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The Misunderstood Nature of Practice: Why Everything You Know About Practice Is Wrong and How to Practice Effectively 5 Jul 2013 | 06:31 am
”Practice makes perfect” and “no one is perfect” are both believed to be axioms, however they’re contradictory, and can’t both exist in the land of truth. If you encounter a contradiction in something...
What Does It Mean “to Live” ? 27 Jun 2013 | 10:55 am
I’ll start by stating the obvious: “to live” is verb. That’s a simple, but important, because If I asked what it means to be alive, or what it means to have life, the discussion would go in a differen...
The Lifelong Learning Podcast – Episode 3 – How to Build Meaningful Relationships with People (Part 1) 3 Jun 2013 | 09:46 pm
This episode of the podcast is all about communication and building relationships with people. I regularly receive emals on the topic and it’s something I have to address often with those I work wit...
The Life-Long Learning Podcast – Episode 2 – The Truth About Positive Thinking 21 Apr 2013 | 12:23 pm
I invited my friend Charles Rare from London onto the show to discuss the importance of positive thinking, what positive thinking is and the common misconceptions. We both believe that positieve think...
The Life-Long Learning Podcast – Episode 1 – Introduction 14 Apr 2013 | 06:39 am
I’m happy to present the first episode of the life-long learning podcast. A new podcast by me where I talk about everything related to personal growth through constantly exploring and learning. In thi...
Why Studying Language is Only One Piece of the Puzzle 2 Feb 2013 | 04:02 am
When most people think about studying a language, they think about boring classes. We tend not to perform well when an an activity is boring, hence the reason a lot of people say they don’t have ’tale...
How to Live a Life Full of Adventure 11 Jan 2013 | 07:37 pm
I’m now living in Madrid, capital of Spain. I mentioned my plans to move out of London in my article ‘Confessions of a Mere Mortal’, so check that out if you want to know why I left. I’ve only been in...
The Polyglot Project Podcast – Episode #10 – Alex Rawlings 5 Jan 2013 | 07:02 pm
Alex Is Britain’s most multilingual student, so I jumped at the chance to record an interview with him when we met at a multilingual conference in Italy. We discussed many different aspects of languag...
Live Polyglot Language Learning Discussion 12 Dec 2012 | 08:51 pm
On Saturday the 15th December at 8pm GMT ( Find out what time this is for you by clicking here) I’ll be hosting a free language learning discussion with some of the internet’s most popular authorit...
Confessions of a Mere Mortal 5 Dec 2012 | 05:42 pm
Yes, I’m a mere mortal, and I face the same challenges as everyone, but sometimes I can’t help but feel like a fraud because I tend to only talk about the positive things in my life. In my attempt to ...
