How to learn buckets of languages

We’ve just entered a new year, and many of us have resolved to learn or relearn a language. Assuming you can stick to your resolution and study that language long enough for it to become a habit, you’ll want to watch out for the leaky bucket effect. The leaky bucket effect started its life as a marketingContinue reading “How to learn buckets of languages”

How to effectively use Duolingo

Duolingo is the most downloaded language. While they do a great job of making language acquisition fun. Their programs are based on translation which is an inefficient way to learn a language.  There are few applications for learning Czech; that’s why two years ago, I downloaded Duolingo. Since making that decision two years ago, IContinue reading “How to effectively use Duolingo”

How to use suffering to be happy, healthy and wealthy

The world you live in is the world you create for yourself. Whether you live in a happy or miserable place depends more on your perception of it than the place itself. Negativity in the news often misleads us thinking that the world is hostile. Still, in reality, the world is full of opportunities. RhondaContinue reading “How to use suffering to be happy, healthy and wealthy”

Four steps to fluency

I have been flirting with different languages since the day I was born. I grew up in a French-speaking household in Northern Ontario. My first language was French, but as I grew up in the English part of Canada, I am now substantially better at English. Growing up, it did not take long for meContinue reading “Four steps to fluency”

3 steps for compounding your habits

The compound effect is commonly thought of in a financial context; as your investment grows, you start to gain interest in the growth which causes it to grow faster. I want to change your paradigm so that it also includes other types of investments: physical, mental and temporal.  This effect best illustrates the power ofContinue reading “3 steps for compounding your habits”