If I had to speculate what was the biggest obstacle to learning well, I wouldn’t guess reading speed, memory or even procrastination. I’d say it was metalearning. It’s important, and most people are lousy at it. “Meta” is a prefix that gets added to things that are about themselves. Metaphilosophy is the philosophy of philosophy. […]
Thoughts on the First Week Without Speaking English
Today was the first week into my year without speaking English. I wanted to share my thoughts on what it’s been like avoiding speaking English entirely, as a method to learn a language. First, though, a clarification. When I wrote my initial post about my challenge to not speak English for a year, I generated […]
