Oct 19 2021 17 mins 11
Excitement Vocabulary Text
Hello, this is AJ, welcome to the vocabulary lesson for "Excitement." Let's start.
Our first word is specificity, specificity, a little difficult to pronounce, specificity. In fact,
many native speakers have trouble pronouncing this word, especially if you say it fast
in a sentence, specificity, specificity, specificity. Sometimes have trouble
pronouncing it, too, but I'm doing it correctly now, specificity.
Specificity is the noun. Specificity means, um...specific-ness is what it really means,
right? It means being specific, being detailed, being very exact. It's kind of the
opposite of generality. Generality is the situation of being very general. So, for
example, you say “I want a lot more money." That statement is a generality, right? It's
not detailed. But if you say “I want $2,496", well that statement has specificity. It has
detail. It has specific-ness, so that's specificity.
Our next word is imprecise. Imprecise is an adjective. And, in fact, it's the opposite of
specific and it's the opposite of precise. Precise is very similar to specific, it means
you'd be very exact, very detailed. So, again, “I want $2,496.20." That's precise,
that's detailed.
The opposite is imprecise, meaning not detailed, not precise. Imprecise means "I'd
like some more money," right? That's not detailed. It's very general, it's imprecise.
So Tim Ferris is saying that the question "what do I want", it's an imprecise question.
It's not a specific question, it's too general. It's too imprecise.
Our next word is fated, to be fated. He says the question "what are your goals", that
question is fated for confusion, it's fated to cause confusion. To be fated for means to
be destined for. It means something that absolutely will happen in the future or soon.
So to be fated for confusion, it means it absolutely will create confusion in the near
future or in the far future. So that question, that general question, what are your goals
or what are my goals or what do I want, it's fated to cause confusion. It absolutely will
cause confusion.
Next is the word worthwhile. So he's saying "What is the purpose of goals? Why are
goals worthwhile?" Worthwhile means beneficial. So why are goals beneficial? Why
are goals useful, helpful, good to do, good to have, worthwhile? So worthwhile, again,
beneficial, helpful, useful, worthwhile, so worthwhile, why are goals useful? Why are
goals worthwhile? Why are they worthwhile?
