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Hi lovelies, it's Jess and welcome back to my channel.
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Today I'm going to share with you three steps for reducing brain fog.
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It's that cloudiness, forgetfulness, feeling really tired, mentally drained.
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It's often the first thing that we experience before we end up suffering from burnout.
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So it's really important to pick up on these little early warning signs and address them effectively.
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And Winston so badly wants to be in this video, buddy.
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No. Also, before we get into today's video, a reminder, I'll leave a link to all of my resources down below in the description box,
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including the link to pre -order my new book, Work -Life Balance Survival Guide.
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So if you want to improve your productivity and essentially get all the important things done without feeling overwhelmed or burning out,
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then this is the book for you if you want to optimize your days and stress less.
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So go and click the link down below and pre -order after this video.
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But let's get straight into my three easy steps to reduce brain fog.
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So first I just want to talk about what is brain fog.
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So brain fog is a huge barrier to productivity and our personal well -being but it's so commonly experienced.
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So how does it manifest?
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Basically brain fog can manifest as having trouble staying on task, forgetfulness, making frequent errors you wouldn't normally make,
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feeling mentally tired and finding it really hard to focus or even just having And personally, I've experienced brain fog.
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I'm not completely immune to it, but there are things that I can do to pick up on these warning signs really early.
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And that way I can overcome it really quickly so
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that it's not holding me back from achieving what I want to be doing.
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And it's also not basically ruining my life because when you experience severe brain fog, it's so hard to even show up in your own relationships.
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Personally, one experience I've had of brain fog was last year,
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a girlfriend of mine come over for tea and she was so excited talking about her business,
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but I was so mentally drained and tired because I really couldn't access a lot of the other
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typical forms of self -care when I was in these lockdowns.
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And I was also a little bit overworked.
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And I really found it hard to stay on track in that conversation
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I felt like I was getting a really bad headache or a migraine and I just felt so overwhelmed.
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Honestly, it was like my brain felt literally fried.
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I was just so tired.
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And because I know how it feels to be in that situation and experience brain fog,
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I wanted to share the three most effective things that I do that have helped me a lot.
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And I know it's going to help you too.
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So let's get straight into them.
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Go all the way back to seven years ago and you can watch those videos.
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But step one for reducing brain fog is to switch off.
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You have to allow your mind to switch off because your brain is tired.
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If you think about physical exhaustion, you physically have to rest.
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Mental exhaustion, it's the same.
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You mentally have to rest.
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You have to allow your body to do things that enable your mind to switch off.
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just focusing on the birds and the trees or lying in the sun
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Even creative hobbies and art or anything
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that you do with your hands to get out of your head and into your body, it's so grounding.
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So gardening, pottery, all that sort of stuff.
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Side note, the other week I was away with Adam
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and I had a long hot bath for one hour and 45 minutes.
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That was a world record, but I wasn't experiencing brain fog.
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It was just a preventative measure.
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We'll say that.
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That and I just honestly could live in the bath for several hours at a time.
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Step two is mindful meditation.
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I am really learning a lot about the benefits and the benefits are just so wide.
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They are amazing.
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So mindfulness meditation is when you focus more on your body or your breathing.
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Again, it's allowing your brain to refocus, to re -oxygenate, but to really switch off
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because you're only aware of such simple things such as body awareness or breath awareness.
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So it's a really good antidote for brain fog.
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And then the third step that I would always take when I experience brain fog is to exercise.
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experiencing brain fog as part of complete burnout, then be really mindful of the kind of exercise you're doing in case you're quite exhausted.
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Then things like relaxing yoga and yin or just going for a nice little walk can be plenty.
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But exercising is a great way to overcome brain fog.
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So I listened to a great podcast the other day talking about the importance of exercise.
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And I learned that our body releases neurochemicals that help the brain and improve brain function when we exercise.
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Because these neurochemicals assist in our brain creating new neural pathways and connections.
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It also improves oxygen flow which results in improved clarity
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and concentration and when we exercise we're also getting out of our heads
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and into our bodies again which provides more opportunities for our minds to unwind.
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Now, I know I said three steps, but you've stayed to the end of the video.
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So you're getting a bonus tip as a thank you for sticking around.
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So this tip is to minimize the stretches of mental work to 90 minutes.
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So in addition to taking frequent breaks, it's important to also take a more substantial break every 90 minutes to really reduce the amount of stress
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that we're putting on our minds.
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And this is something that I've started to do, especially when I'm in the office.
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So like my larger break every 90 minutes will be going and moving my car.
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a bit of a walk to the car park, I move my car, walk all the way back up and then I'll usually make a cup of tea.
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It's a really good way to just reset and refresh
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and allow you to sustain your level of productivity throughout the day and your focus and concentration.
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So comment below letting me know which tip you found to be the most beneficial or if you've experienced brain fog
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What sort of things work for you?
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Can we please compile a list of helpful advice down in the comments?
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Because I feel like that would really benefit a lot of us.
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And of course, if you like this video, like and subscribe.
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And don't forget, links to all my resources will be down below, including my new book, Work -Life Balance Survival Guide.
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Anyway, go pre -order that if you haven't already, and I'll see you very soon with another video.
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Bye, lovelies.
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關於本課
在本課中,您將學習如何通過提高注意力和減少腦霧來改善英語表達能力。從理解影響思維清晰度的因素開始,我們將練習相關的詞彙和短語,幫助學生在日常交流中自信地表達自己。此外,通過模仿影片中的語速和語調,您將增強自己的聽力理解和口語流利度,適合正在備考雅思口語練習的學生。
關鍵詞彙與短語
- 腦霧(brain fog) - 思維不清晰、注意力不集中的狀態。
- 焦慮(anxiety) - 因壓力或緊張而產生的不安感。
- 身心疲憊(mentally drained) - 大腦或心理上的疲憊感。
- 自我照顧(self-care) - 關注自己的身心健康的活動。
- 有效的應對措施(effective coping strategies) - 應對腦霧的有效方法。
- 休息(rest) - 給身體和大腦休息的必要性。
- 專注(focus) - 集中注意力的能力。
- 創意活動(creative hobbies) - 促進思維和放鬆心情的活動。
練習建議
在進行英語影子跟讀(shadow speech)時,建議您選擇這個影片,注意它的速度和語調。您可以先試著重複影片中的句子,確保每個詞的發音清晰。在您聽的同時,嘗試將注意力放在發音、語調和語速上,反覆練習可幫助您提高口語能力。
為了更好地理解這些資訊,您可以看YouTube學英語,選擇與腦霧相關主題的影片進行練習。結合理解力,您將更快地掌握相關詞彙,從而在雅思口語中表現優異。
如果您在模仿過程中感到困難,不妨暫停或倒回影片,慢慢來,直到您能自然流利地說出來。通過這樣的方式,您不僅提高了語言能力,還能在日常生活中有效應對可能出現的腦霧問題,讓自己更加專注和高效!
什麼是跟讀法?
跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧,最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓,並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大:您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同,跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性,語調,節奏,連讀,聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。












