Do you have ten minutes a day to practice or improve something? At the end of six days, you will have practiced an hour. We can all find ten minutes a day to practice something.
First, decide something to improve. Second, make 10 minutes a day to CONSISTENTLY practice this thing. Third, once you are consistently practicing this thing every day, find specific areas to improve at this skill. Repeat These are the steps to success. Below, you can listen to the whole episode where Jesse outlines his method to learning something new.
Japanese philosopher Musashi said, "If you know the way broadly, you will see it in all things."
You're not going to become a master at something in one jump. Consistency is key. There are two things you need to learn and become proficient at something... Time and Times. You need to practice many times, and you need to give yourself time. By the end of the week, putting 10 minutes a day of practice into something, by the end of the week, you will have put in an hour. And that's taking Sunday off! Put away the excuses, and find out where to start. What do you want to improve at? Let us know!
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Introduction
Learning language isn't much different than learning a sport, an instrument, or how to do anything. Repetition repetition repetition. You will perform how you practice.
In this episode, Jesse talks about studying English in a different way. Focus on the muscle memory with your brain and your mouth to get used to doing it the right way. Jesse gives some tips and examples for you to practice this on your own or with your teacher. If you would like to study with Jesse, visit sweedacademy.com and sign up for a lesson. Full Episode
Listen to the full episode below and then answer the listening questions.
True/False Listening Quiz
Answer these True/False questions as you listen:
1. Jesse is a sports trainer. 2. Muscle memory helps in sports, playing an instrument, and language learning. 3. The way you brush your teeth is an example of muscle memory. 4. Repeating yourself is boring and unhelpful. 5. The phrase 'I would like' is followed by 'to verb'. 6. Repeating words in your mind is a great way to improve pronunciation. 7. If you say a sentence correctly once, you know it. 8. Drilling will help you improve in everything. |
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