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Fun vs Consistency — How to Choose
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Talk. Learn. Discover. Repeat

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TL;DR — Talk. Learn. Discover. Repeat. #24
This week, we're turning to misjudging our skills, lessons from language exchanges, keeping cool outside of Asia, and Eastern Cham, one of the first…
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TL;DR — Talk. Learn. Discover. Repeat. #23
This week, we're turning to a confidence booster, how not to study, keeping cool in Southeast Asia, and Kankanaey, a language with a suffix that has…
TL;DR — Talk. Learn. Discover. Repeat. #22
This week, we're turning to proof of the existence of grammar in a bird's language, why we should use textbooks, keeping cool during summer in Japan and…

Thursday's Thousandth Thought

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On Discoveries and Frustration
Thursday's Thousandth Thought (TTT #24)
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On experimenting with AI
I’ve mentioned multiple times how enamored I am with the evolution of AI and what it can do for language learners. And there's more to come.
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On improving Japanese at an advanced level
Thursday's Thousandth Thought (TTT #22)
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