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Why You Feel Like You’re Falling Behind (And How to Stop)
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- Relationships & psychology
Do you ever feel like you're losing a race you never actually signed up for? 🏁 We’ve all been there: scrolling through your feed, watching everyone else hit their milestones while you’re stuck in the adaptation treadmill of life. It’s not just you—it’s an invisible trap. In this episode, we peel back the layers of social media anxiety and that nagging feeling of inadequacy that keeps you awake at night. We explore why your brain is obsessed with the "highlight reels" of others and ho...
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
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And the only source of light is that harsh blue glow coming from your phone screen.
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Is this episode right for you?
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 92% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 167 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 435 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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picture this scene. it's late at night, you're lying in bed, the room is completely dark, And the only source of light is that harsh blue glow coming from your phone screen. Oh yeah, we've all been exactly there. Just scrolling. Right, you're just locked into that mindless, infinite scrolling loop.
You are exhausted, your eyes are burning, and you know you should be sleeping. But you just can't put it down. Exactly. And then you see it. It's a post from someone you went to school with, or maybe an old coworker, or even just like an acquaintance you haven't spoken to in a decade.
And it's always some massive life update, isn't it? Always. They just landed a huge new job, or they bought this beautiful house with a sprawling yard, or there's a picture of a shiny new ring, or they're launching a disruptive new company. Right, the highlight reel.
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