The Power of Environment - Speak English Fluently - Advanced English Listening Practice - 63

hi there I'm drew badger the world's number one english

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another advance to listening practice lesson in this video i

practice lesson in this video i

practice lesson in this video i wanted to talk about the power

wanted to talk about the power

wanted to talk about the power of environment environment so

of environment environment so

of environment environment so even the environment and I'm

even the environment and I'm

even the environment and I'm reading right now it's not

reading right now it's not

reading right now it's not really the best environment is

really the best environment is

really the best environment is the best environment i can find

the best environment i can find

the best environment i can find where i live where it's pretty

where i live where it's pretty

where i live where it's pretty quiet and I can sit record these

quiet and I can sit record these

quiet and I can sit record these videos in peace to do something

videos in peace to do something

videos in peace to do something in peace just means without

in peace just means without

in peace just means without other people bothering you so i

other people bothering you so i

other people bothering you so i get to relax or I get to work in

get to relax or I get to work in

get to relax or I get to work in peace

peace

peace so in a quiet situation without

so in a quiet situation without

so in a quiet situation without other people disturbing me

other people disturbing me

other people disturbing me anyway I environment or just

anyway I environment or just

anyway I environment or just thinking about the location

thinking about the location

thinking about the location you're in or the surroundings

you're in or the surroundings

you're in or the surroundings these are things that have been

these are things that have been

these are things that have been really important to me and they

really important to me and they

really important to me and they are pretty important to most

are pretty important to most

are pretty important to most people in maybe if you don't

people in maybe if you don't

people in maybe if you don't realize it but this is why we're

realize it but this is why we're

realize it but this is why we're attracted to certain places like

attracted to certain places like

attracted to certain places like a beautiful rainforest in a

a beautiful rainforest in a

a beautiful rainforest in a jungle or a beach or a lovely

jungle or a beach or a lovely

jungle or a beach or a lovely sunset over some mountains

sunset over some mountains

sunset over some mountains there's certain sing a certain

there's certain sing a certain

there's certain sing a certain things that we enjoy seeing or

things that we enjoy seeing or

things that we enjoy seeing or certain environments that we

certain environments that we

certain environments that we enjoy being him and if you can

enjoy being him and if you can

enjoy being him and if you can be in an environment it makes it

be in an environment it makes it

be in an environment it makes it much easier to do that kind of

much easier to do that kind of

much easier to do that kind of thing and I i did sounds a

thing and I i did sounds a

thing and I i did sounds a little bit vague but i'll get

little bit vague but i'll get

little bit vague but i'll get more specific about that right

more specific about that right

more specific about that right now if I'm the kind of person

now if I'm the kind of person

now if I'm the kind of person that I'm like really overweight

that I'm like really overweight

that I'm like really overweight and I have to you know maybe

and I have to you know maybe

and I have to you know maybe lose 20 pounds or do something

lose 20 pounds or do something

lose 20 pounds or do something if I'm just sitting at home and

if I'm just sitting at home and

if I'm just sitting at home and I live in a potato chip and

I live in a potato chip and

I live in a potato chip and donut factory and their potato

donut factory and their potato

donut factory and their potato chips and donuts everywhere and

chips and donuts everywhere and

chips and donuts everywhere and I'm just sitting at home

I'm just sitting at home

I'm just sitting at home watching TV all day it's a

watching TV all day it's a

watching TV all day it's a really dangerous environment for

really dangerous environment for

really dangerous environment for me if I want to lose weight and

me if I want to lose weight and

me if I want to lose weight and people typically will put

people typically will put

people typically will put themselves in an environment

themselves in an environment

themselves in an environment like that like not that extreme

like that like not that extreme

like that like not that extreme actually living in a donut shop

actually living in a donut shop

actually living in a donut shop or potato chip factory but you

or potato chip factory but you

or potato chip factory but you live in an environment where you

live in an environment where you

live in an environment where you have to use a lot of willpower

have to use a lot of willpower

have to use a lot of willpower in order to to fight the urge to

in order to to fight the urge to

in order to to fight the urge to eat those donuts or sit down and

eat those donuts or sit down and

eat those donuts or sit down and relax

relax

relax so something like that and it's

so something like that and it's

so something like that and it's really important when you're

really important when you're

really important when you're thinking about doing something

thinking about doing something

thinking about doing something like getting fluent or you want

like getting fluent or you want

like getting fluent or you want to

to

to lose weight or get a better

lose weight or get a better

lose weight or get a better whatever that thing is it's

whatever that thing is it's

whatever that thing is it's really important to instead of

really important to instead of

really important to instead of trying to use willpower sobe the

trying to use willpower sobe the

