Chatterbox #245 – Shake up your life
Have you ever felt like your life is a bit boring, like you’re stuck doing the same old routine every day? Then listen to this Chatterbox episode with Andrew and Kassy, where they introduce some useful tips on how to shake up your life and appreciate the world around you.
Fun facts
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, shaking things up and staying active in your life are some of the best ways to prevent Alzheimer’s or memory loss later in life. Apart from a clean diet and exercising, doctors say that keeping social, challenging your brain, and continuously learning and discovering new things is the best way to keep your mind fresh, even into old age.
Expressions included in the study guide
- To shake up [something]
- In a rut
- Out of the blue
- Creepy
- Stumble upon
- To expand one’s horizons
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Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
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Chatterbox #245 – Shake up your life
Have you ever felt like your life is a bit boring, like you’re stuck doing the same old routine every day? Then listen to this Chatterbox episode with Andrew and Kassy, where they introduce some useful tips on how to shake up your life and appreciate the world around you.
Fun facts
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, shaking things up and staying active in your life are some of the best ways to prevent Alzheimer’s or memory loss later in life. Apart from a clean diet and exercising, doctors say that keeping social, challenging your brain, and continuously learning and discovering new things is the best way to keep your mind fresh, even into old age.Expressions included in the study guide
- To shake up [something]
- In a rut
- Out of the blue
- Creepy
- Stumble upon
- To expand one’s horizons
Copyright: Culips.com For more information about this episode, visit culips.com. Credit: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Kassy White
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Let It Go by Scott Dugdale
Episode preparation/research: Kassy White
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Kassy White
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Project manager: Jessica Cox
Image: JoelValve (Unsplash.com)
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