You've dreamed about it for years. Opening your mouth and fluently speaking a foreign language. You know just how deeply that ability would fill the wide open gap in your soul.
You may not be fully aware of why your monolingualism hurts so bad, but in this post you'll discover 15 reasons to find out what you're missing.
Let's explore each of these and see how each can inspire you to get started learning a language today. There'll be some powerful tips and action steps for you at the end so you can get started today.
Learning A Language Exercises Your Brain
Do you ever feel like your mind has gone a bit soft?
Chances are it does feel a little doughy. The good news is that learning a language is one of the best long-term workouts you can get. Working with new words and grammar rules gets multiple areas of the brain working together.
And because you get to think familiar thoughts from a completely new angle, your perspective stretches more profoundly than looking at an M.C Escher painting ever will.
Language Learning Develops Discipline
Languages are fun, but also require consistency of exposure and effort. Luckily, access to languages has never been easier thanks to the Internet.
However, you do have to click over to the right websites and invest your time optimally. Sites like Duolingo and Memrise offer some help, but you'll also want to find resources that capture all of the "Big Five Musts" of language learning:
The good news is that you can get each of these done in the first half hour of your day with an additional one hour or less in speaking practice with a tutor per week.
Covering The Big Five Of Language Learning is especially easy if you develop the discipline of consistently getting your language learning in before you even switch on the computer. There's more information about making sure you get all of these done within the first 15-30 minutes of your day in my case study Mandarin Chinese Mnemonics And Morning Memory Secrets.
After you've covered your daily language learning activities first thing in the morning, you'll never never suffer the dreaded Zeigarnik Effect which creates intrusive thoughts when we're not focusing on things we need to get done.
For the rest of your day, you can check in on your language periodically by stocking up on podcasts, watching some Youtube videos in your target language and by using the technique taught at the end of this article.
Finally, work on understanding motivation in the context of language learning. Master your motivation and you'll make steady strides toward fluency in no time.
Language Study Deepens Your Appreciation And Understanding Of Your Mother Tongue
You rarely ponder it and yet it's in front of your eyes and on your mind all day long. It even dominates your dreams. Yes, your mother tongue is that prevalent.
But just imagine understanding the ins and outs of your mother tongue at a higher level. The benefits are wide reaching and knowledge of how and why we speak as we do will enrich many aspects of your life.
Your mother tongue is also downright amusing when you realize how many weird things we say. And as I suggest in this video…
You won't get this level of silent education and amusement while walking down the street in any other way, so pay attention to the odd nature and quality of the phrases we speak. Ezra Pound called this element the log
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