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Monkey badly wants to change his life.
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He is tired of where he is, tired of his physique, and tired of how his mind is not his friend.
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He goes through cycles of being extremely motivated and locking in, then falling off, then locking in again, and falling off.
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Years have gone by like this, and for some monkeys their entire life goes by without them breaking the habit of being their worst selves.
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It is terrible.
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So what can monkey do?
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Monkey can self -educate.
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Through self -education, monkey can understand why he's stuck in this cycle and break out.
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He can learn the skills of charisma, of discipline, and of detaching from his emotions,
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as well as countless other skills that will completely change his wealth, relationships, and quality of life.
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So here's how monkey self -educates.
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The algorithm that controls behavior.
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Reward prediction error theory is the leading theory of how the monkey brain handles learning.
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If monkey understands this theory he'll understand how his brain works
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and he'll understand what he needs to do in order to self -educate and start changing his life.
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Here it is explained using a simple story.
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Monkey has just found a tree.
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Monkey has never seen this tree before but it bears low -hanging yellow fruit
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and seeing that yellow fruit has just caused his dopamine levels to spike because he anticipates a reward.
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This is because monkey's brain has learned from experience that yellow fruit means yummy sweetness.
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An increase in dopamine does something to monkey.
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He becomes more motivated to pursue the goal of getting the fruit.
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Dopamine is in fact the molecule of pursuit.
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Any increase, even small, above
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Monkey's baseline level makes him more motivated to pursue things.
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So two minutes later, like a well -trained dog, Monkey has climbed the tree and snatched the fruit.
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He eagerly bites into it and finds out it's a fucking lemon.
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What a disaster.
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Monkey's day is ruined.
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But lemons aren't that bad.
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Eating a lemon when expecting a lemon is fine.
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So why is this such a disaster.
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This is where dopamine comes in again.
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Dopamine is not a reward detector, it is a surprise detector.
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The brain does not care about the reward, it cares about whether it was a surprise or not.
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Once Monkey fully understands this, he'll realize why he always goes through this cycle of locking in and falling off,
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and he'll understand how to fix it.
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So let Monkey explain.
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By the way, Monkey built a habit game for the monkey brain.
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It helps you fight distraction.
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You can block all brain or apps until a habit is completed for the day.
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Now you have to earn your scrolling in the morning.
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It makes building habits fun.
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You earn bananas every time you show up, which can be used to buy in -game items and build a monkey paradise.
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And it gives you small short -term wins, which are key to not giving up, according to science.
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Try it for free by tapping the link in the pinned comment.
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Now back to the video.
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Dopamine helps monkey form an accurate model of reality.
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It does this through predictions.
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In this situation monkey's brain predicted a sweet banana flavor and got a horrible sour lemon.
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The prediction was badly wrong and so monkey's dopamine creates a negative prediction error signal.
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His dopamine levels drop below baseline and this change in dopamine is how monkey's brain learns.
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It's not just negative predictions either.
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If the lemon had tasted exactly as monkey had predicted it to taste there would be no change in his dopamine levels.
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No prediction error signal because monkey's brain correctly understands the world so there's no updates needed.
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And if the lemon tasted like one of grandma monkey's delicious cakes then he'd be equally surprised
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but in a good way and here his brain would encode a big positive error signal by spiking his dopamine above baseline.
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Now imagine that monkey didn't find a lemon tree and imagine that he discovered online porn, cigarettes or TikTok.
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The prehistoric monkey brain would not be able to comprehend such levels of dopamine.
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In fact like an 18th century peasant shown pornography he might fall over and die of shock.
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This is because addictive stimuli like porn, scrolling and nicotine produce reward prediction error signals far larger than anything natural.
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And this is a problem.
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A massive reward prediction error is a massive learning signal.
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It tells the brain that this is the most rewarding thing in the environment
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and that if possible do more of this thing.
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It's why experiments show that rats if given enough food, water and cocaine will skip the food and water and consume pure
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Colombian white until they die.
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Modern addictions are nearly all caused by hijacking the dopamine system and constant exposure to these addictive stimuli raises monkey's dopamine baseline.
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As the baseline goes up he needs more in order to satisfy him.
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He needs to call up his friend
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Pablo to get the purest
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Colombian marching powder he can find because this UK stuff won't cut it anymore.
