{"id":28803,"date":"2024-07-29T06:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=28803"},"modified":"2024-07-29T06:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T04:46:28","slug":"get-out-of-a-mental-rut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2024\/07\/get-out-of-a-mental-rut\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Out of a Mental Rut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many reasons to feel as if you are operating on autopilot. Being mentally stuck can cause one to lack motivation and happiness. However, stress no more. One thing to know about mental rut is that it is momentary and there are ways to deal with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this video about mental rut and how to get out of it if you find yourself in this state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How To Get Out Of A Mental Rut\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PkXeERCNYVo?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>mental rut<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>What happened is you&#8217;ve entered a <strong>mental rut<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Give one (1) synonym or similar expression and use \u2018mental rut\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>something feels like a chore<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>Just going through your daily routine is a struggle and <\/em><strong><em>it feels like a chore<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em>\u201dGive one (1) synonym or similar expression and use \u2018something feels like a chore\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong>ebb and flow<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c<em>Our moods are in constant <\/em><strong><em>ebb and flow<\/em><\/strong><em>.\u201d<\/em> Give one (1) synonym or similar expression and use \u2018ebb and flow\u2019 in your own sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which advice from the video resonates to you and why?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What other ways can you think of on how an individual can get out of a mental rut?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about a moment of being stuck and talk about the ways you were able to overcome it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<em>Often, mental rut happens to the most ambitious people.<\/em>\u201d Talk about your thoughts on this statement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate\u00a0 There are many reasons to feel as if you are operating on autopilot. 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