The Magnetic Memory Method Podcast

Do you reserve your Saturday afternoons for the brain fitness promised by crossword puzzles?

If not, congratulations. That could be a wise decision.

But for over 50 million people, crossword puzzles are a part of their daily lives.

And they think it’s helping them.

In fact, there’s a pernicious myth out there.

One that is generally assumed by far too many people who hope, wish and pray that doing word puzzles regularly can help keep your brain young and active.

Many people also believe that the health benefits of crossword puzzles can even keep Alzheimer’s or dementia at bay.

The question is…

Why Do People Believe These Crazy Things About Crossword Puzzles?

 

Here’s one reason:

Many consider crossword puzzles to be the pastime of the intelligent and knowledgeable people – a connection that we are only too happy to have.

More importantly?

Playing word games may legitimately improve your vocabulary.

Then again, so will developing your own mind as the perfect vocabulary builder (our focus on this YouTube playlist):

So, ultimately…

The idea that crossword puzzles will develop your memory is true enough.

For some people, at least.

 

Here’s Who Really Benefits From The Memory And
Brain Fitness Benefits Of Crossword Puzzles 

 

Can you guess who gets the most bang for their buck in the crossword universe?

The answer is simple:

The people who design crossword puzzles –  the cruciverbalists – experience the ultimate benefits.

As dedicated logophiles, crossword puzzle designers love using obscure words whenever and wherever they can.

And because they’re the architects of these games, they’re the ones most likely to remember the words they’ve enjoyed building into them.

To give a parallel example, it’s kind of like how songwriters find it easier than anyone else to remember the lyrics they’ve penned.

 

When Did We First Get Hooked on Crosswords:
A Fascinating History

 

The crossword – a standard feature in newspapers across the globe – celebrated its hundredth birthday on December 21, 2013.

And it’s still going strong!

However, when journalist Arthur Wynne invented and printed the first ever “word-cross” puzzle in the New York World newspaper on December 21, 1913, it was hardly met with much fanfare.

 

 

An editorial in The New York Times published on November 17, 1924 called crossword puzzles “a primitive sort of mental exercise” and a “sinful waste” of time.

The craze of word puzzles spread after publishing firm of Simon & Schuster launched its career in 1924 with a book of puzzles. This was the same year when the World published its first daily crossword puzzle.

Years later, the puzzle’s success surprised Wynne:

“… all I did was take an old idea as old as language and modernize it by the introduction of black squares,” he said in 1925. “I’m glad to have had a hand in it, and no one is more surprised at its amazing popularity” (Lynn J. Feigenbaum, Crosswords at a Crossroad, The Puzzle Turns 100. What is the clue to its Survival?).

Wynne was inspired by ancient word squares – where words read the same across and down.

Wynne also took inspiration from another puzzle, the acrostic – in which sets of letters (such as the initial or final letters of the lines) taken in order form a word or phrase or a regular sequence of letters of the alphabet.

Ultimately, the current format with its compact square diagram of white spaces and black bars, with connected across and down words, and numbered clues became popular.

The Addiction Theory Of Why We Love Crossword Puzzles

 

Word puzzles are not only fun, but immensely satisfying as every crossword problem has that one perfect solution – the feeling of perfection we miss in our everyday lives and seek through art, literature and now the Internet.

There’s also an almost addictive pleasure to finally finishing a puzzle.

Why is that?

Recall that ‘aha’ moment when you finally get that elusive word or phrase solution. Moments like those confirm, even if it’s only to yourself, how knowledgeable, smart and well-informed you are.

 

That’s A Heady Feeling!

 

Yet, therein lies part of the problem:

Isn’t it really the case that solving crosswords is the opposite of quest for knowledge?

When you think about it, crossword puzzles are kind of like a quest for confirmation. A journey to confirm that you are knowledgeable in a way that gives your brain that addictive high of accomplishment.

There’s more:

Some people have even called the crossword a sort of geometric Rorschach test, a kind of psychological experience that reflects the human need to solve a mystery.

 

Want to Know The Real Story?

 

In reality, crosswords encourage you to give up on things you don’t immediately know. For instance, if you don’t know a particular word linked to a clue …

You don’t know it!

And here’s the kicker…

Even if you did research to find the answer, would you remember it over the long term?

Worse:

The amount of time the average person spends actually challenging their mind is questionable.

Why?

Because we usually know when we don’t know something.

As a result, we stop right there.

The instant our lack of knowledge becomes clear…

We’re gone!

Worse:

If the original motive to complete a crossword was to develop your brain, stopping the instant you feel challenged is as good as cheating.

Why Is Crossword Cheating Bad For The Brain?

Simple:

When it comes to playing word games, we find an imbalance between frustration and challenge.

The frustration is often too strong. It overrides the fun of challenges that propel you forward throughout the puzzle without creating barriers that make you want to quit.

Or worse, cheat and look up the answer without submitting yourself to much of a challenge in the first place.

The Stimulating Benefits Of Working With Crosswords

 

All’s not lost though…

While the research results in this area are mixed, some studies have found doing crosswords can actually stimulate the brain.

A study of 488 elderly people by researchers at Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego found that solving crossword puzzles delayed the onset of accelerated memory decline by 2.54 years.

It was not all good news, however. Check this out:

Once mental decline sets in, the deterioration is usually rapid. However, some findings suggest that word puzzles did help delay the onset of dementia.

For example, researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London analysed data from more than 17,000 healthy people aged 50 and over. They found that the more regularly people did crosswords, the better their brain functioned in later life.

According to their results, people who engage in word puzzles have brain function equivalent to ten years younger than their age, on tests of grammatical reasoning speed and short term memory accuracy.

