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How to Learn Any Language FAST
Intro I didn't begin learning a second language until I turned 28. I am now 35 and I am proficient in Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Arabic. I have learned them all fairly well, but I want to make it clear that I am not unusually gifted. I have simply found an effective method for quickly learning languages that is free, simple, and surprisingly enjoyable. In this article, I aim to share this method with you. There is an overwhelming amount of misinformation about language learning, especially on YouTube. You may have come across videos with titles like "Learn a Language in Three Months," "Learn a Language in Two Weeks," or "Learn a Language While You're in the Bath." The truth is, these videos are not authentic; they are clickbait, plain and simple. I want to speak candidly about language learning because I believe that false expectations can be harmful. Real progress takes time. At the very least, it will probably take you at least six months to feel confident speaking a new language, especially if it is somewhat similar to a language you already know, like English to Spanish. If the language is more distant, such as English to Japanese, you should be prepared to dedicate at least two years of consistent study before you begin to feel comfortable expressing yourself in various situations. For what it's worth, that's how I define fluency: the ability to understand others and express yourself confidently in virtually any setting. So, how can you reach that level? Let's delve into it.
OSAMA ALBITARPublished 5 months ago in EducationUnveiling the Hidden Peril of Left over Rice
Can old rice really be as harmful as spoiled meat or moldy bread and what are the circumstances for that happening? For the answers, if you've ever cooked a recipe with directions that suggest letting the dish sit before serving it's likely because it allows the flavors to come together in a way that they hadn't Immediately after the dish was prepared for fine cooking, this can also be one of the best parts about eating leftovers. Not only do you enjoy the meal twice, but it might even have a deeper flavor the second time depending on the dish's performance.
mitchell@944Published 5 months ago in EducationFall In Love With People Isn’t Always Going to be Easy
Falling in love is often depicted as a blissful journey, filled with romance and happiness. However, it is essential to acknowledge that relationships can be challenging. It is crucial to find a partner who understands this reality and is prepared to embrace the hardships that come along the way. This essay explores the importance of falling in love with someone who comprehends that love isn't always smooth sailing.
The Lost GirlPublished 5 months ago in EducationLet's Talk Cut-Resistant TPR Gloves!
Hey safety champs! Time to spill the tea on something game-changing – Cut-Resistant TPR Gloves. These babies aren't just about safety; they're bringing the comfy and flexible vibes. Excited? Well, buckle up for the deets!
How to boost your focus permanently in minutes
if ever there was a tool that stood to rewire our attentional circuitry in a powerful way this seems to be it a simple practice taking 17 minutes can forever rewire your brain to be able to attend better and offset some of that attentional drift regardless of whether or not you're a child or you're an adult whether or not you have ADHD or not the effects are significant they are long lasting and they appear to exist after just one session of this quiet 17-minute interoception so let's take a step back and think about how we focus and how to get better at focus and I'm going to share with you a tool for which there are terrific research data that will allow you in a single session to enhance your ability to focus in theory forever and no I'm not going to try and convince you to meditate what we're about to talk about is when attention works and when attention falters and what we are specifically going to talk about are what are called attentional blinks we do this all the time and people with ADHD tend to have many more attentional blinks than people that don't and this is true for children and for adults if you see something that you're looking for or you're very interested in something you are definitely missing other information in part because you're over focusing on something and this leads to a very interesting hypothesis about what might go wrong in ADHD where we've always thought that they cannot focus and yet we know they can focus on things they care very much about well maybe just maybe they are experiencing more attentional blinks than people who do not have ADHD and indeed there are data now to support the possibility that that's actually what's happening and that should be exciting to anyone that has ADHD it should also be exciting to anyone that cares about increasing their focus and their ability to attend what this is saying is that these circuits that underlie focus on our ability to attend and our ability to eliminate distraction they aren't just failing to focus that's just a semantic way of describing the outcome they are over focusing on certain things and thereby missing other things and so our distractibility or the extractability of somebody with ADHD could exist because they are over focusing on certain elements and they are therefore missing other elements that they should be attending to so what they really need is this property that we call open monitoring now open monitoring is something typically is associated with people who have done a lot of meditation so-called vipassana meditation or have spent a lot of time learning how to do what's called open gaze visual analysis and open gaze thinking but there's a simpler version of this that allows us to bypass all that your visual system has two modes of processing if you're very excited about something you're that soda straw view of the world and you're missing other things okay that's high levels of attention however there's also a property of your visual system that allows you to dilate your gaze to be in so-called panoramic vision panoramic vision is something you can do right now no matter where you are and I can do it right now you won't know that I'm doing it but even though I'm still looking directly at you I'm consciously dilating my gaze so that I can see the ceiling the floor and the walls all around me that panoramic vision is actually mediated by a separate stream or set of neural circuits going from the eye into the brain and it's a stream or set of circuits that isn't just wide angle view it also is better at processing things in time its frame rate is higher so this is something that can be trained up and people can practice whether or not they have ADHD or not what it involves is learning how to dilate your gaze consciously that's actually quite easy for most people whether or not you wear corrective lenses or contacts or not you can consciously