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Bill Gates sobre replantear el éxito

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This text is an educational adaptation of the podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty featuring Bill Gates. The original conversation was longer and more complex, but here it has been simplified for language learning. It explores Bill's reflections on how his understanding of success has changed over time: from pursuing productivity and results to finding meaning in balance, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and contributing to something larger than himself.

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la alineación / la alineaˈθjon /noun

alignment

vivir en alineación con mis valores

to live in alignment with my values

alinearse

humilde / uˈmilde /adjective

humble

La curiosidad me mantiene humilde.

Curiosity keeps me humble.

alcanzar / al.kanˈθaɾ /verb

to reach

la mayoría imaginaría que alcanzar la cima trae una satisfacción completa.

most would imagine that reaching the top brings complete satisfaction.

to achieveto attain

la bondad / la bonˈdad /noun

kindness

Pero no celebramos la bondad.

But we don't celebrate kindness.

benevolenciabuena voluntad

dirías / diˈɾjas /verb

would you say

¿qué le dirías?

what would you say to him/her?

aconsejar

detenía / deteˈni.a /verb

stop

no me detenía

I did not stop

pararhacer una pausa

equivoqué / ekiβoˈke /verb

I was wrong

Me equivoqué sobre el éxito

I was wrong about success

cometer un errorestar equivocado

pensado / pen'sado /adjective

thoughtful

El tono es pensado.

The tone is thoughtful.

reflexivodeliberadomeditado

la plenitud / la ple.niˈtuð /noun

fulfillment

no necesariamente plenitud

not necessarily fulfillment

satisfactioncompleteness

replantear / replanˈte.aɾ /verb

rethink

Bill Gates sobre replantear el éxito.

Bill Gates on rethinking success.

reconsiderar

el ancla / el ˈaŋkla /noun

anchor

la curiosidad se convirtió en una especie de ancla

curiosity became a kind of anchor

dejas / ˈdexas /verb

stop

En el momento en que dejas de sentir curiosidad

The moment you stop feeling curious

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