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I Tried Several Language Apps — Here’s What Actually Helped Me

My smartphone screen used to be a crowded graveyard of colorful icons. I had everything. I had the green owl. […]

I sat in my quiet home office. I tapped the play button on my smartphone screen. The audio started playing.

I stared out the window of my small apartment. I desperately wanted to practice speaking my target language. I had

I stared at the page of my textbook and sighed. The characters in the dialogue were named John and Mary.

Time is the biggest excuse we use to avoid learning. You probably tell yourself that you need a quiet room,

I used to be the person who bought a brand new planner every time I started a new project. I

I sat at my desk completely exhausted. I was looking at a list of new vocabulary words. I knew every

I stay seated at a long wooden table during a loud dinner party. The room was packed with native speakers.

I used to isolate grammar in a tiny, miserable box. I assigned it a highly specific time. Every single evening

I picked up my phone and dialed the number for a local restaurant. I wanted to order food in my