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  • 00:00

    You ever been stuck? You ever felt like your day was holding you
    You ever been stuck? You ever felt like your day was holding you

  • 00:04

    hostage? Like you were handcuffed by your fear,
    hostage? Like you were handcuffed by your fear,

  • 00:08

    your circumstances. You forgot to laugh.
    your circumstances. You forgot to laugh.

  • 00:12

    You lost your best self somewhere along the way.
    You lost your best self somewhere along the way.

  • 00:15

    That kind of stuck can happen to anyone. And it happened to me.
    That kind of stuck can happen to anyone. And it happened to me.

  • 00:19

    But from the outside everything looked pretty good.
    But from the outside everything looked pretty good.

  • 00:22

    At 53 I was an eight time Emmy award winning investigative reporter,
    At 53 I was an eight time Emmy award winning investigative reporter,

  • 00:27

    a mother, a wife. I'd survived a lot.
    a mother, a wife. I'd survived a lot.

  • 00:32

    I survived breast cancer, kidney cancer. Having my entire large intestine removed for
    I survived breast cancer, kidney cancer. Having my entire large intestine removed for

  • 00:39

    ulcerative colitis. Who knew you could survive without all those
    ulcerative colitis. Who knew you could survive without all those

  • 00:42

    body parts. I should have been doing the happy dance every
    body parts. I should have been doing the happy dance every

  • 00:46

    day. Just to be alive.
    day. Just to be alive.

  • 00:48

    I'm ashamed to admit I wasn't. In 2009 things had changed.
    I'm ashamed to admit I wasn't. In 2009 things had changed.

  • 00:53

    The economy tanked, my job changed,
    The economy tanked, my job changed,

  • 00:57

    technology changed, but I didn't want to change.
    technology changed, but I didn't want to change.

  • 01:01

    I dug my heels in and I felt angry and isolated.
    I dug my heels in and I felt angry and isolated.

  • 01:06

    The low point came when my daughter came home for the holidays
    The low point came when my daughter came home for the holidays

  • 01:09

    and she looked at me and she said: “Mom what the heck is wrong with you?”
    and she looked at me and she said: “Mom what the heck is wrong with you?”

  • 01:14

    “You gotta fix this”. I said : “leave me alone”.
    “You gotta fix this”. I said : “leave me alone”.

  • 01:18

    She said: “No, you're a survivor, I know what you need to do”
    She said: “No, you're a survivor, I know what you need to do”

  • 01:21

    “You need to do something new every day and blog about it”.
    “You need to do something new every day and blog about it”.

  • 01:25

    She bugged me and bugged me. I said: “listen, who could do that, that's
    She bugged me and bugged me. I said: “listen, who could do that, that's

  • 01:30

    crazy, I am working full time
    crazy, I am working full time

  • 01:32

    and besides I'm not even sure I knew what a blog was at that point”.
    and besides I'm not even sure I knew what a blog was at that point”.

  • 01:36

    She's the one though who said: “listen, just make a simple list,
    She's the one though who said: “listen, just make a simple list,

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    a simple list of simple things you've never done”.
    a simple list of simple things you've never done”.

  • 01:44

    And that's how year first, and this list was born.
    And that's how year first, and this list was born.

  • 01:49

    I highly recommend making a list because that
    I highly recommend making a list because that

  • 01:53

    turns out to be a powerful first step. A reminder of all the things we've yet to
    turns out to be a powerful first step. A reminder of all the things we've yet to

  • 01:59

    do. And as I did one new thing after another
    do. And as I did one new thing after another

  • 02:02

    I felt lighter and happier and I wanted to know why.
    I felt lighter and happier and I wanted to know why.

  • 02:05

    I started doing some research. Here are the Cliff Notes.
    I started doing some research. Here are the Cliff Notes.

  • 02:09

    There's a neuroscientist by the name of David Eagleman
    There's a neuroscientist by the name of David Eagleman

  • 02:12

    who's done extensive research on how the brain perceives time.
    who's done extensive research on how the brain perceives time.

  • 02:17

    It turns out when you do the new the brain has to wake up.
    It turns out when you do the new the brain has to wake up.

  • 02:21

    It has to process that new information in a new way.
    It has to process that new information in a new way.

  • 02:25

    And so it can feel like time is slowing down. It becomes memorable.
    And so it can feel like time is slowing down. It becomes memorable.

  • 02:30

    Conversely as we get older and we start doing the same things over and
    Conversely as we get older and we start doing the same things over and

  • 02:34

    over again. The brain doesn't have to pay attention
    over again. The brain doesn't have to pay attention

  • 02:37

    it goes into autopilot. That may be why sometimes you don't remember
    it goes into autopilot. That may be why sometimes you don't remember

  • 02:42

    what you did yesterday, unless you do the new.
    what you did yesterday, unless you do the new.

