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Monkey badly wants to change his life.
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He is tired of where he is, tired of his physique, and tired of how his mind is not his friend.
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He goes through cycles of being extremely motivated and locking in, then falling off, then locking in again, and falling off.
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Years have gone by like this, and for some monkeys their entire life goes by without them breaking the habit of being their worst selves.
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It is terrible.
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So what can monkey do?
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Monkey can self -educate.
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Through self -education, monkey can understand why he's stuck in this cycle and break out.
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He can learn the skills of charisma, of discipline, and of detaching from his emotions,
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as well as countless other skills that will completely change his wealth, relationships, and quality of life.
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So here's how monkey self -educates.
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The algorithm that controls behavior.
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Reward prediction error theory is the leading theory of how the monkey brain handles learning.
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If monkey understands this theory he'll understand how his brain works
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and he'll understand what he needs to do in order to self -educate and start changing his life.
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Here it is explained using a simple story.
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Monkey has just found a tree.
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Monkey has never seen this tree before but it bears low -hanging yellow fruit
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and seeing that yellow fruit has just caused his dopamine levels to spike because he anticipates a reward.
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This is because monkey's brain has learned from experience that yellow fruit means yummy sweetness.
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An increase in dopamine does something to monkey.
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He becomes more motivated to pursue the goal of getting the fruit.
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Dopamine is in fact the molecule of pursuit.
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Any increase, even small, above
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Monkey's baseline level makes him more motivated to pursue things.
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So two minutes later, like a well -trained dog, Monkey has climbed the tree and snatched the fruit.
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He eagerly bites into it and finds out it's a fucking lemon.
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What a disaster.
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Monkey's day is ruined.
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But lemons aren't that bad.
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Eating a lemon when expecting a lemon is fine.
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So why is this such a disaster.
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This is where dopamine comes in again.
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Dopamine is not a reward detector, it is a surprise detector.
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The brain does not care about the reward, it cares about whether it was a surprise or not.
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Once Monkey fully understands this, he'll realize why he always goes through this cycle of locking in and falling off,
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and he'll understand how to fix it.
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So let Monkey explain.
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By the way, Monkey built a habit game for the monkey brain.
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It helps you fight distraction.
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You can block all brain or apps until a habit is completed for the day.
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Now you have to earn your scrolling in the morning.
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It makes building habits fun.
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You earn bananas every time you show up, which can be used to buy in -game items and build a monkey paradise.
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And it gives you small short -term wins, which are key to not giving up, according to science.
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Try it for free by tapping the link in the pinned comment.
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Now back to the video.
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Dopamine helps monkey form an accurate model of reality.
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It does this through predictions.
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In this situation monkey's brain predicted a sweet banana flavor and got a horrible sour lemon.
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The prediction was badly wrong and so monkey's dopamine creates a negative prediction error signal.
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His dopamine levels drop below baseline and this change in dopamine is how monkey's brain learns.
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It's not just negative predictions either.
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If the lemon had tasted exactly as monkey had predicted it to taste there would be no change in his dopamine levels.
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No prediction error signal because monkey's brain correctly understands the world so there's no updates needed.
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And if the lemon tasted like one of grandma monkey's delicious cakes then he'd be equally surprised
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but in a good way and here his brain would encode a big positive error signal by spiking his dopamine above baseline.
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Now imagine that monkey didn't find a lemon tree and imagine that he discovered online porn, cigarettes or TikTok.
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The prehistoric monkey brain would not be able to comprehend such levels of dopamine.
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In fact like an 18th century peasant shown pornography he might fall over and die of shock.
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This is because addictive stimuli like porn, scrolling and nicotine produce reward prediction error signals far larger than anything natural.
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And this is a problem.
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A massive reward prediction error is a massive learning signal.
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It tells the brain that this is the most rewarding thing in the environment
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and that if possible do more of this thing.
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It's why experiments show that rats if given enough food, water and cocaine will skip the food and water and consume pure
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Colombian white until they die.
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Modern addictions are nearly all caused by hijacking the dopamine system and constant exposure to these addictive stimuli raises monkey's dopamine baseline.
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As the baseline goes up he needs more in order to satisfy him.
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He needs to call up his friend
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Pablo to get the purest
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Colombian marching powder he can find because this UK stuff won't cut it anymore.
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His algorithms start noticing that cat videos aren't holding his attention and start feeding him more graphic, shocking and sexual content.
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He types the craziest search terms into Pornhub because regular in and out action does nothing.
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Monkey needs more and more stimulation just to feel normal
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and it's at this point that natural rewards like learning a programming language
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or an instrument or mastering a sport are no longer enjoyable.
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They have become negative prediction error signals.
