Recent content by lashley101

I´m curious to know if there are people who do any of the above falling events that requires a ton of endurance. I do not, however, I have a cousin who does 100 Mile Marathons, which absolutely boggles my mind (and not to mention he did them while in med school!!!) I´m really amazed and...

When it came to my own personal success plan, I used to be someone who liked to plan WAY far out into the future. I would constantly be thinking about what I will do, what I want to do, what I hope to do, etc. However, it was really hard for me to break out of this future-oriented way of...

Hi Kittykat, I think you gave some awesome alternatives to language learning apps above. I especially love the watching cartoons in French example. When I was learning Spanish I did the same and it really sped up the process for me in becoming fluent. Once I felt like I was learning and...

Hi OlgaC, Your issue with conjugating verbs is, again, another reason why I highly discourage people from using language learning apps. You´ve run into the problem of getting stuck on conjugating verbs because you´ve trained yourself to translate from English to whatever it is the language you...

I felt that the self-hypnosis category was the most fitting for my thread about "Lucid Dreaming." I have only had one experience of lucid dreaming and after I had learned what it was called, I was fascinated by the concept of it. I have been told that some people lucid dream nearly every...

Hi Magikheart, I found your thread and its topic to be really interesting. I've seen videos of little kids remembering in perfect detail of past lives they have lived (like fighting in wars). What is weird and cool all at the same time is that these people can remember with pinpoint detail...

Hi Lei Mercado, I agree, this quote is really quite powerful and moves the soul. It resonates with me because sometimes when I am going through inner-personal conflict, I don't always feel comfortable sharing what is going on even when on the outside it is obvious I am not doing well. It is...

Hey Mybestlife, As I said in some earlier posts, ASMR at first can be REALLY strange to someone who has never before heard of it or watched it. I get it--the concept is really weird. I have all of these theories on ASMR, and one of them is that in order to get the most out of it you have to be...

Hey Lei Mercado! So glad you found my post interesting and useful. That's amazing that your brother had mentioned it to you. ASMR is something that has gained popularity "quietly" if you will because it's something people feel embarrassed to admit that they watch, as it can seem like a really...

I wasn't exactly sure what forum would be most appropriate to post this thread because it is rather random and not well known. Some people here may or may not have heard of ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). ASMR is a form of video-making that is currently trending on YouTube, but in...

Hi A_wrenn, Thanks for the reply! I'm glad you like the watching TV shows in the target language suggestion. It's something that really helped me when trying to improve my Spanish. I am a native English speaker, but am fluent in Spanish. It's been quite a process for me trying to learn the...

Hello JJ1203, I couldn't agree more with your post regarding contentment and gratitude. I've done quite a bit of thinking on the notion of "happiness" and have come to conclude that it is a word that is many times elusive and not a practical word to describe what it really is we are chasing...

Hi A_wrenn, I understand the frustration that some of these programs bring. If you've read my posts on the other language topic in this forum then you'll understand why. If you truly want to gain fluency in a foreign language then you must have dedication to it that is sustainable over time...

Hi Annelill, I agree that Duolingo is not that useful for one of the reasons you mentioned. I had downloaded it years ago to try to build a base in French and found that it wasn't useful at all. I was practicing sentences like, "the apple is red." Needless to say, I figured out pretty quickly...

Hello! What you said above actually reminded me of a podcast that I had previously listened to with Malcolm Gladwell who talked about passion in the same way you suggested above. In the podcast, he discussed how telling students to "find their passion" as if it is just inside themselves and they...