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Hello everyone!
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Welcome to our podcast.
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My name is Anna.
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Today I am here with my friend Mark.
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We talk about easy topics in English.
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This podcast is for people who are learning English.
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We speak slowly and use simple words.
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Today's topic is very interesting.
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We talk about wasting time.
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What does that mean?
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When you do something but it is not useful or important.
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You are wasting time.
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I think everyone does this sometimes.
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I do it too.
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So Mark, are you ready to start?
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Hi Anna.
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Hi everyone.
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Yes, I am very ready.
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Thank you for the nice introduction.
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I am Mark.
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I am happy to be here today.
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This topic is fun because everyone can understand it.
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We all waste time sometimes.
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It is a normal part of life.
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Some people waste a lot of time, some people waste a little time.
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But nobody is perfect.
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I think we can learn a lot from pocking about this.
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So, Anna, let's begin.
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This will be a great conversation.
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I'm excited.
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So, Mark, what does wasting time mean to you?
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Can you explain it in simple words?
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For me, wasting time means doing something that has no result.
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For example, I sit and look at my phone for one hour.
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After that, I do not feel good.
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I did not learn anything.
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I did not do any work.
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I just looked at videos and pictures.
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That is wasting time for me.
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Sometimes I feel a little sad after doing that, but I still do it.
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I think it is very easy to waste time.
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What do you think?
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That is a great example, Anna.
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I agree with you.
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For me, wasting time means spending time on things that are not important right now.
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For example, I sometimes watch TV for three or four hours.
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I am not tired.
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I do not need rest.
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I just sit and watch.
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After that, I remember my homework or my work and I feel worried.
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I think, oh no, I need to do that.
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It's a bad feeling.
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But in the moment, watching TV feels easy and nice, so it is hard to stop.
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I think that is why people waste time.
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Mark, do you think wasting time is always bad?
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I sometimes think a little rest is not bad.
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For example, when I am very tired, I sit and do nothing for 30 minutes.
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Is that wasting time?
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I'm not sure.
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Maybe sometimes we need to rest.
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We need to stop doing work.
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Our brain needs a break.
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So maybe sometimes doing nothing is okay.
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But if I rest for four hours and I am not tired, that is different.
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That is a problem.
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What do you think?
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Is all wasting time bad?
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That is a really good question, Anna.
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I think it depends.
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If you are tired and you rest, that is not wasting time.
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That is important for your body and your mind.
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But if you are not tired and you still do nothing, that is different.
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You feel bored.
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You feel empty.
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That is wasting time.
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I also think it depends on the person.
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Some people need more rest.
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Some people need less.
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So I don't think all wasting time is bad, but too much is a problem.
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We need a balance.
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What are the most common ways people waste time?
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I have a few ideas.
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First, social media.
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I spend so much time on social media every day.
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I look at pictures, I read short messages, I watch short videos.
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Hours can pass very fast.
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Second, I sometimes talk too much with friends about nothing important.
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We talk and talk and nothing happens.
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Third, I sometimes change my plans many times.
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I think, I will do this later, and later never comes.
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Do you have more examples?
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Yes, I have more examples.
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First, I sometimes spend a lot of time looking for something.
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I look for my keys, my phone, my book.
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I waste 20 minutes every day just looking for things.
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That is very frustrating.
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Second, I sometimes start a task but stop many times.
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I go to the kitchen, I check my phone, I look outside.
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This is called procrastination.
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It means you delay doing something.
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Third, I watch videos online.
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I want to watch one video, but then another video starts, and another.
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Suddenly, two hours are gone.
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It's a big problem.
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I think social media is a very big reason why people waste time.
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Do you use social media a lot?
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I use it every day.
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In the morning, I check my phone before I get up.
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I look at messages, I look at pictures.
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30 minutes pass before I even stand up from my bed.
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That is not good.
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I start my day already behind.
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I think this is very common now.
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Many people do this.
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Phones are everywhere.
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It is very easy to pick up your phone and start scrolling.
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Scrolling means looking through many things quickly.
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Yes, Anna, I do the same thing.
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In the morning, my phone is next to my bed.
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I hear a sound and I immediately pick it up.
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I check messages, news, and social media.
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Before I know it, it is late.
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I did not eat breakfast.
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I did not exercise.
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I did not prepare for work.
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The phone took all my morning time.
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I think phones are wonderful things.
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They help us with many things, but they can also steal our time.
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I use the word steal because we do not notice it happening.
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The time disappears quietly.
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Let's talk about procrastination.
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That word is a little difficult.
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But the meaning is simple.
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Procrastination means you delay doing something.
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You need to do a task, but you say, I will do it later.
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And later becomes tomorrow.
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And tomorrow becomes next week.
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Do you procrastinate, Mark?
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I procrastinate a lot.
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I have a list of things to do, but I look at my list and I feel tired just reading it.
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So I close it and do something easy instead.
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I think many people know this feeling.
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Yes, I know that feeling very well, Anna.
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I procrastinate most with difficult tasks.
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If something is easy, I do it fast.
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But if something is hard, I delay it.
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I think, I need to prepare first.
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But preparing takes forever.
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I clean my desk, I make coffee, I organize my papers.
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After all that, I am tired and it is time to sleep.
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The hard task is still not done.
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Procrastination is tricky because you feel busy.
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You do small things, but the important thing never gets done.
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Why do people procrastinate?
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I think one reason is fear.
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We are afraid to start something because it might be hard, or we are afraid to fail.
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If I do not start, I cannot fail.
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That sounds silly, but I think it is true.
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Another reason is we do not know where to begin.
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A big task is scary.
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We look at it, and it feels impossible.
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So we do nothing.
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Also, some people do not have energy.
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They are tired and cannot think clearly.
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So they delay things until they feel better.
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But that feeling does not always come.
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I agree.
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There is a big reason.
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Another reason is that our brains like easy things.
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Doing a difficult task requires a lot of thinking.
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Watching a video is easy.
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Our brain says choose the easy thing, and we do.
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Also, I think some people do not see the result of their work right away.
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If you work hard today, you might see the result next week or next month.
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That feels far away, but a fun video gives you a good feeling right now, so we choose the video.
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It's about immediate and delayed satisfaction.
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Let's talk about a funny kind of wasting time.
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It is called busy but not productive.
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This means you look very busy.
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You move fast, you write things, you make calls.
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But at the end of the day, nothing important is done.
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I do this sometimes too.
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I am busy all day, But then I ask myself, what did I do today?
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And the answer is not clear.
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I did many small things.
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I answered emails.
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I organized files.
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But the big important task?
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I did not touch it.
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Does this happen to you?
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Oh yes, this happens to me often.
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I call it feeling busy.
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I have a full day, I am always doing something.
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But in the evening, I look at my important tasks.
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They are all still there waiting.
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I spent all my time on small things.
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Like I spent 30 minutes choosing what music to listen to while working.
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I never even started working.
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Or I spent one hour organizing my email folders, but I did not reply to the important emails.
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It's a trap.
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You feel productive, but you are actually avoiding real work.
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I want to talk about watching TV and movies.
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This is another big way people waste time.
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I love movies.
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I really do.
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Sometimes I watch one movie, and then another movie starts, and I think, just a few more minutes.
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But a few minutes becomes two more hours.
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Suddenly it is midnight, I have work tomorrow, I feel tired, but I watched so much.
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I think this is a very common experience.
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Apps are very good at keeping us watching.
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They always show us the next episode automatically.
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It is very clever but also dangerous for our time.
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Yes, streaming is a big problem for my free time too.
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I sit down on a Sunday afternoon to watch one episode of a show.
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The episode is 50 minutes.
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Then the next one starts automatically and I do not press stop.
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Three episodes later it is evening.
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I had plans.
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I wanted to cook, clean, and call my friend.
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I did none of those things.
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The TV took my whole afternoon.
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And the funny thing is, I don't even remember the first episode clearly.
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I was half watching, half thinking about other things.
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So I did not even enjoy it fully.
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What about sleeping too much?
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Is that wasting time?
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I think sometimes people sleep too much when they feel bored or sad.
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Sleeping is healthy and important.
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Adults need around 7 or 8 hours of sleep.
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But if you sleep 10 or 12 hours, because you do not want to do anything, that might be wasting time.
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I sometimes sleep too much on weekends.
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I wake up at noon, half the day is gone.
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I feel heavy and slow, but then I feel bad because the day is short now.
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Have you experienced sleeping too much?
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Yes, I sleep too much sometimes.
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Usually on weekends or holidays.
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I go to bed late, then I sleep until very late in the morning.
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I wake up and it is already afternoon.
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I feel confused.
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My body feels strange.
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This is sometimes called oversleeping.
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It does not feel good.
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I am slower for the rest of the day.
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Also, I think I sleep too much when I do not have a plan.
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If I know what I will do in the morning, I wake up more easily.
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But with no plan, I just stay in bed.
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A plan helps.
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Let's talk about shopping, especially online shopping.
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Do you waste time shopping?
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I do.
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I open a shopping website.
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I want to buy one thing, but I look at so many other things.
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I add things to my cart, I look at prices, I read reviews.
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Two hours later, I bought nothing, or I bought something I do not need.
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Online shopping is very easy and very distracting.
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I sometimes go to buy shoes, and then I look at bags, clothes, and kitchen tools.
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None of these things were on my list.
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Have you done this?
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Yes.
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Online shopping is a big time trap.
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I open a website to buy a book, I look at the book, then I see other people also bought this.
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I look at those things, then I see a sale, I check the sale items, then I get distracted by a different category.
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Before I know it, I spent two hours browsing and bought nothing.
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Sometimes I add many things to my cart, and then delete everything because I feel guilty.
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All that time was wasted.
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I think online stores are designed to keep us there as
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long as possible." I think one reason we waste time is that we do not have a clear plan for our day.
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When I have a plan, I do more things.
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I know what to do first, second, third.
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But when I have no plan, I feel lost.
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I go from one thing to another.
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I start something, stop, start something else.
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At the end of the day, nothing is finished.
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A plan does not need to be perfect or complicated.
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Even a simple list of three or four tasks is helpful.
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Do you make plans for your day?
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I try to make plans.
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Sometimes I am good at this.
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I write my tasks the night before.
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In the morning, I look at my list and I start.
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On those days, I feel very good.
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I finish my work and I have free time in the evening.
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But sometimes I do not make a plan.
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Those days are usually messy.
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I wake up and I do not know what to do first.
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I check my phone.
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I make coffee slowly.
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I think about what to do.
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Time passes.
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I get stressed.
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Planning is simple, but it makes a big difference.
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Let's talk about meetings.
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Do you think meetings waste time?
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I think some meetings are very important, but some meetings are long and unnecessary.
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I have been in meetings where we talk for one hour but nothing is decided.
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We discuss the same point again and again.
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People repeat what others already said.
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At the end, we agree to have another meeting.
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I think this is a big problem in many offices and schools.
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A good meeting is short and has a clear goal.
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A bad meeting has no direction.
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What is your experience with meetings?
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I agree completely.
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I think many meetings are too long.
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Sometimes a simple email can replace a one-hour meeting.
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But people prefer to meet and talk.
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I understand that face-to-face communication is important, but not every problem needs a meeting.
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I have attended meetings where I did not need to be there.
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My part was five minutes, but I stayed for the whole hour.
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That is 60 minutes of my life that I did not use well.
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The best meetings are short, clear, and end with a decision or action.
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I think everyone should learn how to have shorter meetings.
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Now let's talk about something positive.
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How can we stop wasting time?
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One thing I try to do is put my phone in another room when I am working.
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If my phone is next to me, I always want to check it.
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But if it is in the bedroom and I am in the kitchen working, I do not go to get it every five minutes.
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Out of sight, out of mind.
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This phrase means if you cannot see something, you think about it less.
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It really helps me focus.
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Another thing I do is set a timer.
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I work for 25 minutes without stopping.
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Then I rest for five minutes.
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Those are great tips, Anna.
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I do some of these too.
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Another thing that helps me is starting with the most difficult task first.
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In the morning, my energy is high.
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My brain works well.
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So I do the hard thing first.
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After that, everything else feels easy.
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If I do easy things first, I get tired.
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Then the hard task feels even harder.
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I also try to keep my workspace clean.
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A messy desk distracts me.
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I see things and I start thinking about them instead of working.
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So I clean my desk before I start.
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Small habits can help a lot.
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I want to talk about the concept of time blindness.
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This means some people do not feel time passing.
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They do not notice that an hour has passed.
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It feels like 10 minutes.
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I think I have this sometimes.
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I start reading and suddenly two hours are gone.
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I did not notice.
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I think people who have ADHD often experience this.
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ADHD is when it is hard to focus and control attention.
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But even without ADHD, many people do not notice time passing.
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This is why timers and alarms are very helpful.
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They tell you when time is up.
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That is very interesting, Anna.
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I think I have time blindness too sometimes, especially when I'm doing something I enjoy.
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Time flies.
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But when I do something boring, every minute feels long.
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This is normal.
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Our brain experiences time differently based on what we're doing.
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I think the problem comes when we are doing something fun but unproductive, like playing games or watching videos.
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Time flies and we do not notice.
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Then we feel shocked.
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It is already evening, but I just sat down.
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Having alarms or timers is a simple and helpful solution.
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Let me talk about something called decision fatigue.
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Every day we make many, many decisions.
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What to eat, what to wear, what to do first.
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All these decisions take mental energy.
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After many decisions, our brain gets tired.
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Then we make bad decisions.
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Or we make no decision and we just do nothing.
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I think this is one reason why people waste time in the afternoon or evening.
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They used all their energy on decisions during the day, so later they cannot think well.
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To fix this, some people make small decisions automatic, like eating the same breakfast every day.
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That is a really interesting idea, Anna.
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I think decision fatigue is real.
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I notice it on busy days.
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In the morning, I'm sharp and focused, but after lunch, I feel slow.
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Small things feel hard.
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I cannot decide what to do next, so I just sit and look at my phone.
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I think making some decisions in advance is smart.
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Like planning meals for the week, or choosing clothes the night before.
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These small actions save mental energy.
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Then you can use that energy for important things later.
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Our brain has a limit, and we should use it wisely.
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Do you think boredom causes people to waste time?
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I think yes.
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When I am bored, I pick up my phone immediately.
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I scroll through social media without a real reason.
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I am not looking for anything specific.
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I just feel empty, and I want something to fill that feeling.
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Boredom is very uncomfortable.
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People do not like to feel bored, so they reach for easy entertainment.
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But I also read that boredom can be good sometimes.
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When we are bored, we can be creative.
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Our brain looks for something interesting.
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This can lead to new ideas.
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I agree.
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Boredom and wasting time are connected.
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When I am bored, I often do unproductive things.
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I eat snacks I do not need.
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I watch videos I do not really want to watch.
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I just want to feel something.
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But I have also experienced what you described.
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Sometimes when I am bored and I do not pick up my phone, I start thinking creatively.
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I get ideas.
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I remember things I want to do.
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I make plans.
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So boredom is not always bad.
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But most people do not let themselves feel bored.
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They immediately fill the silence with phones and screens.
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Let's talk about the difference between rest and wasting time.
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I think this is important.
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Rest is necessary.
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Rest is when you stop working and let your body and mind recover.
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Examples of rest are sleeping, taking a walk, talking with a friend, listening to music.
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Wasting time is different.
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Wasting time gives you no energy.
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After wasting time, you still feel tired, or you feel guilty.
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After real rest, you feel better, you have more energy, you are ready to work again.
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So the question to ask yourself is, do I feel better after this?
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If yes, it was rest.
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If no, it was wasting time.
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That is a very clear explanation, Anna.
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I like that test.
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Do I feel better after this?
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I will use then i think for me a walk outside
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is always real rest i come back with more energy
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and a clearer head
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but watching videos for two hours i feel worse my eyes are tired i feel slow
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and a little sad and i have less time for things i care about
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so the videos were wasting time i also think the intention matters
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if i decide to rest and i watch one movie
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that is planned rest but if i watch four movies and miss my plans, that is wasting time.
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What do you think about video games?
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Are they wasting time?
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I know many people love video games.
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Some people play for fun and relaxation.
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That is fine, I think.
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But some people play for 6, 8, 10 hours a day.
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They skip meals, they do not sleep enough, they ignore their friends and family.
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That seems like a problem.
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But I don't want to judge.
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I think the question is balance.
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Can you play games and still do your important tasks?
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If yes, great.
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If games are taking over your life, that is a problem.
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What do you think, Mark?
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I think video games are like any other activity.
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The amount of time is the key.
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I play games sometimes.
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I enjoy them.
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Games can be creative and fun.
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Some games teach problem solving and strategy.
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But like you said, when gaming takes too much time, it becomes a problem.
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I have friends who play until three or four in the morning.
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They are tired the next day.
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They miss work or school.
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They argue with family about this.
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That is not healthy.
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I think two hours of gaming is fine for most people.
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More than that can become too much depending on the person.
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I want to talk about something that I think is important, comparison and social media.
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When I scroll through social media, I see people's perfect lives.
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Beautiful photos, nice holidays, success stories.
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I start comparing myself to them.
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Why am I not doing that?
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Why do I not have that?
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And I feel bad about my own life.
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This makes me want to scroll more, looking for something to feel better.
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But the feeling doesn't get better.
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It gets worse.
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So I am wasting time and feeling bad.
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It's a double problem.
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Do you compare yourself to others online?
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Yes, I do sometimes.
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It's very natural.
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We see what other people share, and we forget that people only share the best moments.
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Nobody posts a picture when they feel sad or lazy.
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Nobody shows their failures online.
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So social media gives us a false picture of life.
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Everyone looks successful and happy, and we compare our real life to their highlights.
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That's not fair to ourselves.
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I think it is good to take breaks from social media.
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Sometimes I delete the apps for one week.
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I feel much better.
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I have more time, and I stop comparing myself to others.
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Let's talk about the morning.
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How you start your day can decide how you use your time.
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Some people wake up and immediately look at their phone.
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This can cause stress right away.
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You read bad news, you see emails, you start worrying before you even get up.
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This is not a good way to start the day.
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Other people wake up and do something calm first.
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Drink water, stretch, walk outside, eat breakfast slowly.
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This helps the brain start well.
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I am trying to not look at my phone for the first 30 minutes after waking up.
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It is difficult, but helpful.
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I think the morning is very important.
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I used to check my phone immediately.
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My first thought of the day was someone else's message or some news story.
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It put me in a reactive mood.
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I was responding to others before I even thought about my own day.
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Now I try to have a morning routine without my phone.
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I drink water.
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I do some light exercise.
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I eat breakfast.
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I look at my plan for the day.
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After that, I check my phone.
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This small change helped me a lot.
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I feel more in control of my day.
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I waste less time because I start with intention.
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What do successful people say about time?
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I have read some things about this.
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Many successful people protect their time very carefully.
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They say no to things that are not important.
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They do not go to every meeting.
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They do not answer every email immediately.
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They choose what to spend time on.
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I think saying no is a very important skill.
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Many people feel bad saying no. They say yes to everything, and then they have no time for their own goals.
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Learning to say no politely is a big part of managing your time well.
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I am still learning this.
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Yes, saying no is very hard.
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I find it difficult, too.
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I want to be helpful to everyone.
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when someone asks me for something, I usually say yes.
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But then I have too many things to do, and I do not do any of them well.
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I rush, I make mistakes, I feel stressed.
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I have heard that saying no is a form of respect.
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Respect for yourself and for the other person.
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If you say yes but cannot do it well, that is also bad.
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It is better to say no clearly than to say yes and disappoint someone.
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I am practicing this.
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Let's talk about clutter.
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Physical clutter, like a messy room or desk.
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Does a messy environment make you waste time?
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I think yes.
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When my room is messy, I cannot focus.
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I look at the mess and I feel overwhelmed.
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I cannot start working.
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I think I should clean first, but then cleaning takes one hour.
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And after cleaning, I am tired and my work is still not done.
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Also, I waste time looking for things in a messy space.
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Where is my charger?
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Where is my notebook?
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These small searches add up.
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A clean space helps me work faster and better.
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I completely agree.
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A clean space is very important for me, too.
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When my desk is clean, I feel clear.
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My brain is calm.
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I can focus.
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But when there are papers and cups and other things everywhere, my brain feels the same way, messy.
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I read that our environment affects our mood and concentration.
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This makes sense to me.
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I now spend 10 minutes every evening cleaning my desk.
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It takes very little time, but the next morning I start in a good place.
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This small habit saves me time and energy every day.
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The environment around us matters.
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Let's talk about how smartphones changed our relationship with time.
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Before smartphones, people had to wait in lines or on trains with nothing to do.
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They looked out the window.
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They thought.
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They talked to strangers.
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They were bored.
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Now everyone has a phone.
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The moment there's a free second, we look at our phones.
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We never need to be bored or empty.
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But I wonder if we are missing something.
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Time to think.
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Time to be creative.
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Time to notice the world around us.
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Our phones filled all our empty time.
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Maybe some empty time was good for us.
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That is a beautiful and interesting thought, Anna.
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I agree.
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We are never truly bored now.
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And I think this is actually a problem.
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Ideas often come when we are resting or doing nothing.
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Scientists, writers, and artists often talk about this.
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Their best ideas came in the shower, on a walk, or before sleeping.
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These moments of doing nothing are actually important for the brain.
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But now we fill every quiet moment with a phone, so we have fewer moments of real thinking.
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I think we should protect some empty time every day.
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Just sit and think.
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Do nothing digital.
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I want to share a concept called time affluence.
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This means feeling like you have enough time.
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People who feel rich in time are happier.
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They are less stressed.
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They enjoy their activities more.
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But many people feel time poor.
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They always feel busy and rushed.
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Interesting research shows that helping other people can make you feel like you have more time.
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It sounds strange, but when you give your time to others, you feel more in control of your time.
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I think this is because helping others makes us feel effective, and effectiveness makes us feel less rushed.
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That is fascinating.
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I have not heard that before.
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I usually think helping others takes time away from me.
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But you say it actually makes us feel richer in time?
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I want to try that.
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Maybe volunteering or helping a friend with a problem.
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I think it also connects to purpose.
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When we feel our time has meaning, it feels well spent.
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If I help someone and it makes a difference, I do not feel like I wasted those hours.
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Compare that to watching videos for hours.
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I have nothing to show for that time.
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Purpose and meaning make time feel valuable." Let me talk about a practical technique.
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It is called the 2-minute rule.
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The idea is simple.
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If a task takes less than 2 minutes, do it immediately.
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Do not put it on your to-do list, just do it now.
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For example, reply to a short message.
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Put a cup in the dishwasher.
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Write one sentence in your notebook.
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These tiny tasks seem small, but if you delay them, they pile up.
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Then your to-do list is full of tiny tasks, and it feels heavy.
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The two-minute rule keeps small things from becoming big problems.
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I use this, and it really helps.
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I love this rule.
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It is so simple but effective.
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I have started doing this too.
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If I see something that needs a quick action, I do it right away.
621
Before, I used to think, I will do that later.
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But later never came.
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The small tasks grew into a big pile.
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Then I felt overwhelmed.
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Now, if I can do something in two minutes, I just do it.
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My life is neater, my to-do list has fewer things, and I feel more in control.
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I think simple strategies like this are the best.
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They don't require big changes, just small adjustments every day.
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Let's talk about what we truly value.
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I think we waste time on things we don't really care about.
631
But we say we are too busy for things we love.
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This is a contradiction.
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I say I have no time to read, but I spend two hours on social media.
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not about time, that's about priorities.
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If I really want to read, I can replace 30 minutes of social media with reading.
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The time is there, I just choose to use it differently.
637
So maybe the question isn't not, do I have time, but what do I choose to spend my time on?
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That is a very important point, Anna.
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I think this is the heart of the topic.
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We all have the same 24 hours, but we choose how to use them.
641
When I say I don't have time, I'm really saying that's not my priority.
642
That's honest, but maybe a little uncomfortable, because it makes me responsible.
643
I can't blame my schedule.
644
I make the choices.
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So if I want to exercise, I need to choose exercise over something else.
646
This thinking is empowering, but also challenging.
647
It puts control back in our hands.
648
And that's a good thing.
649
Let's talk about the weekend.
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For many people, the weekend is for rest.
651
But sometimes the weekend passes and we feel like we did nothing.
652
Sunday evening comes and we think, what happened to Saturday and Sunday?
653
We slept late, we watched TV, we ate slowly, we talked a little, but we didn't do the things we planned.
654
We wanted to clean the house, call a friend, go outside, or start a hobby.
655
And then Monday is here again.
656
This disappeared weekend feeling is very common.
657
Do you know this feeling?
658
Yes, I know this feeling very well.
659
I call it Sunday Sadness.
660
You feel that the weekend ended before it really began.
661
I think the problem is we have no plan.
662
We think, I will rest and then do things.
663
But rest is comfortable and the things never happen.
664
I now try to plan one or two small goals for the weekend.
665
Not too many, just one or two.
666
Maybe cook a new recipe, or go for a long walk.
667
Having one goal makes the weekend feel meaningful, and I still rest.
668
But the weekend doesn't disappear completely.
669
It has some shape and purpose.
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I want to talk about guilt.
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When we waste time, we often feel guilty.
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We know we should be doing something else.
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And that guilty feeling is not nice.
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But here is something interesting.
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Feeling guilty does not help us stop wasting time.
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It actually makes things worse sometimes.
677
When I feel guilty, I feel bad.
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And when I feel bad, I want to feel better.
679
So I watch more videos or scroll more.
680
The guilt creates more wasting.
681
I think a better approach is to notice what happened without judgment.
682
Okay, I wasted two hours.
683
That is okay.
684
What can I do now?
685
That is very wise, Anna.
686
I think self-compassion is important here.
687
If you are always angry at yourself for wasting time, you create stress.
688
Stress makes focus harder, and then you waste more time.
689
It's a cycle.
690
I try to be kind to myself when I waste time.
691
I say, everyone does this.
692
I can start fresh.
693
This is much more helpful than, I'm so lazy I wasted the whole day.
694
Negative self-talk does not motivate us.
695
It just makes us feel bad.
696
Kindness to yourself is not weakness.
697
It is a strategy for doing better next time.
698
Let's talk about the role of sleep in wasting time.
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When I do not sleep enough, I waste a lot of time the next day.
700
I cannot focus.
701
I move slowly.
702
I make mistakes.
703
I need to read things three times to understand.
704
A task that takes 30 minutes when I'm rested takes one hour when I'm tired.
705
So poor sleep actually creates wasted time.
706
And then I feel bad in the evening and I stay up late, and then I am tired again the next day.
707
It's a bad cycle.
708
Good sleep is one of the best ways to protect your time.
709
It sounds simple, but it is true.
710
That is so true.
711
Sleep is foundational.
712
Everything depends on it.
713
When I sleep well, I am fast, clear and energetic.
714
I finish things quickly.
715
I have time left over.
716
But after a bad night, I am slow and distracted.
717
I drink too much coffee.
718
I sit at my desk, but nothing gets done.
719
I look at my phone more.
720
I eat more sugar to feel energy.
721
All of this is wasting time and also hurting my health.
722
I now try to go to sleep at the same time every night.
723
This consistency helps my body know when to rest.
724
A good sleep schedule is a real time saver.
725
Let me share a reflection.
726
We talked about many ways people waste time.
727
Social media, procrastination, screens, no plans, messy spaces, bad sleep, meetings.
728
But I think the biggest reason is disconnection from our own values.
729
When we know what we truly want in life, it is easier to say no to distractions.
730
When I feel lost or empty, I waste more time.
731
When I have a goal I care about, I waste less time.
732
So maybe the deepest solution is not a time management trick.
733
It's asking yourself, what do I really want?
734
What matters to me?
735
And then living in that direction.
736
That is beautifully said, Anna.
737
I agree deeply.
738
Time management systems and apps can help.
739
Timers and to-do lists can help.
740
But without knowing your why, you will still get lost.
741
You will still scroll and procrastinate.
742
But if you have a clear reason to use your time well, everything changes.
743
You wake up with intention.
744
You make choices on purpose.
745
You protect your time like something precious, because it is.
746
Time is the one thing we cannot get back.
747
Every minute spent is gone forever.
748
So we should use it in ways that reflect what we truly love and value.
