Attention stamina

Happy Monday!This year, I've been trying to make reading sexy again.Because as a mum, I can painfully feel how short attention spans are – for kids AND adults.So I:Scheduled trips to bookstoresGave my child a special allowance for booksUsed audiobook...

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Jun 01, 2026
"How are you?" > Your response?

外國同事/街坊一句“How’s your weekend?”“What have you been up to?”“Hiya, you alright?”你心諗:「都係咁樣啦,冇乜特別,都唔知同對方講咩」你呆一呆你哋你眼望我眼跟住就冇哂聲氣Let me tell you:You don’t have to be interestingYou just have to be curiousQue...

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May 28, 2026
Perfect accent = respect???

The less you drill your pronunciation, the faster you sound like a native.Trust me — I teach people how to use English to jibber jabber for a living.One of the worst things? Fixating on your accent.You think: "Perfect accent = respect....

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May 26, 2026
This is a problem for me

I almost didn’t say this because there’s this expectation that language learners have it all together… but I’m going to share it anyway.​Sometimes I get so passionate I annoy myself.​I want my audience to know that English learning don’t actually hav...

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May 22, 2026
How did you celebrate 520?

Yesterday was 520 - this day got me thinking...Honestly, I couldn't have gone so far without you - no matter how you got into my world, but YOU CHOSE to trust me in the first place. So I’m feeling extra generous today. 🎉​I’m opening THINK and SPEAK...

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May 21, 2026