Shadowing Practice: Stop trying to be perfect. - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You know, something I had to realize is that Being normal or just wanting to be normal is so stupid.
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Because why do you want to be someone that you're not?
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Why do you want to try and be this perfect person?
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There's no reason for you to try and be perfect, because none of us are perfect in the first place.
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We're all not perfect.
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We all have insecurities and we all have problems that we may be going through. But...
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That makes who you are.
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You see, you live your life because of the problems you've gone through.
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You've became who you are because of the stuff that you went through in your life.
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And even though those times, yeah, they might have been hard, but...
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They made you into who you are now.
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They've built you brick by brick.
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Every problem you've had, problem by problem by problem, it is stacked up to become who you are.
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And that's just how life is, you know?
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But wanting to be perfect, isn't who you should be.
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Because not everybody's perfect.
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And if you were perfect, well then if everything was so perfect all the time, you wouldn't know what perfect actually was.
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You wouldn't be able to feel that happiness, that sensation of doing something great if you were always perfect all the time.
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So, you know, it's not great to always be perfect.
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You don't always want to be perfect.
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It's good to have flaws.
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It's good to mess up sometimes.
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It's good to not be this perfect person all the time.
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You know, it builds who you are.
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And, you know, sometimes there's beauty in messing up.
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You know, you mess up, you learn from it, and you get better and better and better.
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And every time you get better, you're happier.
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It brings joy.
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Every time you do something good, you feel the sensation of happiness.
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You feel so happy all the time whenever you do this great thing.
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And if you were perfect, you would never know what that felt like.
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You would never know those happy times.
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So, yeah, it's sometimes it's hard whenever you can't do something or whenever you mess up or whenever you're not perfect. But...
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You shouldn't always want to be perfect.
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About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Stop trying to be perfect." using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →