Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: Do you stay up late to finish work - or go to sleep EARLY to work FASTER?

Do you sleep only four hours a night because you have too much work to do?

And do you think staying awake all night will help you finish your big projects?

Welcome back to Everyday English Talk.

I'm Ben.

And I'm Anna.

Hello everyone.

Today we are talking about a very interesting health topic.

It is a big question for many people.

Exactly.

We are looking at sleep and our daily work.

Does sleeping less help you do more work, or does it actually make you slower?

I always stay awake very late to finish my work.

But am I doing it wrong, Ben?

Oh, I definitely think you are.

Let's get into it.

So, let's talk about the problem first.

My life is very busy.

Sometimes my boss gives me a huge project and I have to read a hundred emails and write a long report.

That sounds like a lot of stress.

What do you usually do when you have that much work?

I make a very large cup of strong black coffee

and I decide to stay awake until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning.

So, you never shut down your computer?

To shut down means to completely turn off a machine, right?

Yes.

When you shut down your computer, it stops working and rests.

No, I never shut down my laptop at night.

I keep it open and I keep typing.

I feel like a hard worker.

I understand that feeling.

But tell me the truth, Anna.

When you sit in the dark at 2 o'clock in the morning, how does your brain feel?

Honestly, my brain feels like thick mud.

I read one simple email from my boss, but I do not understand the words.

I have to read the exact same email five times.

And how fast are you typing your report at that time?

Very, very slowly.

I type a sentence, and then I delete it.

It takes me one hour to write a very short paragraph.

It is so frustrating.

That is the big misconception in our modern world.

A misconception is a completely wrong idea.

People think time equals work.

What does that mean?

People believe that if they stay awake for 20 hours, they will automatically do 20 hours of good work.

They think going to sleep is just wasting time.

Exactly.

I feel guilty if I go to sleep.

I think, I cannot sleep now, I have to finish this report.

But humans are not machines, Anna.

We cannot work forever.

A smartphone cannot work if the battery is at 0%.

You have to plug it in to recharge.

To recharge means to put power and energy back into a battery.

Yes, and just like a phone, your body and your brain must recharge every single night.

If you refuse to recharge your body, your work will be terrible.

Wow, so my late night coffee habit is actually making my work much worse?

Exactly.

We need to look closely at what happens inside your brain when you force it to work without sleep.

Let's find out the truth.

Welcome back everyone.

Let's look at the facts.

First, we need to understand the slow brain problem.

The slow brain?

That sounds exactly like my brain at 2 o'clock in the morning.

Yes.

Think about an old cheap computer.

When you open 20 different internet windows at the same time, what happens to that computer?

The computer gets very hot.

The screen freezes and everything moves very, very slowly.

You cannot click on anything.

Exactly.

When you are tired and you refuse to sleep, your brain is just like that freezing computer.

It cannot process information anymore.

So that is why I have to read the same email five times.

My brain is freezing.

Right.

If you write a report in the morning after a good sleep it might take you one hour

but if you try to write that same report at midnight

when you are exhausted it will take you three

or four hours oh my goodness

so I am actually losing time by staying awake I am

working for three hours to do a one-hour job yes you are wasting your own time

but that is not even the worst part fact number two is is the mistake loop.

The mistake loop?

What kind of mistakes?

When your brain is freezing and tired, you do silly things.

You send an important email to the wrong person.

You type the wrong numbers in a money report.

I have definitely done that.

I sent an email to my boss with a lot of bad spelling mistakes.

It was very embarrassing.

And what happens the next morning?

You wake up, you see your silly mistakes, and you have to spend two more hours fixing the problems you made last night.

You are completely right.

I waste the night working slowly and I waste the morning fixing my bad work.

It is a terrible circle.

So what is the best solution for this problem?

How do we stop the slow brain?

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I need a solution, Ben.

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I want to be fast and smart at work.

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Question number one is very simple.

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When your computer is freezing and broken, what is the first thing you do?

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I turn the power off, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on.

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Exactly.

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You reboot the machine.

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To reboot means to restart a computer so it can clean its memory and work smoothly again.

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Okay.

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So how do I reboot my human brain?

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You close your laptop, you turn off the lights, and you go to sleep.

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Sleep is the only way to reboot your brain.

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That sounds too easy.

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Just go to sleep?

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Yes.

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While you are sleeping, your brain acts like a cleaner.

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It sweeps away all the trash, all the stress, and all the confusing information from the day.

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So when I wake up, my brain is clean and empty?

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Exactly.

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This brings us to solution number two.

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When you wake up after eight hours of sleep, you give yourself a fresh start.

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A fresh start.

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That means a completely new and clean beginning.

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Yes.

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With a fresh start, your brain is fast, sharp, and powerful again.

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You can read an email once and understand it immediately.

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You can type a report in 45 minutes with zero mistakes.

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my battery is fully charged and my system is completely clean.

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Right.

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So, if it is midnight and you still have work to do, what is the smartest choice?

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Should you stay awake for three more hours to write a bad report?

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No. I should shut down my computer and go to bed.

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I should let my brain reboot.

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Exactly.

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You go to sleep.

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You wake up early the next morning with a fresh start.

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Then you finish the report in just one hour because your brain is super fast That is brilliant.

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I saved two hours of my life and the report is much better This is the ultimate secret of successful people

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This is solution number three You must work smarter not longer

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Work smarter that means finding a better faster way to do things instead of just sitting at the desk for many hours.

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Yes.

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To work smarter means you protect your energy.

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You understand that your brain needs rest to be powerful.

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A person who sleeps 8 hours

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and works for 4 hours will always beat a person who sleeps 4 hours and works for 8 hours.

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Quality is much better than quantity.

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A fast brain is better than a tired brain.

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Exactly, Anna.

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So tonight, please do not drink that black coffee.

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Close your laptop, put your head on your pillow, and get ready for a fast, amazing day tomorrow.

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So, let's quickly recap today's episode.

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Staying awake to work does not help you.

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A tired brain is very slow and makes many silly mistakes.

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Exactly.

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Going to sleep is not a waste of time.

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It is the best way to make your brain work faster.

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Now, let's review five important solution words from today's talk.

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Ben, what is number one?

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Number one is shut down.

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This phrasal verb means to completely turn off a machine.

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You must shut down your computer and your brain at night.

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Number two is recharge

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To recharge means to put power and energy back into a battery

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Sleep helps you recharge your body

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Number three is reboot this means to restart a machine to clean it and make it fast again

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Going to sleep is the only way to reboot your human brain Number four is fresh start.

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This noun phrase means a completely new clean beginning.

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After a good sleep, you wake up with a fresh start.

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And the last one, number five, is work smarter.

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This phrase means finding a better, faster way to do your job instead of just working for a very long time.

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That is all for today's episode of Everyday English Talk.

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We hope you learned something new and useful for your busy work life.

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So what about you?

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Will you stay up late tonight or will you reboot your brain with a good sleep?

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