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Hello, so in my new series I will be putting things to the test. This month I am putting learning a language via positive psychology to the test. So will thinking only positive thoughts improve my language learning potential?
For the next 28 days I will be learning a language I am not familiar with! A language selected by you via a social media poll. In the past I have taken part in challenges, where the goal is to be able to have a 15 minute conversation with a native speaker in 3 months. From doing this I am aware of my baseline and it’s usually by the second month that I am able to utter at least a “Hola”, “Bonjour” or “Nin Hao”.
In this challenge I will need your help. One of the recommendations I tend to give is surrounding yourself with positive encouragement. So as part of the experiment I will need you to be my inspiration and cheerleaders. Forward me those inspirational stories and quotes.
The challenge begins on the 1st April and I would love for others to join in too! Share your own experiences either below or on my Twitter or Facebook page. Need some ideas to get you started check out 20 ways to improve language learning via positive psychology.
So time for some preliminary work and I am checking out Dr. Happy’s advice on overcoming insecurities! Seems like a good place to start especially as I am about to go way out of my comfort zone!
Also I have found the perfect book from Amazon called ‘Habits of a Happy Brain‘. I highly recommend it. Click the image to take you to the link.The book offers simple activities that will help you to better understand those ‘feel good, happy chemicals‘. in light of this mini experiment a boost to my serotonin, oxytocin and endorphin levels will be most welcomed.
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You can follow my progress here:
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