trying to use willpower sobe the forcing yourself like okay I'm

forcing yourself like okay I'm

forcing yourself like okay I'm not going to eat that potato

not going to eat that potato

not going to eat that potato chip I'm going to be strong now

chip I'm going to be strong now

chip I'm going to be strong now you're thinking about it even

you're thinking about it even

you're thinking about it even when you say i'm not going to do

when you say i'm not going to do

when you say i'm not going to do something your brain doesn't

something your brain doesn't

something your brain doesn't understand the difference

understand the difference

understand the difference between not doing something and

between not doing something and

between not doing something and doing something so logically

doing something so logically

doing something so logically it's not like that part of your

it's not like that part of your

it's not like that part of your brain doesn't understand that

brain doesn't understand that

brain doesn't understand that your brain is just thinking

your brain is just thinking

your brain is just thinking potato two potato two potato

potato two potato two potato

potato two potato two potato chip

chip

chip so you can you know say okay you

so you can you know say okay you

so you can you know say okay you have a lot of willpower but the

have a lot of willpower but the

have a lot of willpower but the smart thing to do is to move to

smart thing to do is to move to

smart thing to do is to move to someplace else where you're not

someplace else where you're not

someplace else where you're not in the donut shop and potato

in the donut shop and potato

in the donut shop and potato chip factory now the reason i'm

chip factory now the reason i'm

chip factory now the reason i'm speaking about this is because

speaking about this is because

speaking about this is because it works the same way with

it works the same way with

it works the same way with fluency you don't necessarily

fluency you don't necessarily

fluency you don't necessarily need to be living in an

need to be living in an

need to be living in an english-speaking country of

english-speaking country of

english-speaking country of course i know plenty of people

course i know plenty of people

course i know plenty of people like Japanese speakers that have

like Japanese speakers that have

like Japanese speakers that have never been to America but their

never been to America but their

never been to America but their english is greater they've never

english is greater they've never

english is greater they've never been to Canada Australia any

been to Canada Australia any

been to Canada Australia any other english-speaking country

other english-speaking country

other english-speaking country they may have visited but

they may have visited but

they may have visited but they've never lived there for an

they've never lived there for an

they've never lived there for an extended period of time but they

extended period of time but they

extended period of time but they speak really great English and

speak really great English and

speak really great English and of course I no other Japanese

of course I no other Japanese

of course I no other Japanese speakers and speakers from other

speakers and speakers from other

speakers and speakers from other countries around the world

countries around the world

countries around the world better in America or other

better in America or other

better in America or other english-speaking countries and

english-speaking countries and

english-speaking countries and they can't speak English so lots

they can't speak English so lots

they can't speak English so lots of people are struggling when

of people are struggling when

of people are struggling when they're in the country or you

they're in the country or you

they're in the country or you know speaking well when they're

know speaking well when they're

know speaking well when they're outside of the country so it's

outside of the country so it's

outside of the country so it's not something the like

not something the like

not something the like environment when people talk

environment when people talk

environment when people talk about like okay well you got to

about like okay well you got to

about like okay well you got to live in it in a speaking country

live in it in a speaking country

live in it in a speaking country for the language you wanted to

for the language you wanted to

for the language you wanted to speak but you didn't you know so

speak but you didn't you know so

speak but you didn't you know so you don't get to speak as well

you don't get to speak as well

you don't get to speak as well so I want you to stop thinking

so I want you to stop thinking

so I want you to stop thinking about that these are just kind

about that these are just kind

about that these are just kind of limiting beliefs or ideas

of limiting beliefs or ideas

of limiting beliefs or ideas that people have about why

that people have about why

that people have about why someone can get fluent but they

someone can get fluent but they

someone can get fluent but they can't so there are examples of

can't so there are examples of

can't so there are examples of people where you are succeeding

people where you are succeeding

people where you are succeeding even not being in a native

even not being in a native

even not being in a native English environment anyway

English environment anyway

English environment anyway that's just a quick aside a

that's just a quick aside a

that's just a quick aside a quick note about that but the

quick note about that but the

quick note about that but the the kind of more important

the kind of more important

the kind of more important picture here is your environment

picture here is your environment

picture here is your environment when you're talking about

when you're talking about

when you're talking about learning English and you have to

learning English and you have to

learning English and you have to put yourself in an environment

put yourself in an environment

put yourself in an environment whether it's online or you're

whether it's online or you're

