Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Everyone, please think of your biggest personal goal
2.For real -- you can take a second
3.You've got to feel this to learn it
4.Take a few and think of your personal biggest goal, okay
5.Imagine deciding right now that you're going to do it
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
acknowledge
B1To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
Example:
"But when you tell someone your goal and they acknowledge it,"
acknowledged
B1To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
Example:
"1933: Wera Mahler found when it was acknowledged by others,"
psychologists
B1An expert in the field of psychology.
Example:
"psychologists have found that it's called a "social reality.""
seconds
A2Something that is number two in a series.
Example:
"Take a few seconds and think of your personal biggest goal, okay?"
becoming
A2To arrive, come (to a place).
Example:
"like it's already becoming part of your identity?"
identity
B2Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
Example:
"like it's already becoming part of your identity?"
founder
A2One who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state)
Example:
"1926: Kurt Lewin, founder of social psychology,"
friends
A2A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Example:
"that we should tell our friends our goals, right?"
exactly
A2(manner) without approximation; precisely.
Example:
"Exactly! Well done."
psychology
B2The study of the human mind.
Example:
"The repeated psychology tests have proven"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| acknowledge | B1 | To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in |
| acknowledged | B1 | To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in |
| psychologists | B1 | An expert in the field of psychology. |
| seconds | A2 | Something that is number two in a series. |
| becoming | A2 | To arrive, come (to a place). |
| identity | B2 | Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same. |
| founder | A2 | One who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state) |
| friends | A2 | A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. |
| exactly | A2 | (manner) without approximation; precisely. |
| psychology | B2 | The study of the human mind. |
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