  • 02:47

    And there's more, research shows when you do the new
    And there's more, research shows when you do the new

  • 02:50

    the feel good chemical dopamine is released in the brain.
    the feel good chemical dopamine is released in the brain.

  • 02:55

    And even if you just see a new image there's a mid region of the brain that lights
    And even if you just see a new image there's a mid region of the brain that lights

  • 03:00

    up. So let's review.
    up. So let's review.

  • 03:02

    Do the new, time slows down for a memorable experience
    Do the new, time slows down for a memorable experience

  • 03:06

    you get a hit of dopamine and your brain lights up
    you get a hit of dopamine and your brain lights up

  • 03:09

    party in the brain. But maybe you're thinking I don't have time
    party in the brain. But maybe you're thinking I don't have time

  • 03:12

    for this. I'm not that adventurous.
    for this. I'm not that adventurous.

  • 03:15

    I've got responsibilities. Do the new doesn't mean do the exotic.
    I've got responsibilities. Do the new doesn't mean do the exotic.

  • 03:20

    A lot of the things I did just took a few minutes.
    A lot of the things I did just took a few minutes.

  • 03:23

    I bought my first lottery ticket, I planted my first herb garden,
    I bought my first lottery ticket, I planted my first herb garden,

  • 03:28

    I ate a scorpion. But I found even the simplest things gave
    I ate a scorpion. But I found even the simplest things gave

  • 03:34

    a presence to my day. And I know anyone can do this
    a presence to my day. And I know anyone can do this

  • 03:39

    and I think the belief that we all share is that we shouldn't cheat ourselves of what
    and I think the belief that we all share is that we shouldn't cheat ourselves of what

  • 03:45

    life can be an adventure.
    life can be an adventure.

  • 03:48

    We find out who we really are, and the possibilities are endless.
    We find out who we really are, and the possibilities are endless.

  • 03:55

    You get to choose, you can choose
    You get to choose, you can choose

  • 03:58

    to listen to your no voice and continue down the road to stuck
    to listen to your no voice and continue down the road to stuck

  • 04:02

    or you can say “yes” you can slow down time and light up your brain
    or you can say “yes” you can slow down time and light up your brain

  • 04:08

    and experience the euphoria of new things.
    and experience the euphoria of new things.

All verb-ing
holding
/ˈhōldiNG/

word

To agree to keep something for someone

If You Feel Stuck, Try This | Lu Ann Cahn

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Intro:

You ever been stuck? You ever felt like your day was holding you
hostage? Like you were handcuffed by your fear,. your circumstances. You forgot to laugh.. You lost your best self somewhere along the way.. That kind of stuck can happen to anyone. And it happened to me.
But from the outside everything looked pretty good.
At 53 I was an eight time Emmy award winning investigative reporter,
a mother, a wife. I'd survived a lot.. I survived breast cancer, kidney cancer. Having my entire large intestine removed for
ulcerative colitis. Who knew you could survive without all those
body parts. I should have been doing the happy dance every
day. Just to be alive.. I'm ashamed to admit I wasn't. In 2009 things had changed.
The economy tanked, my job changed,. technology changed, but I didn't want to change.. I dug my heels in and I felt angry and isolated.. The low point came when my daughter came home for the holidays
and she looked at me and she said: “Mom what the heck is wrong with you?”
“You gotta fix this”. I said : “leave me alone”.. She said: “No, you're a survivor, I know what you need to do”

Video Vocabulary

/ˈhapən/

verb

To take place or occur.

/sərˈvīv/

verb

To continue to live despite illness or trouble.

/əˈkänəmē/

adjective noun

offering best value for money. Using money, resources in a careful, effective way.

/ˈhōldiNG/

noun verb

area of land held by lease. To limit the movement of someone in a sport.

/tekˈnäləjē/

noun

application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.

/ˈwərkiNG/

adjective noun verb

Doing your job. action of doing work. To make an effort to do something.

/bəˈsīdz/

adverb preposition

in addition. in addition to.

/ˈevrēˌTHiNG/

pronoun

all things.

/ˈsəmˌTHiNG/

adverb pronoun

used for emphasis with following adjective functioning as adverb. thing that is unspecified or unknown.

adjective adverb noun preposition

situated on or near outside. Beyond the limits or edges of some place, thing. Area around or near something, such as a building. situated beyond boundaries of.

/rəˈmo͞ovd/

adjective verb

separated in relationship by number of steps of descent. To take something off (e.g. clothing).

/inˈvestəˌɡādiv/

adjective

of or concerned with investigating something.

/ˈsəmˌ(h)wer/

adverb pronoun

At or to an unknown or unnamed place. some unspecified place.

/inˈtestən/

noun

(in vertebrates) lower part of alimentary canal from end of stomach to anus.

/sərˈvīv/

verb

To continue to live despite illness or trouble.