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For example, maybe you've been thinking about taking an online English class, but you keep worrying yourself: 'Talking to someone I don't know, online in English? What if they don't understand me! What if I don't understand them... Oh my gosh, it could be a disaster!' And you freak yourself out. Or maybe you have an important meeting coming up and you have this idea you want to share. But you're worried about what your boss or your colleagues are going to think. 'What if they don't like it... What if... you know, they completely disregard me. Ugh, it could be so humiliating... and you miss an opportunity just because you freaked yourself out. We're constantly not doing the things that we should or doing the things that we shouldn't, because our thoughts get paranoid or scared or lazy. But the author of this book reminds us that our thoughts and actions are married. You can think you don't want to do something, but still do it. Or you can think you want to do something, but not do it because you know it's not in your best interest.
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For example, / maybe you've been thinking about taking an online English class, / but you keep worrying yourself: / 'Talking to someone I don't know, online in English? / What if they don't understand me! / What if I don't understand them... / Oh my gosh, it could be a disaster!' / And you freak yourself out. / Or maybe you have an important meeting coming up / and you have this idea you want to share. / But you're worried about what your boss or your colleagues are going to think. / 'What if they don't like it... / What if... you know, they completely disregard me. / Ugh, it could be so humiliating... / and you miss an opportunity just because you freaked yourself out. / We're constantly not doing the things that we should or doing the things that we shouldn't, / because our thoughts / get paranoid or scared or lazy. / But the author of this book reminds us / that our thoughts and actions are married. / You can think you don't want to do something, / but still do it. / Or you can think you want to do something, / but not do it because you know it's not in your best interest.
What if = [定] もし〜ならどうなるだろう
disaster = [名] 大惨事
freak A out = [動] Aをパニック状態にする
completely = [副] 完全に
disregard = [動] 無視する
humiliating = [形] 侮辱的な
constantly = [副] 頻繁に、絶えず
thoughts = [名] 考え
get paranoid = [動] 考えすぎる
author = [名] 著者
remind A of B = [動] AにBを思い出させる
are married = [動] 結婚している
interest = [名] 興味
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例えば、オンライン英会話レッスンについて考えていて、じっと心配になっている。「知らない人とオンラインで英語で話すの？」「もしみんな私の英語を理解してくれなかったら？」「もしみんなの英語を理解できなかったら？」「やばい。マジで最悪だわ。」そして自分自身をパニックの状態にする。あるいは、何か重要な会議が迫ってきており、会議でシェアしたいことがある。けど上司や同僚がどう思うのか心配してしまう。「もしみんな私のアイディアが嫌いだったら？」「もしみんな私のことを無視したら？」「もうそれは耐えられない！」そしてあなたはその機会を失ってしまう、なぜなら自分自身でパニックになってしまうから。私たちは頻繁に、自分たちの考えによって心配しすぎてしまったり、恐怖を感じたり、怠け物にしてしまったりするせいで、する必要があることをしなかったり、しなくてもいいことをしたりする。しかしこの本の著者は私たちに私たちの考えと行動は繋がっていることを気づかさせてくれる。しているけど本当はしたくないことについて考えたり、やりたいと思っているけど、本当に興味があることじゃないからやっていないことなどについて考えることができる。
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