes you feel a certain type of way
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if someone's judging you
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and you feel bad about it now that's your problem you understand it's not their problem
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that they're judging you it's your problem that you're feeling it
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so when you get beyond
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that to a point where it doesn't matter what anyone thinks it doesn't matter what anyone says to you
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or judges you and you can do that by becoming empty
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and meditating and peeling back the layers coming into what you really are
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anyway eight minutes not bad actually no almost nine minutes pretty
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good little yap sesh i don't want to make my videos too long you know
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but yeah oh i kind of want to start a podcast
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me and my best friend we could do a podcast i think
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that would be good because i feel like
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when i'm having a conversation i flow even better than
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when i'm just talking to a camera by myself
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but yeah anyway just remember the key point of this video
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all you have to do is just exist to just live switch from doing to being empty your mind
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and i hope you have a good day bye video two of today whatever day it is i don't know
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice listening and speaking skills by engaging with a transcript focused on the philosophy of simply existing and living in the moment. You will learn how to embrace the concept of being present rather than constantly seeking objectives or achievements. This session will encourage you to reflect on the transition from a mindset of doing to one of being, enhancing your ability to express these ideas in everyday conversations.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Meditation: A practice of focused thought, often leading to calmness and awareness.
- Exist: To live or have being; to simply be.
- Opportunities: Favorable moments for progress or advancement.
- Spiral: A continuous, often expanding path in life symbolizing growth.
- Float: To remain or drift on the surface of a medium, such as water; to go with the flow.
- Neurosis: A psychological condition where an individual experiences anxiety or obsessive behaviors.
- Peaceful: A state of tranquility; calm and serene.
Practice Tips
To make the most of your speaking practice using the shadowing technique, listen to the video or the transcript multiple times. The speaker's tone is relaxed and conversational, which offers a great opportunity for practicing natural intonation and pacing. Here are some tips:
- Start by listening to a short segment of the video, then pause and repeat what you hear. Pay attention to how the speaker expresses ideas about existing and being present.
- Practice shadowing at a slower pace to ensure you grasp both the vocabulary and the emotional nuances of the content. As you become more comfortable, gradually increase your speed to match the speaker.
- Emphasize the emotional weight of phrases like "all you need to do is live" and "just keep going." These expressions not only convey meaning but also set the tone for deeper conversations.
- Utilize online shadowing sites or applications that encourage IELTS speaking practice by providing sample scripts or videos on similar themes. This can enhance your ability to communicate effectively in English.
- Finally, consider recording your practice sessions. Listen back to identify areas for improvement in pronunciation and fluency related to the themes discussed in this lesson.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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