You Need to Be Bored. Here's Why. – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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Transcripción interactiva y destacados
1.ARTHUR BROOKS: You need to be bored
2.You will have less meaning and you will be more depressed if you never are bored
3.I mean, it couldn't be clearer
4.Let me give you the good side of boredom in general
5.Boredom is a tendency for us to not be occupied cognitively, which switches over our thinking system to use a part of our brain that's called the default mode network
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Vocabulario clave (CEFR B1)
important
A2Having relevant and crucial value.
Example:
"That turns out to be incredibly important, incredibly good."
prescriptions
B1The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc..
Example:
"taking his own prescriptions?"
afternoon
A2The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
Example:
"I have a no device policy after 7:00 in the afternoon."
otherwise
A2Other than supposed; different.
Example:
"otherwise cognitively, which switches over our thinking"
department
B2A part, portion, or subdivision.
Example:
"My colleague in the psychology department"
experiments
B1A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Example:
"here at Harvard, Dan Gilbert, he did experiments"
participants
B1One who participates.
Example:
"A big majority of the participants"
seriously
A2(manner) In a serious or literal manner.
Example:
"Seriously your grandparents didn't"
digging
A2To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
Example:
"But more importantly, you'll start digging"
kidding
A2To make a fool of (someone).
Example:
"Are you kidding me?"
| Palabra | CEFR | Definición |
|---|---|---|
| important | A2 | Having relevant and crucial value. |
| prescriptions | B1 | The act of prescribing a rule, law, etc.. |
| afternoon | A2 | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. |
| otherwise | A2 | Other than supposed; different. |
| department | B2 | A part, portion, or subdivision. |
| experiments | B1 | A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried. |
| participants | B1 | One who participates. |
| seriously | A2 | (manner) In a serious or literal manner. |
| digging | A2 | To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way. |
| kidding | A2 | To make a fool of (someone). |
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