749
We are getting close to the end of our podcast today.
750
I want to say thank you to everyone who listened.
751
I hope this conversation was helpful and easy to understand.
752
We talked in simple English, I hope.
753
We covered many topics about wasting time, from social media to procrastination, from sleep to values.
754
I learned things from this conversation, too.
755
Talking with Mark always helps me think better.
756
I hope you feel the same.
757
Remember, you do not need to be perfect with your time.
758
Small improvements are good enough.
759
Even using your time a little better each day makes a big difference.
760
Thank you, Anna, and thank you to all our listeners.
761
I really enjoyed today's conversation.
762
It made me think about my own habits.
763
I know I waste time, too, but I also know I can do better.
764
And hearing Anna's thoughts helped me understand new ideas.
765
I hope you, our listeners, also found something useful.
766
Maybe one tip that you can use starting today.
767
Remember, time is precious.
768
It's the same for everyone.
769
Rich or poor, young or old, we all have 24 hours.
770
How we use them is up to us.
771
Thank you for spending some of your time with us today.
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See you next time.
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สถานการณ์ในชีวิตจริง
ในวิดีโอนี้ เราจะได้ยินการสนทนาระหว่าง Anna และ Mark เกี่ยวกับการ "สูญเสียเวลา" ซึ่งเป็นเรื่องที่ทุกคนต้องเผชิญ บ่อยครั้งที่เราใช้เวลาไปกับกิจกรรมที่ไม่ได้ผลหรือไม่มีความสำคัญ เช่น การนั่งดูโทรทัศน์หรือเช็คโซเชียลมีเดียเป็นเวลานาน แม้ว่าเราจะรู้ว่าสิ่งเหล่านี้ไม่ได้ช่วยให้เรารู้สึกดีขึ้น แต่เราก็ยังคงทำมันอยู่ ถ้าคุณเคยมีประสบการณ์เช่นนี้ คุณไม่ได้อยู่คนเดียว!
กลุ่มคำและวลีที่มีประโยชน์
- สูญเสียเวลา - wasting time
- ทำอะไรที่ไม่มีผลลัพธ์ - doing something that has no result
- รู้สึกวิตกกังวล - feel worried
- ใช้เวลาอย่างไม่มีประโยชน์ - spending time on things that are not important
- นั่งดูโทรทัศน์ - watch TV
ความท้าทายในการฝึกพูด
ลองทำตามคำแนะนำนี้เพื่อ "ฝึกพูดภาษาอังกฤษ" ด้วยการฟังการสนทนาของ Anna และ Mark อีกครั้ง โดยควรพยายามทำ shadowspeak หรือการพูดตามเสียงของพวกเขา พยายามเลียนแบบการออกเสียงและน้ำเสียงของพวกเขาอย่างใกล้ชิด นี่จะเป็นวิธีที่ดีในการ ปรับปรุงการออกเสียงภาษาอังกฤษ ของคุณ ลองใช้วลีที่ได้เรียนรู้ในบทสนทนา เช่น “สูญเสียเวลา” ในประโยคของคุณเอง และบันทึกเสียงของคุณเพื่อเปรียบเทียบกับตัวอย่างในวิดีโอ การฝึกแบบนี้จะช่วยให้คุณมั่นใจมากขึ้นในการใช้ภาษาอังกฤษในชีวิตประจำวัน!
เทคนิค Shadowing คืออะไร?
Shadowing เป็นเทคนิคการเรียนรู้ภาษาที่ได้รับการรับรองทางวิทยาศาสตร์ พัฒนาขึ้นสำหรับการฝึกนักแปลมืออาชีพ วิธีการนี้เรียบง่ายแต่ทรงพลัง: คุณฟังเสียงภาษาอังกฤษจากเจ้าของภาษาและพูดตามทันที — เหมือนเงาที่ตามผู้พูดด้วยช่วงเวลาห่าง 1-2 วินาที การวิจัยแสดงว่าเทคนิคนี้ปรับปรุงความแม่นยำในการออกเสียง ทำนองเสียง จังหวะ การเชื่อมเสียง การฟังเข้าใจ และความคล่องแคล่วในการพูดได้อย่างมีนัยสำคัญ