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Let's kick off the new year with a few pieces of advice about the New Year's resolutions.
You can download the complete transcript of this episode here .
Words and phrases connected to the topic of New Year's resolutions:
A FIRM RESOLUTION : a resolution that is not likely to change
TO MAKE A RESOLUTION : to decide to try very hard to do something
TO KEEP A RESOLUTION / TO STICK TO A RESOLUTION : to continue trying very hard to do something
TO FAIL ON A RESOLUTION : to stop trying very hard to do something
Interesting words and expressions used in the recording:
- to be buzzing: to be full of energy
- just a tad: just a little bit
- to have one too many: to drink too much alcohol
- hangover: headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol
- It dawned on you: You suddenly realised something
- to take stock of your life: to stop and think carefully about your life so far, in order to decide what to do next
- to give up / quit booze : to stop drinking alcohol
- the festive season : Christmas and New Year
- to be fed up with sth : bored and unhappy because something has continued for too long
- to dampen someone's spirtis : to make someone feel less determined or enthusiastic
- to piggyback on sth : to use something that already do as a support for something you want to do
- to give someone a piggyback : to give someone a ride on your back
- "the valley of disappointment" - the term James Clear uses to describe the initial period during which your hard effort doesn't bring the expected results
- to overcome difficulties : to successfully deal with difficulties
- a cue : a thing that is a signal for somebody to do something
- to bundle something together : to group separate things together
- bits and bobs : small items of various kinds
This episode is based on insights from James Clear's book 'The Atomic Habits' .
Takeaways:
Tip 1: Set realistic goals.
Tip 2: Combine the existing habit with a new one that brings you closer to achieving your goal.
Tip 3: Join a group whose members pursue the same goal.
Tip 4: Expect difficulties.
Tip 5: Create the right environment, which will make it easier for you to stick to your resolution.
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This is a podcast for intermediate learners of English, especially my students, current and those I taught in the past. Since most of them are Polish, it was originally designed with Polish learners in mind. However, with new technology and methods of communication, allowing me to work with students from various parts of the world, the podcast has quickly evolved, and is no longer aimed at one particular nationality. The majority of my listeners are not even my students. The original goal, however, remains the same: providing learners of English with advice and listening material that could help them on their way from the intermediate to the advanced level of English language competence - the route I followed too.