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So Monkey has found out his answer.
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He can't self -educate
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because his indulgence in high stimulus behavior has caused his dopamine system to create a model of the world in
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which self -education is always disappointing.
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Well this is awful news and a big wake -up call for Monkey.
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It explains why he can never change his life despite wanting to so badly.
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It explains the cycle of locking in, falling off, locking in again and falling off.
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It explains why years have gone by without
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Monkey being able to break the habit of being his worst self.
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So how does
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Monkey fix this?
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The uncomfortable truth is that
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Monkey already knows the answer to this question.
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He's watched enough self -improvement content to know what to do.
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Sleep, exercise, diet, quitting social media, understanding habit loops so that friction can be introduced.
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These are all the tactics and Monkey knows these but the thing is, like with a lot of addicts,
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they only quit when the pain becomes too much to bear.
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Too much failure, sadness, and depression makes them decide that enough is enough.
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So Monkey has got to sit down and be honest with himself.
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He's got to imagine in as much detail as possible what his future looks like if he continues.
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He's got to picture how much regret, sadness, and disappointment will fill his heart if he continues like he is.
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Because it's this realization that might finally cause him to change.
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So Monkey will do it right now.
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For the next hour if possible he will turn off all technology.
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He will grab a pen and paper and he will think about his future.
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What loved ones does he lose if he continues like this?
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What does his day -to -day look like?
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Is he stuck in a boring job that he hates.
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What does his physique look like?
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Is he in good shape, loving life, running around, playing sport and feeling healthy or is he aching, fat, depressed and overweight?
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Monkey will sit and think about his future
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and try to conjure up enough pain that he decides right there to change his life.
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Fixing his dopamine will be Monkey's toughest battle but it will be so worthwhile.
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Stay monkey.
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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição
Esta aula de conversação usa o vídeo “How to become dangerously self-educated”. As palavras que mais se repetem: monkey, dopamine, brain, prediction, lemon. Este vídeo tem 112 frases e 1317 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 8:17. O falante fala em ritmo natural, cerca de 159 palavras por minuto, próximo de uma conversa do dia a dia. Apenas 79% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês, por isso o vocabulário é exigente.
Vocabulário principal deste vídeo
15 palavras do vídeo que vale a pena aprender, com pronúncia e significado:
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| monkey substantivo | /ˈmʌŋki/ | macaco, símio |
| prediction substantivo | /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ | predição, previsão |
| reward substantivo | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | recompensa |
| lemon substantivo | /ˈlɛmən/ | limão, limão siciliano |
| habit substantivo | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | hábito, costume |
| baseline substantivo | /ˈbeɪslaɪn/ | referência |
| educate verbo | /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ | educar, instruir |
| badly advérbio | /ˈbæd.li/ | mal |
| stimulus substantivo | /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ | estímulo |
| motivate verbo | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | motivar |
| earn verbo | /ɝn/ | receber |
| shock substantivo | /ʃɔk/ | choque |
| skill substantivo | /skɪl/ | habilidade, talento |
| disaster substantivo | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | desastre |
| pursue verbo | /pɚˈsu/ | perseguir |
Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir
| Palavra | Pronúncia | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| fall off verbo | cair | |
| find out verbo | descobrir | |
| fall over verbo | cair (sobre), tombar (sobre) | |
| give up verbo | render-se | |
| go up verbo | subir | |
| sit down verbo | sentar-se | |
| turn off verbo | desligar, apagar | |
| wake up verbo | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | acordar, despertar |
Gramática neste vídeo
As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:
| Estrutura | No vídeo |
|---|---|
| Frases condicionais if + oração, will/would + verbo — uma condição e seu resultado | If monkey understands this theory he'll understand · if possible he will turn |
| Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agora | have gone · has just found · has never seen |
| Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem faz | is explained · is ruined · is completed |
Pronúncia para ficar de olho
O falante usa 10 contrações e formas reduzidas, como he'll, aren't, can't. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.
- Os sons de “th”: algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, worthwhile /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
- Os sons de “sh” e “zh”: prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/, exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Sons difíceis para falantes de português:
- Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, educate /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, shock /ʃɔk/
- /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: skill /skɪl/, scroll /skɹoʊl/, awful /ˈɔːfʊl/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, worthwhile /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
- /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, comprehend /ˌkɑmpɹɪˈhɛnd/, hijack /ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒæk/, prehistoric /ˌpɹiː.hɪsˈtoɹ.ɪk/
Como praticar com este vídeo
- Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
- Comece na velocidade 0,75×, faça shadowing frase por frase e volte à velocidade normal quando ficar fácil.
- Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como monkey, prediction, reward.
O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.