Making decisions isn’t always easy, especially these days, when there are so many options for us to pick from. If you’ve ever felt stuck when faced with choices, you’re not alone! This sensation is called decision paralysis and many people face it, including Culips hosts Andrew and Anna. Listen in as they talk about this sensation and how they work through it.

Culips’ Chatterbox series is designed for intermediate and advanced English learners. All Chatterbox episodes feature natural conversations between two native English speakers. Listening to these audio lessons helps to improve your grammar, vocabulary, and listening skills so that you can build your fluency. You’ll be able to speak English naturally with Culips, and you might even learn something interesting along the way.

Fun facts

Studies show that decision paralysis, also known as choice paralysis or analysis paralysis, often leads to procrastination. Those who experience this become so overwhelmed with the options available that they avoid making a decision, and instead do something else

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isoeruilsdp7512f

1 month ago

Hi everyone!
I’ve a question 🙂
In the part “Detailed Explanations” with the expression “On a whim” it says:
Gabriella: It looks really good. Did you get me some?

Why in this context if the person is asking a question the past tense is used.
Wouldn’t it be the present perfect?
There is a direct relevance with their present moment, a direct consequence.

It’s the same with the first dialog about the BAND with the same idiom, it used the past tense. But if they are talking without any specific moment, why they do not use the present perfect?

Thanks for your help even if this Chatterbox is quite old…:)

Have a good day
Thierry from France

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AndrewBates

Reply to  isoeruilsdp7512f

1 month ago

Great question! Gabriella uses the past tense “Did you get me some?” to ask whether Matt bought her ice cream when he visited the ice cream shop, which happened in the past. Using the simple past tense in this context is the most appropriate choice.

If there’s anything else you’re curious about, just let me know 🙂

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cccero

8 months ago

It’s so hard to think what to eat for lunch! To speak of that, someone in my college had set up a website which listed all the restaurants around our campus. You can just simply click a button and it will show one of the restaurant for you. It can be helpful sometimes.

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