whether it's online or you're doing some kind of activity like

doing some kind of activity like

doing some kind of activity like you go and play a sport or you

you go and play a sport or you

you go and play a sport or you learn cooking or anything else

learn cooking or anything else

learn cooking or anything else where you're actually

where you're actually

where you're actually participating in an environment

participating in an environment

participating in an environment with people where they're using

with people where they're using

with people where they're using English again you can do this

English again you can do this

English again you can do this online where you can do this in

online where you can do this in

online where you can do this in person but it's much easier to

person but it's much easier to

person but it's much easier to put yourself into

put yourself into

put yourself into environment where you can do

environment where you can do

environment where you can do this naturally as opposed to

this naturally as opposed to

this naturally as opposed to trying to study at home where

trying to study at home where

trying to study at home where you're trying to forcing

you're trying to forcing

you're trying to forcing yourself to do something you

yourself to do something you

yourself to do something you don't naturally do your body if

don't naturally do your body if

don't naturally do your body if you put yourself in the

you put yourself in the

you put yourself in the environment where something

environment where something

environment where something happens if you can change your

happens if you can change your

happens if you can change your environment in some way that's

environment in some way that's

environment in some way that's the smart part of your brain

the smart part of your brain

the smart part of your brain trying to control the dumb part

trying to control the dumb part

trying to control the dumb part of your brain such that you can

of your brain such that you can

of your brain such that you can actually get the environment you

actually get the environment you

actually get the environment you want that will give you the

want that will give you the

want that will give you the results that you want with your

results that you want with your

results that you want with your fluency for losing weight or

fluency for losing weight or

fluency for losing weight or anything else has a case for

anything else has a case for

anything else has a case for myself like if I'm you know at

myself like if I'm you know at

myself like if I'm you know at home I have a job where I guess

home I have a job where I guess

home I have a job where I guess my you know my work my

my you know my work my

my you know my work my profession i'm at home and i'm

profession i'm at home and i'm

profession i'm at home and i'm on the computer doing things I

on the computer doing things I

on the computer doing things I notice I don't move around as

notice I don't move around as

notice I don't move around as much as if I'm you know acting

much as if I'm you know acting

much as if I'm you know acting outside doing gardening so when

outside doing gardening so when

outside doing gardening so when i do gardening I don't have to

i do gardening I don't have to

i do gardening I don't have to also go to the gym and exercise

also go to the gym and exercise

also go to the gym and exercise and do things like that because

and do things like that because

and do things like that because the lifestyle of a gardener is

the lifestyle of a gardener is

the lifestyle of a gardener is somebody that's bending over

somebody that's bending over

somebody that's bending over picking things up carrying

picking things up carrying

picking things up carrying things and doing other body

things and doing other body

things and doing other body movements that you would do a

movements that you would do a

movements that you would do a gym and you're carrying heavy

gym and you're carrying heavy

gym and you're carrying heavy things and it's just a natural

things and it's just a natural

things and it's just a natural way of moving your body but as a

way of moving your body but as a

way of moving your body but as a person that's just sitting at a

person that's just sitting at a

person that's just sitting at a computer doing something the

computer doing something the

computer doing something the environment is not a strong one

environment is not a strong one

environment is not a strong one for helping you build strong

for helping you build strong

for helping you build strong muscles like I mean maybe my

muscles like I mean maybe my

muscles like I mean maybe my fingers are getting stronger

fingers are getting stronger

fingers are getting stronger because i'm using a keyboard but

because i'm using a keyboard but

because i'm using a keyboard but again it's not something that I

again it's not something that I

again it's not something that I would have to do so I'm having

would have to do so I'm having

would have to do so I'm having to use willpower like okay I'm

to use willpower like okay I'm

to use willpower like okay I'm going to use some of my time by

going to use some of my time by

going to use some of my time by sitting at the computer and then

sitting at the computer and then

sitting at the computer and then i have to go to the gym or go

i have to go to the gym or go

i have to go to the gym or go outside and do something I have

outside and do something I have

outside and do something I have to change my environment but the

to change my environment but the

to change my environment but the more that I can combine these

more that I can combine these

more that I can combine these two things and let's say i was

two things and let's say i was

two things and let's say i was able to do typing on a computer

able to do typing on a computer

able to do typing on a computer by climbing on a mountain or

by climbing on a mountain or

by climbing on a mountain or something like that whatever

something like that whatever

something like that whatever that situation is a situation

that situation is a situation