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His algorithms start noticing that cat videos aren't holding his attention and start feeding him more graphic, shocking and sexual content.
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He types the craziest search terms into Pornhub because regular in and out action does nothing.
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Monkey needs more and more stimulation just to feel normal
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and it's at this point that natural rewards like learning a programming language
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or an instrument or mastering a sport are no longer enjoyable.
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They have become negative prediction error signals.
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So Monkey has found out his answer.
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He can't self -educate
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because his indulgence in high stimulus behavior has caused his dopamine system to create a model of the world in
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which self -education is always disappointing.
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Well this is awful news and a big wake -up call for Monkey.
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It explains why he can never change his life despite wanting to so badly.
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It explains the cycle of locking in, falling off, locking in again and falling off.
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It explains why years have gone by without
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Monkey being able to break the habit of being his worst self.
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So how does
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Monkey fix this?
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The uncomfortable truth is that
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Monkey already knows the answer to this question.
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He's watched enough self -improvement content to know what to do.
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Sleep, exercise, diet, quitting social media, understanding habit loops so that friction can be introduced.
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These are all the tactics and Monkey knows these but the thing is, like with a lot of addicts,
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they only quit when the pain becomes too much to bear.
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Too much failure, sadness, and depression makes them decide that enough is enough.
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So Monkey has got to sit down and be honest with himself.
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He's got to imagine in as much detail as possible what his future looks like if he continues.
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He's got to picture how much regret, sadness, and disappointment will fill his heart if he continues like he is.
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Because it's this realization that might finally cause him to change.
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So Monkey will do it right now.
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For the next hour if possible he will turn off all technology.
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He will grab a pen and paper and he will think about his future.
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What loved ones does he lose if he continues like this?
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What does his day -to -day look like?
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Is he stuck in a boring job that he hates.
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What does his physique look like?
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Is he in good shape, loving life, running around, playing sport and feeling healthy or is he aching, fat, depressed and overweight?
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Monkey will sit and think about his future
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and try to conjure up enough pain that he decides right there to change his life.
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Fixing his dopamine will be Monkey's toughest battle but it will be so worthwhile.
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Stay monkey.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“How to become dangerously self-educated”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：monkey, dopamine, brain, prediction, lemon。 这段视频共有 112 个句子、1317 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 8:17。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 159 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 79% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| monkey 名词 | /ˈmʌŋki/ | 猴子, 猴兒 /猴儿 |
| prediction 名词 | /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/ | 預言 /预言, 預估 /预估 |
| reward 名词 | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | 報酬 /报酬, 獎勵 /奖励 |
| lemon 名词 | /ˈlɛmən/ | 檸檬 /柠檬 |
| habit 名词 | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | 習慣 /习惯 |
| baseline 名词 | /ˈbeɪslaɪn/ | 基綫 /基线 |
| stimulus 名词 | /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/ | 刺激物 |
| motivate 动词 | /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/ | 激发 |
| earn 动词 | /ɝn/ | 掙 /挣, 賺 /赚 |
| shock 名词 | /ʃɔk/ | 衝擊 /冲击 |
| skill 名词 | /skɪl/ | 技巧, 技能 |
| disaster 名词 | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | 災難 /灾难, 災害 /灾害 |
| pursue 动词 | /pɚˈsu/ | 追求 |
| predict 动词 | /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ | 預言 /预言 |
| algorithm 名词 | /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ | 算法, 演算法 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 |
| go through 动词 | 通過 /通过 |
| break out 动词 | 逃出 |
| give up 动词 | 投案, 自首 |
| go up 动词 | 上昇 /上升, 上去 |
| run around 动词 | 忙碌, 奔忙 |
| show up 动词 | 露面 |
| sit down 动词 | 坐下, 坐 |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 条件句 if + 从句，will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果 | If monkey understands this theory he'll understand · if possible he will turn |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | have gone · has just found · has never seen |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | is explained · is ruined · is completed |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 10 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 he'll, aren't, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, worthwhile /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: prediction /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/, shock /ʃɔk/, exposure /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/, addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/, flavor /ˈfleɪvə/, overweight /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, educate /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/, stimulus /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/, motivate /ˈmoʊ.tɪ.veɪt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, scroll /skɹoʊl/, horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, correctly /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/, worthwhile /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 monkey, prediction, reward 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。