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How long did it take you to choose your last phone?
Quanto tempo vocês levaram para escolher o último celular de vocês?
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For me, buying a pair of headphones once took three weeks.
No meu caso, comprar um fone de ouvido já me levou três semanas.
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I'm not joking — I actually made a spreadsheet!
Não estou brincando — eu fiz até uma planilha!
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Today, I want to explain why that happens to so many of us.
Hoje, quero explicar por que isso acontece com tantos de nós.
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It was two in the morning, and I was still reading reviews.
Eram duas da manhã, e eu ainda estava lendo avaliações.
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There were over two hundred models, so I was spoilt for choice.
Havia mais de 200 modelos, então eu tinha opções até demais.
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Whenever I found a good pair, I'd spot a better one,
Toda vez que eu achava um bom, via um melhor,
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so I'd keep on looking.
então continuava procurando.
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By the time I finally ordered some, I'd lost all interest.
Quando finalmente pedi um, já tinha perdido todo o interesse.
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I'd spent three weeks choosing, and I wasn't even happy.
Eu tinha passado três semanas escolhendo e nem estava feliz.
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It turns out I'm not alone.
Pelo visto, não sou o único.
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In 2000, a jam-tasting table was set up in a California supermarket.
Em 2000, montaram uma mesa de degustação de geleias num supermercado da Califórnia.
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Sometimes the table had twenty-four flavours, and sometimes just six.
Às vezes a mesa tinha 24 sabores, e às vezes só 6.
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The big table attracted more shoppers, which isn't surprising.
A mesa grande atraía mais clientes, o que não é nenhuma surpresa.
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But only three percent of them actually bought a jar!
Mas só 3% deles chegaram a comprar um pote!
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At the small table, ten times as many people bought jam!
Na mesa pequena, 10 vezes mais pessoas compraram geleia!
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The study suggested that too much choice can stop us from choosing.
O estudo sugeriu que opções demais podem nos impedir de escolher.
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Later studies pointed out that it isn't always this strong,
Estudos posteriores apontaram que o efeito nem sempre é tão forte,
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but it keeps showing up when the choice is complicated.
mas ele continua aparecendo quando a escolha é complicada.
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And what happens when we do manage to choose?
E o que acontece quando a gente consegue escolher?
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Psychologist Barry Schwartz describes two kinds of people.
O psicólogo Barry Schwartz descreve dois tipos de pessoas.
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Maximizers are people who have to find the very best option.
Os maximizadores são pessoas que precisam encontrar a melhor opção de todas.
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Satisficers stop searching as soon as something is good enough.
Os satisfazedores param de procurar assim que algo é bom o bastante.
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A 2006 study followed students who were looking for their first job.
Um estudo de 2006 acompanhou estudantes que estavam procurando o primeiro emprego.
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The maximizers ended up with salaries about twenty percent higher.
Os maximizadores acabaram com salários cerca de 20% mais altos.
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Yet they felt worse about the jobs they'd accepted!
Mesmo assim, eles se sentiam pior com os empregos que tinham aceitado!
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They were more anxious, and they kept doubting their decision.
Eles ficavam mais ansiosos e viviam duvidando da própria decisão.
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Options seem endless, so we assume the perfect one exists.
As opções parecem infinitas, então a gente supõe que a perfeita existe.
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We can't stop thinking that another choice might have been better.
A gente não consegue parar de pensar que outra escolha poderia ter sido melhor.
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These days, I've become a proud satisficer.
Hoje em dia, virei um satisfazedor com muito orgulho.
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I choose three options, and I give myself one evening.
Escolho três opções e me dou uma noite só.
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Last month, I bought a new laptop in under an hour!
No mês passado, comprei um notebook novo em menos de uma hora!
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It probably isn't the best one, but I love it.
Provavelmente não é o melhor, mas eu adoro.
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If you had only three options, you'd decide in minutes,
Se vocês tivessem só três opções, decidiriam em minutos,
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and you'd probably feel happier, too.
e provavelmente também se sentiriam mais felizes.
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So next time you're stuck, make your list shorter.
Então, da próxima vez que vocês travarem, deixem a lista mais curta.
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Good enough is often exactly what we need.
O bom o bastante muitas vezes é exatamente do que a gente precisa.
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Thank you, and good luck with your next choice!
Obrigado, e boa sorte na próxima escolha de vocês!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “SEtalk: Why Too Many Choices Make Us Unhappy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: choice, option, table, choose, bought. This video has 38 sentences and 374 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:14. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| maximizer noun | A person who or thing that maximizes. | |
| satisficer noun | One who satisfices (rather than optimizes). | |
| shopper noun | /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/ | A person who shops. |
| spreadsheet noun | /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/ | A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form. |
| flavour noun | British standard spelling of flavor. | |
| supermarket noun | /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/ | A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing. |
| psychologist noun | /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ | An expert in the field of psychology. |
| spoil noun | /spɔɪl/ | Plunder taken from an enemy or victim. |
| headphones noun | /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ | A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. |
| joking verb | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/ | Kidding, trying to fool. |
| anxious adjective | /ˈæŋkʃəs/ | Nervous and worried. |
| endless adjective | /ˈɛndlɪs/ | Having no end. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| point out verb | To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body. |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How long did it take you to choose your last phone?
- I'm not joking — I actually made a spreadsheet!
- It turns out I'm not alone.
- These days, I've become a proud satisficer.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, isn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, spreadsheet /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like maximizer, satisficer, shopper.
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.