Published in Ascent Publication·PinnedMember-only21 Tiny Habits to Improve Your Life in 2021 Effortlessly#15. Discover one new thing a month. — We all want 2021 to be an awesome year. And it can, through simple actions. I love the topic of habits but let’s be honest, it gets overwhelming sometimes. There are articles telling us to change all of our life in a matter of seconds, as if it was no…Self Improvement9 min readSelf Improvement9 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·PinnedMember-onlyHere Are the 3 Kind of Polyglots That ExistDifferent paths but one common goal — For the untrained eye, polyglots all look alike. They speak “many” languages and that’s it. The reality is quite different. There are 3 kinds of polyglots who follow different patterns but follow the same goal: gather knowledge in multiple languages. 1. The Language Family-focused polyglot The first one, and most often found around the world…Language3 min readLanguage3 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·3 days agoMember-onlyWhy Duolingo Is Worse Than Wasting Time on Social Media for Unprepared Language LearnersAnd why that streak is your worst enemy — I have a quite deeply-rooted hatred for Duolingo ever since I waste a year using it to learn languages. Sure, I did succeed in reaching a 365-day-long streak a few years back. But this also resulted in being the year I enjoyed language learning the least among the 15+ years…Language Learning5 min readLanguage Learning5 min read
Published in Publishous·Mar 8Member-onlyHow Learning a Foreign Language Was a Game-Changer in My LifeAnd why it could do the same to you. — Sitting in a coffee shop in the middle of Seoul, I can’t help to wonder how I got here. I grew up as a normal French kid in the suburbs of Paris. Surrounded by a loving family and good friends, it looked like I had everything going for me to…Lifestyle6 min readLifestyle6 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Mar 7Member-onlyUnhealthy Learning Habits We Keep After SchoolAnd why you need to finally leave them behind — I was always ready to do pretty much anything in school to get alright grades. I never tried to get the best grades but I always wanted to be around average, if possible right above. While I never felt into cheating, I tried pretty much everything else. It worked for…Habits6 min readHabits6 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Feb 20Member-onlyWhat Matters Most to Study Languages for a Long TimeTold through two languages’ love stories. — I’ve been studying languages for 15 years. Some parts came easily to me. Many didn’t. And yet, even in busy times and even after I burned out, I would always come back to study some more. This is what really matters in language learning. Not how great an app is…Language4 min readLanguage4 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Feb 13Member-onlyWhat Happens When You Stop Being Afraid of Speaking Your Target LanguageAnd how to start reducing discomfort — I’ve learned foreign languages for more than 15 years and am still afraid of speaking them. You know this shaking feeling you’re having right now at the simple thought of speaking your target language with someone else? I have it most days. I’ve come to live most of my life…Language Learning4 min readLanguage Learning4 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Feb 6Member-onlyUnpopular Yet Incredibly Useful Ways to Learn AnythingBacked by experience and science. — Learning is misunderstood. Learning isn’t a chore on the way to having learned or knowing. It’s a process supposed to be enjoyable. Most of the time at least. Nobody ever said they loved rote-learning some boring content about a topic they didn’t even care about in the first place. But…Learning5 min readLearning5 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Jan 11Member-only4 Simple and Fun Methods to Improve Your Language Playing Genshin ImpactOr how to get an infinite well of captivating content to learn from — Learning languages through playing video games is the best way to improve quickly and without stress. What is there not to like? Video games provide loads of situations filled with new words and grammar patterns all used in context and for a purpose (moving forward in the story for example)…Gaming7 min readGaming7 min read
Published in The Language Learning Hub·Jan 9Member-only46 Short Tips and Resources to Help You Learn Any Language in 2023From someone who’s studied over 20 languages — I like to dig deep into each piece of advice I give but sometimes what you need is not the reasoning, it’s the information itself. I know. I too only read paragraph titles when I want an answer to the title but don’t feel like reading every word. So let’s…Language5 min readLanguage5 min read
