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前两天参加了一个英语角演讲活动，又解锁了一次公开演讲的新体验。从整理演讲稿到熟悉并背诵演讲稿，花了三四天时间。每天一睁眼就是背诵，让嘴部肌肉熟悉讲英文的节奏。很少看自己这么认真，可能是怕直播演讲时卡顿丢人哈哈哈，但其实更重要的是希望自己抓住任何一次练习的机会，以结果为导向给自己适当压力。
从第一次的磕磕巴巴，到现在脱稿顺口而出，中间练习了不下20几次吧，有录音有录屏。也学到了很多短语和句子。例如geographic arbitrage (地理套利)，例如 Life is about gaining as many wonderful experiences as possible. (生活就是要获得尽可能多的美好经历)。每次的口语练习不仅是在锻炼你的嘴部肌肉，也是在慢慢积累自己的表达能力。
同时也刷新了一个新的认知：学语言就像学歌一样，大量的听，模仿其中的语调节奏，慢慢跟读，自然你的口音会更加优秀。不过这是个长期投入的过程，需要找到自己感兴趣的内容（播客/视频/剧）持之以恒开口说。
练习素材
原文：
Hello, everyone. Today, I'd like to share a real remote work experience of mine—a story that changed my view on work and life, and I will also talk about my thoughts on the future of remote work.
In the middle of 2024, while I was looking for a job, I got an unexpected call. A foreign e-commerce platform reached out to me with a freelance offer. They needed someone to build a shopping platform on the WeChat Mini Program—and they wanted me to handle all the UI/UX design work. Just me. Remotely. For the entire project.
To be honest, I was a little nervous. It was the first time to take on such a big project on my own. But I said yes anyway. And in the end, it went well. The project was completed successfully. I earned a good design fee and picked up some e-commerce design experience along the way.
But here's the part I found most interesting—I told them the project would take like two months. But the actual working time I spent was only about one month. How did I pull that off? For example, I managed my own schedule. I'd negotiate with the team, "Let's have a review meeting in two weeks." Then I'd finish the work in one week. That left me a whole week to learn new things, rest, or pick up other projects. I was in full control of my time. That was the first time I truly felt the charm of freedom.
But freedom doesn’t mean letting go. During this project, I also realized the importance of timely communication in remote work. I still remember one incident clearly: after I finished the design prototype, it was time to move on to the detailed UI design. But I didn’t ask anyone—I just waited. I waited for the project manager to notify me, waited for the schedule, and waited for them to tell me when to start.
Then the deadline came, and I was shocked. I had almost no time left for my detailed design. So those days, I worked overtime until midnight. While revising designs, I thought to myself: this is not a problem with remote work—it’s my problem.
In remote work, no one will chase you to ask about your progress. You have to take the initiative to synchronise updates, to confirm the next review time, and to follow up on the next steps of the project. Remote work doesn’t mean disappearing after submitting your work; it means letting the team know your progress at all times.
With the rapid development of AI tools today, remote work is quickly becoming not just a trend but a real option for more and more people. And this change will bring us the opportunity to explore our own new lifestyles.
First, time flexibility. For example, we can save the daily commute time—no more rushing for the early subway or evening bus. You can arrange your own work schedule. The time we save can be used for exercising, accompanying our families, and ultimately improving our personal happiness.
Secondly, geographic arbitrage. This means you can live in a city with low living costs, but earn salaries equivalent to those in first-tier cities or even overseas. With the same income, you can enjoy a better quality of life and also greatly accelerate your wealth accumulation.
But most importantly, it gives self-disciplined people a chance to take back control of their own lives. I have always believed that life is about gaining as many wonderful experiences as possible. This kind of flexibility and freedom allows you to stop living for work and start working for life.
Finally, Remote work is not about working less—it’s about working smarter and living better. It requires initiative and self-discipline, but it also brings us more possibilities. That’s my experience and my vision for the future of remote work. Thank you all for listening!
