How to Get Things Done! – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.All the things that you need to get done are stored all over
2.In your email inbox, on random pieces of paper or in your brain
3.You often forget to do things
4.You get by big tasks and overall your mind feels
5.If you want to be a ninja at getting things done, you need a system
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
prefrontal
A2A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.
Example:
"mind. Whenever you think of something you have to do don't store it in your prefrontal"
individual
A2A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
Example:
"steps then you need to turn that task into a project by brainstorming every individual"
shopping
A2To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
Example:
"where you know you will look at, at the right time. This might be your calendar, a shopping"
overwhelmed
B1To engulf, surge over and submerge.
Example:
"pieces of paper or in your brain. You often forget to do things. You get overwhelmed by"
cluttered
A2To fill something with clutter.
Example:
"big tasks and overall your mind feels cluttered. If you want to be a ninja at getting things"
everything
A2All the things under discussion.
Example:
"done, you need a system. Here are some tips. First collect everything you have to do in"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"mind. Whenever you think of something you have to do don't store it in your prefrontal"
brainstorming
B1To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
Example:
"steps then you need to turn that task into a project by brainstorming every individual"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| prefrontal | A2 | A prefrontal bone, scale, etc. |
| individual | A2 | A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. |
| shopping | A2 | To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise. |
| overwhelmed | B1 | To engulf, surge over and submerge. |
| cluttered | A2 | To fill something with clutter. |
| everything | A2 | All the things under discussion. |
| something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
| brainstorming | B1 | To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming. |
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