go into open gaze and then you can contract your field of view as well there are now published accounts in the literature of a simple practice done for about 15 minutes where subjects were asked to just sit quietly eyes closed and do what is sort of akin to meditation but to not direct their mind into any particular state or place but simply to think about their breathing and to focus on their so-called interception focus on how their body feels their mind drifted to bring it back for about 15 minutes that might not seem like a significant or unusual practice or that it would have any impact at all but remarkably just doing that once for 17 minutes significantly reduce the number of attentional blinks that people would carry out in other words their focus got better in a near permanent way without any additional training there's something about that practice of reducing the amount of visual information coming in and learning to pay attention to one's internal State what we call interoception that allow them an awareness such that when they needed to look for visual targets when they need to focus on multiple things in sequence they didn't experience the same number of attentional blinks and I should mention not incidentally as people age and their working memory gets worse and their ability to focus gets worse the number of attentional blinks that they carry out goes up and there are now studies exploring whether or not this simple meditation-like practice of 15 to 20 minutes or so of sitting and just quietly resting and paying attention to one's breathing and internal State can also offset some of that age-related what is called cognitive decline so what these data tell me is that regardless of whether or not you're a child or you're an adult whether or not you have ADHD or not whether or not you're experiencing age-related cognitive decline or you would simply like to avoid age-related cognitive decline simple practice of taking 17 minutes sitting and paying attention to your internal State just intercepting registering your breathing registering the contact of your skin with whatever surface you're on can forever rewire your brain to be able to attend better and possibly even offset some of that age-related attentional drift now I don't expect anyone to start meditating regularly I don't expect anyone to do anything they don't want to do but I think most of us could handle one meditation's session of 17 minutes or so and so if ever there was a tool that stood to rewire our attentional circuitry in a powerful way this seems to be it and in addition the ability to engage in panoramic Vision to dilate our gaze the so-called open monitoring that allows the brain to function in a way that it can detect more information faster that's a powerful tool as well and the beauty of that tool is that it works the first time and it works every time now how exactly it works is a little bit unclear nonetheless the effects are significant they are long lasting and they appear to exist after just one session of this quiet 17-minute interoception which to me makes it seem like a very worthwhile thing to do for everybody [Music] foreign
Zakariya shehuPublished 5 months ago in EducationThe Art of Crafting the Perfect Chocolate Cake
Introduction There's something undeniably comforting and indulgent about a perfectly baked chocolate cake. Whether it's for a special celebration or a simple craving, mastering the art of creating the perfect chocolate cake is a skill every home baker should possess. In this delightful journey through the world of cocoa and sugar, we'll explore the key steps and tips to ensure your chocolate cake is a moist, decadent masterpiece that will have everyone asking for seconds.
BEST LUCASPublished 5 months ago in EducationRevolutionizing Digital Experiences: The Power of Custom Plugin Development
This in-depth article delves into the game-changing impact of custom plugins on website functionality, emphasizing the shift from off-the-shelf solutions to tailored, innovative coding. Unveiling the core aspects of custom plugin development, the narrative highlights the ability to tailor functionalities to specific business needs, boost website performance, and fortify security measures. The article stresses the adaptability and future-proofing benefits of custom plugins, ensuring websites stay relevant amidst evolving digital landscapes. A crucial guide to the development process and the significance of choosing the right development partner rounds out the narrative, making it clear that custom plugin development is more than a technical process; it's the key to unlocking a website's full potential and standing out in the digital arena.
Christine GriffithsPublished 5 months ago in EducationHow To Be The Most Likable Person In The Room
Embracing the inconvenient truth that likability significantly eases life, it becomes imperative to understand that this doesn't require sacrificing one's values or sanity. Instead, it involves mastering the art of connecting with others, fostering trustworthiness, and being dependable. Likability, far from being an innate trait, is a skill that can be cultivated over time. Here are some strategies to kickstart the journey towards becoming more likable:
Kristi ShehuPublished 5 months ago in Education40 Shocking facts about your body.
Fingernails grow twice as quickly as toenails. Your pinky fingernail grows slower than all of your other nails. Over the course of 10 years, the entire human body will regenerate an entirely new skeleton.
Miss TianaPublished 5 months ago in EducationHow Businesses Should Use AI?
The role of AI in our lives cannot be denied on any level, this technology has been there for a while. But the recent revolution of tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard have totally changed the game and now AI is accessible for every individual on this globe.
Edward KringPublished 5 months ago in EducationThe Craft of Productive Development: Exploring the Advanced Business Scene
In the present quickly advancing business scene, development has turned into the foundation of progress. The persistent walk of innovation, changing customer inclinations, and worldwide monetary movements request that organizations adjust as well as flourish. This article investigates the specialty of productive development and how organizations can explore this powerful climate to get their future.
How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media
Luis von Ahn, a computer scientist originally from Guatemala, began his journey to revolutionize education with the creation of Duolingo. To provide some context, he started his talk by explaining the geographical location of Guatemala and highlighting its distinction from Guantanamo, as some might confuse the two. He humorously likened Guatemala to being "Mexico's Mexico" in the way that Mexico, like the United States, is concerned about illegal immigration from its southern neighbor.
Bismark Amoah AyerigaPublished 5 months ago in Education