What if there was a simple tool that could increase oxygen flow to your brain, improve language processing, and help you feel more at ease? The good news is, there is, and it’s free: breathing.
Before you roll your eyes, hear me out. This isn’t just another “mindless mindfulness tip” or "toxic positivity stuff". What I’m sharing today is grounded in solid research, and of course, my own experi...
There is a voice inside the head of every English learner that goes:
“Is it to me or for me?”
“Do I use the present perfect or the past simple?”
The good news is that this voice has a name: microplanning. Because I'm fascinated by all I'm learning about fluency from a cognitive science perspective (reply to this issue if you're interested in references!), I thought I'd turn one of the reels I ...
Last week, when I went live with Lisa from Your English Self, she asked me to share two resources that have been valuable to me as both an English learner and a teacher. My answer was simple: a notebook and a pen. That’s it. Why, though?
Lisa and I briefly touched on how writing by hand helps us process information more deeply, but I couldn’t quite remember where I first heard about the scienc...
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