that situation is a situation where my environment is more

where my environment is more

where my environment is more controlling me because again

controlling me because again

controlling me because again we're all very influenced by the

we're all very influenced by the

we're all very influenced by the environment that were him the

environment that were him the

environment that were him the more you can make your

more you can make your

more you can make your environment like that much more

environment like that much more

environment like that much more likely it is you're going to

likely it is you're going to

likely it is you're going to achieve the results you want

achieve the results you want

achieve the results you want whether that's for fluency your

whether that's for fluency your

whether that's for fluency your weight loss or you know

weight loss or you know

weight loss or you know achieving anything else like

achieving anything else like

achieving anything else like even you know I have friends uh

even you know I have friends uh

even you know I have friends uh in America that you know they

in America that you know they

in America that you know they would complain that they didn't

would complain that they didn't

would complain that they didn't have a girlfriend and i would

have a girlfriend and i would

have a girlfriend and i would say well you guys are just

say well you guys are just

say well you guys are just sitting in your dorm room

sitting in your dorm room

sitting in your dorm room together so this is back in

together so this is back in

together so this is back in college and people are kind of

college and people are kind of

college and people are kind of complaining like I don't have a

complaining like I don't have a

complaining like I don't have a girlfriend i say well why don't

girlfriend i say well why don't

girlfriend i say well why don't you go to wear some women are

you go to wear some women are

you go to wear some women are you know it's one of those it's

you know it's one of those it's

you know it's one of those it's like kind of an obvious thing

like kind of an obvious thing

like kind of an obvious thing but a lot of people don't they

but a lot of people don't they

but a lot of people don't they don't see it that way it's going

don't see it that way it's going

don't see it that way it's going it's easy to complain about that

it's easy to complain about that

it's easy to complain about that but you're not going to be able

but you're not going to be able

but you're not going to be able to get you know like a

to get you know like a

to get you know like a girlfriend if you know you don't

girlfriend if you know you don't

girlfriend if you know you don't go where women are you know it's

go where women are you know it's

go where women are you know it's one of those like kind of

one of those like kind of

one of those like kind of obvious things I was just like

obvious things I was just like

obvious things I was just like hey guys you know let's get out

hey guys you know let's get out

hey guys you know let's get out of this environment you don't

of this environment you don't

of this environment you don't have to go to a bar but you know

have to go to a bar but you know

have to go to a bar but you know go out go to a cooking class or

go out go to a cooking class or

go out go to a cooking class or yoga class or whatever where

yoga class or whatever where

yoga class or whatever where women are likely to be found and

women are likely to be found and

women are likely to be found and then you can start speaking with

then you can start speaking with

then you can start speaking with them and that's how you develop

them and that's how you develop

them and that's how you develop a relationship you get into that

a relationship you get into that

a relationship you get into that environment and it makes it much

environment and it makes it much

environment and it makes it much more likely to achieve the kind

more likely to achieve the kind

more likely to achieve the kind of kind of success you want

of kind of success you want

of kind of success you want remember this is really great

remember this is really great

remember this is really great story I hideout it's true it's

story I hideout it's true it's

story I hideout it's true it's just kind of a joke but there's

just kind of a joke but there's

just kind of a joke but there's a man thats he goes to church

a man thats he goes to church

a man thats he goes to church and he's sitting there and he's

and he's sitting there and he's

and he's sitting there and he's praying

praying

praying he's like God please like I

he's like God please like I

he's like God please like I really want to win the lottery

really want to win the lottery

really want to win the lottery this year so I really want to

this year so I really want to

this year so I really want to win the lottery

win the lottery

win the lottery you know I like please help me

you know I like please help me

you know I like please help me like I've been like a good

like I've been like a good

like I've been like a good person

person

person all this time and so you know

all this time and so you know

all this time and so you know every week you buys a lottery

every week you buys a lottery

every week you buys a lottery ticket and he still didn't win

ticket and he still didn't win

ticket and he still didn't win so you went to church was like

so you went to church was like

so you went to church was like asking God and then the he

asking God and then the he

asking God and then the he didn't win that time so he went

didn't win that time so he went

didn't win that time so he went again the next week and he was

again the next week and he was

again the next week and he was like please God like you know

like please God like you know

like please God like you know I've really been wanting this

I've really been wanting this

I've really been wanting this for a long time like I really

for a long time like I really

for a long time like I really want to win the lottery and he

want to win the lottery and he

want to win the lottery and he still didn't win and then he

still didn't win and then he

