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Mini Blog
This is where I try to concisely record my thoughts about things.
Human Brains Were Made to be MultilingualMy wife and I have raised our son bilingual. There are various approaches to raising children bilingual, but the method which is often reported to get the best results is…READ →Positive Affirmations and Negative AffirmationsThere are essentially two types of people in the world: those who believe that positive affirmations hold an immense strength to enable us to reach our goals and lead ful…READ →My elevator language learning tipAs someone who is highly obsessed and overly enthusiastic about learning languages, I have to try to rein in my enthusiasm if anyone ever asks me about language learning.…READ →I stopped trying to be good at pianoI like classical music and I like playing the piano, so you'd think that I love playing classical music on the piano. The truth is... it's complicated.READ →The value of debating against yourselfAs part of my degree in biology, I took a philosophy course in bioethics. One day in the classroom, the teacher said we had to have a debate about whether physician-assis…READ →YabaiSometimes people ask me what is a word in a language that I know that I wish English had. There are countless possibilities, but one that stands out is perhaps the Japane…READ →