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Listening strategies: Active listening

By On June 4, 2012 · 8 Comments · In Advanced, Beginner, Immersion and integration, Intermediate, Learning outside class, Listening

This is the fifth article in my series about improving listening ability. After having covered background and passive listening, the topic this time is active listening, including a discussion of what it is and why it’s good, along with some exercises you can try.

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The 10,000 hour rule – Blood, sweat and tears

By On March 4, 2012 · 16 Comments · In Advanced, Attitude and mentality, Beginner, Essential articles, Intermediate, Listening, Reading, Science and research

The 10,000 hour rule is quite simple. It states that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice to become really good at something. The most important lesson here is that talent is far less important that people think. Even towering geniuses work very hard. Blood, sweat and tears are what counts in the end, not talent.

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