
Jáchym
Student
Hey folks, I'm a total aficionado of all kinds of sports, e. g. badminton and cycling. I'm interested in languages and civil engineering.
Czech Republic
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I think that this is a relevant video for us all who have plunged into the 30 challenge with audio files.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsMWbVrjucg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsMWbVrjucg
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Alastair only slightly touched dreams in the episode but I've recently come across this information and find it worth sharing with you guys.
Why do we dream? One of the possible explanation is:
Why do we dream? One of the possible explanation is:
We term this the Defensive Activation theory. In this view, dream sleep exists to keep the visual cortex from being taken over by neighboring cortical areas. After all, the rotation of the planet does not diminish touch, hearing, taste, or smell. Only visual input is occluded by darkness.
In other words, the brain is always evolving and it wants to get rid of inefficiencies. And if we can't use vision half the time of the day (before the electricity era, of course), why not develop better hearing and smell? So dreams are just tricking the brain into believing that we need vision at night and in this way protecting the vision from being taken over by other senses - or so I understand it.
More in this superb podcast episode: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/david-eagleman-the-inside-story-of-the-ever-changing-brain/
More in this superb podcast episode: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/david-eagleman-the-inside-story-of-the-ever-changing-brain/
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I myself fell prey to the abundance of choice.
How many times have I searched for the best podcast or episode only to listen to none at the end because a) I was fatigued from the excess of options and b) I had no time left anymore?
Imagine you have one buffet for English. And now you got this crazy idea to learn two languages at once (Try to avoid that at all cost!). You have thus 2 buffets; one for each language. It was unsustainable for me.
It was mentioned in the article that when we find one resource material working, we should seek no more for another. It's easy to say but difficult to act upon.
People always want things to run most efficiently and perfectly. However, since I've started following a simple rule that I'm about to tell you, I've been getting more out of the resources than ever before.
The rule
It might have happened to you that you have discovered a brand new page on the internet and decided to read an article. However, there were so many articles that whenever you found one and started reading, you wanted to know what was the other article about before you had finished the first one and it happened again and again! One day I said "STOP" to myself.
I looked it up on the internet and began following a "good enough" rule.
Whenever there's some list of articles or videos I simply search that long after I come over something good enough! I'm not looking for the best - the good enough is... enough. Usually, the video or the story is worth it nevertheless and no more time is being spent on useless browsing!
Plus, I also wanted to address the 4th point: 4. Make them part of your routine, because I don't agree that we should multitask but this post is too long already.
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Are you learning any specific type of English? Are you trying to achieve a specific accent? Which one? Why?
Is it important to you to be consistent with spelling and word usage? Would you dare to say rubbish and cookie in one single sentence?
Is it better to learn a British or American accent? Why? Can you really be influenced with one accent but not with the other?
Is it important to you to be consistent with spelling and word usage? Would you dare to say rubbish and cookie in one single sentence?
Is it better to learn a British or American accent? Why? Can you really be influenced with one accent but not with the other?
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I truly enjoyed this episode.
I came across this Cockney Rhyming Slang for the first time in the film adaptation of G. B. Shaw's Pygmalion play. I've seen the film and I recommend it to everyone.
Using Cockney slang requires a dose of creativity. I like witty wordplays and this slang is certainly fertile soil for such games.
Thanks for the episode
Alastair Budge
, I had a great slant and rhyme.
I'm also hyped for the Rosetta Stone episode (not the app :P).
I came across this Cockney Rhyming Slang for the first time in the film adaptation of G. B. Shaw's Pygmalion play. I've seen the film and I recommend it to everyone.
Using Cockney slang requires a dose of creativity. I like witty wordplays and this slang is certainly fertile soil for such games.
Thanks for the episode
I'm also hyped for the Rosetta Stone episode (not the app :P).
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Have you ever wanted to start listening to a podcast from its very beginning but haven't been lucky?
I like podcasts which cover diverse topics (such as Leonardo English) and this one meets my criterium: Teach me a lesson.
Give it a try. :-)
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Okay, the time has finally come.
I've been here for quite a substantial time, but I haven't written a proper introduction yet. Let me put things right.
My name's Jáchym [/jaːxɪm/] (from Hebrew: Jehoiakim, literally “enhanced by God”). I'm from the Czech Republic (or Czechia, whatever you prefer).
I'm a student who's barely legitimate to drink alcohol. I study English and Spanish in school and am an avid learner. I've been learning English officially for almost a half of my life now, but learning seriously I've been for only a year and a half or so.
I'm a sports aficionado. I enjoy playing badminton, basketball, and volleyball, just to name a few. My hobbies also include reading books, both fiction and non-fiction, and learning about science, economy, and occasionally psychology.
I'd like to pursue a career in civil engineering but I keep my options open (I especially love the Spanish language).
My not-so-unorthodox interest is that I adore puns (you know, those word plays). I've come up myself with several puns but I don't think that any of those was in English. (I insert my by far favorite pun below.)
This text is starting to get quite lengthy; I think I've bored you enough.
Make learning fun,
Jáchym
I've been here for quite a substantial time, but I haven't written a proper introduction yet. Let me put things right.
My name's Jáchym [/jaːxɪm/] (from Hebrew: Jehoiakim, literally “enhanced by God”). I'm from the Czech Republic (or Czechia, whatever you prefer).
I'm a student who's barely legitimate to drink alcohol. I study English and Spanish in school and am an avid learner. I've been learning English officially for almost a half of my life now, but learning seriously I've been for only a year and a half or so.
I'm a sports aficionado. I enjoy playing badminton, basketball, and volleyball, just to name a few. My hobbies also include reading books, both fiction and non-fiction, and learning about science, economy, and occasionally psychology.
I'd like to pursue a career in civil engineering but I keep my options open (I especially love the Spanish language).
My not-so-unorthodox interest is that I adore puns (you know, those word plays). I've come up myself with several puns but I don't think that any of those was in English. (I insert my by far favorite pun below.)
This text is starting to get quite lengthy; I think I've bored you enough.
Make learning fun,
Jáchym

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Where did you meet with the lucky woman, to curious minds usually known under the nickname "your wife"? Was it in the UK, Italy or Malta?
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Hi
Alastair Budge
you have done an excellent job for the past year. It's pretty amazing.
You have shared with us the top ten countries with most listeners from. Do you also have the same statistics applied per country's population? The statistics would be quite different, I think.
you have done an excellent job for the past year. It's pretty amazing.
You have shared with us the top ten countries with most listeners from. Do you also have the same statistics applied per country's population? The statistics would be quite different, I think.
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Hi
Alastair Budge
,
I have got one more feedback for you.
I believe that before the last update it was possible to see the bar with the time and the play button all the time, but since the last update when I scroll down to the transcript, the bar is no longer there.
I'd be very glad if you put the feature back.
Thanks
I have got one more feedback for you.
I believe that before the last update it was possible to see the bar with the time and the play button all the time, but since the last update when I scroll down to the transcript, the bar is no longer there.
I'd be very glad if you put the feature back.
Thanks