still didn't win and then he goes back to church

goes back to church

goes back to church the third week and he's still

the third week and he's still

the third week and he's still praying like God do please

praying like God do please

praying like God do please answer me if like you hear this

answer me if like you hear this

answer me if like you hear this at all please give me a sign i

at all please give me a sign i

at all please give me a sign i want to know like that I'm you

want to know like that I'm you

want to know like that I'm you know actually doing the right

know actually doing the right

know actually doing the right thing so that I can win the

thing so that I can win the

thing so that I can win the lottery and he actually hears

lottery and he actually hears

lottery and he actually hears God speak to him and God says

God speak to him and God says

God speak to him and God says he's like hey like I'd love to

he's like hey like I'd love to

he's like hey like I'd love to help you win but you gotta buy

help you win but you gotta buy

help you win but you gotta buy ticket and so like this guy's

ticket and so like this guy's

ticket and so like this guy's like I ok like I didn't actually

like I ok like I didn't actually

like I ok like I didn't actually just like I want to win the

just like I want to win the

just like I want to win the lottery but he didn't actually

lottery but he didn't actually

lottery but he didn't actually go out and like get a ticket so

go out and like get a ticket so

go out and like get a ticket so you know he's like trying to win

you know he's like trying to win

you know he's like trying to win the lottery every week but you

the lottery every week but you

the lottery every week but you got to actually do the thing

got to actually do the thing

got to actually do the thing that's going to get you that

that's going to get you that

that's going to get you that thing that I don't even think I

thing that I don't even think I

thing that I don't even think I told that job properly but

told that job properly but

told that job properly but basically you get the idea that

basically you get the idea that

basically you get the idea that you have two number one take

you have two number one take

you have two number one take action but it's much easier to

action but it's much easier to

action but it's much easier to to actually take action or to do

to actually take action or to do

to actually take action or to do the thing you want to get the

the thing you want to get the

the thing you want to get the thing you want if you put

thing you want if you put

thing you want if you put yourself in that kind of

yourself in that kind of

yourself in that kind of environment so with English

environment so with English

environment so with English learning i know a lot of people

learning i know a lot of people

learning i know a lot of people maybe even your lives

maybe even your lives

maybe even your lives in an english-speaking country

in an english-speaking country

in an english-speaking country right now he could be in America

right now he could be in America

right now he could be in America Australia the UK Canada or even

Australia the UK Canada or even

Australia the UK Canada or even you know South Africa anyplace

you know South Africa anyplace

you know South Africa anyplace else where there's even like a

else where there's even like a

else where there's even like a community of people that mostly

community of people that mostly

community of people that mostly speaks english you have to kind

speaks english you have to kind

speaks english you have to kind of force yourself to get into

of force yourself to get into

of force yourself to get into that environment in the same way

that environment in the same way

that environment in the same way a child would be and you can do

a child would be and you can do

a child would be and you can do this online you can find like no

this online you can find like no

this online you can find like no message boards or even just

message boards or even just

message boards or even just watching youtube videos here

watching youtube videos here

watching youtube videos here that are meant like mostly made

that are meant like mostly made

that are meant like mostly made for native English speakers and

for native English speakers and

for native English speakers and so the environments are always

so the environments are always

so the environments are always there whether they're in person

there whether they're in person

there whether they're in person or online but once you get into

or online but once you get into

or online but once you get into the environment becomes much

the environment becomes much

the environment becomes much easier to actually get the

easier to actually get the

easier to actually get the fluency because you're spending

fluency because you're spending

fluency because you're spending most of your time doing things

most of your time doing things

most of your time doing things like that with people in that

like that with people in that

like that with people in that environment it happens much more

environment it happens much more

environment it happens much more naturally so you don't have to

naturally so you don't have to

naturally so you don't have to worry about willpower or forcing

worry about willpower or forcing

worry about willpower or forcing yourself to to behave in a

yourself to to behave in a

yourself to to behave in a certain way or do something that

certain way or do something that

certain way or do something that just doesn't feel normal

just doesn't feel normal

just doesn't feel normal so the more that you can create

so the more that you can create

so the more that you can create English as a lifestyle for you

English as a lifestyle for you

English as a lifestyle for you the faster you're going to get

the faster you're going to get

the faster you're going to get flying well that's it for this

flying well that's it for this

flying well that's it for this video just something to think

video just something to think

video just something to think about today i hope you enjoyed

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