 

But There’s A Catch…
And It’s A BIG One…

 

“It is essential that we find out what lifestyle factors really make a difference to helping people maintain healthy brains to stop the soaring rise of the disease (dementia). We can’t yet say that crosswords give you a sharper brain — the next step is to assess whether encouraging people to start playing word games regularly could actually improve their brain function.”

This quote is from Clive Ballard, Professor of Age-Related Diseases at the University of Exeter Medical School.

Basically what he’s saying is that the results don’t really demonstrate that crossword puzzles help. There are too many competing factors to tell.

To make things even more confusing, check this out:

According to Dr Doug Brown, Director of Research of Alzheimer’s Society:

“This new research does reveal a link between word puzzles, like crosswords, and memory and thinking skills, but we can’t say definitively that regular ‘puzzling’ improves these skills.”

He recommends “keeping physically active, avoiding smoking and eating a healthy balanced diet” to reduce the risk of developing dementia.

 

What Are We Supposed To Conclude From These Confusing Contradictions?

 

Well, for one thing, these researchers are trying to have their cake and eat it too. They are saying that “yes, solving puzzles helps” on the one hand, “but it probably really doesn’t” on the other.

Which is it?

The truth:

It’s Not all Fun and Games When it Comes to Helping Your Brain
(And It Doesn’t Need To Be)

 

If only games could help you gain brain power!

While crosswords can be fun and satisfying, after the first dozen or so puzzles, the activity doesn’t offer enough variety or difficulty to engage your whole brain.

And as suggested, the temptation to skip over the challenging parts or cheat is so high that the actual amount of exercise you’re receiving is highly questionable.

And because of this high capacity for cheating and giving up that crossword puzzles invite, many people are actually not experiencing the ingredient that matters.

 

The Key Rule:
What Matters Most for a Healthy Brain

 

The key to a vibrant, healthy brain includes challenge and novelty. Doing only crosswords will help you get really good at solving crossword puzzles but nothing more.

This is because brain games can primarily improve the specific function that it is being trained for.

A 1999 study found that being more experienced in doing crossword puzzles didn’t offset the effects of aging when it came to mental tests of vocabulary and reasoning.

Moreover, the study revealed that success in solving crossword puzzles largely appeared to be a function of the amount of knowledge the individual already had, with little or no contribution of reasoning ability.

An independent panel set up by the National Institutes of Health also concluded that there is “no evidence of even moderate scientific quality” that exercise, drugs, dietary supplements or increased social engagement, reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

I can’t emphasize this enough.

Research also states that any positive effects of being proficient in crossword solving does not elevate frontal lobe brain functions like decision-making, planning and judgment – functions that allow us to carry out our daily lives.

Moreover, just like physical exercise, when you stop doing the mental workouts, your brain loses the immediate gains.

How Crossword Puzzles Work For Kids Vs Adults 

 

Surprisingly, solving crossword puzzles can build confidence and poise in school kids. This was the result found during a project presented to the Faculty of the School of Education, The University of Southern California.

The project also found that solving puzzles can also help young people learn to concentrate, develop systematic work habits and build the ability to recognize and deal with various problems.

Moreover, according to the report, puzzles with their natural inference to games, can stimulate children’s interest. (Robert Louis Ramsdell, Educational Use of Crossword Puzzles for Elementary Schools)

A Better Way to Improve Your Brain and Get Smarter

 

Now:

One quick and easy way to make you smarter is to address people by name every time you see them and dialing frequently from memory rather than using speed dial.

If you are looking for a complete brain workout try this brain fitness method…

Click on the link below to get started:

Memory improvement training should always be linked to memorizing information that will immediately improve your life.

And that’s at the core of Magnetic Memory Method.

When you build Memory Palaces the Magnetic Memory Method way it lets you measure your memory improvement activities.

 

Why Is This Important?

 

Because tracking your outcomes leads to rapid improvement.

You not only get to remember the information faster, but also get predictable and reliable permanence that grows in strength each time you use the Magnetic Memory Method.

Even better:

All other memory techniques including playing crossword puzzles can be used inside of Memory Palaces.

But this never takes place the other way around (For example, you can’t use Memory Palaces inside of the Major Method the way you can use the Major Method inside of Memory Palaces.)

 

The Real Value Of The Crossword Puzzle

 

Crossword puzzles do have a value – but these ultimately amount to being little more than recreational in nature.

At the most, if you can solve a puzzle, you know your brain is still pretty much intact. But whether your brain is getting stronger and sharper, the more puzzles you solve, is a matter of opinion.

The undebatable fact remains that using Memory Palaces the Magnetic Memory Method way can help you see some real improvement in your brain’s problem solving faculties.

It not only stimulates your brain, it also helps move information into long term memory faster and with predictable and reliable permanence.

So, let’s get started playing the games that truly help. (Hint: It’s using the Memory Palace to learn and remember anything forever!)

Are you in?

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Do you pop vitamins for memory improvement?

For many people around the world, dumping hundreds, if not thousands of dollars per year on the hope that pills in a pretty package will lead to a boost in memory is a common habit.

Sadly, many seniors believe that it is essential to take nutritional supplements to combat against age related memory loss, brain fog, everyday forgetfulness or to deter the onset of Alzheimer’s or dementia.

But falling for that ruse isn’t just for the older generations.

Even for the young and healthy amongst us, it is not uncommon to take vitamin pills in an attempt to improve retention or recall of information, learn a new language or excel in studies.

The question is…

How vital are memory enhancing pills?

Before we look at the answer, take a quick peek at the truth about the best supplement for memory and concentration:

It has long been argued that regularly eating foods rich in vitamins and daily exercise is the best way to maintain a healthy body and mind.

Can vitamin supplement pills that help with memory be an easier option to provide the same nutrients to your body and mind?

Let’s find out.

 

What The Heck Are ‘Vitamins’ Anyway? An Astonishing History

 

Vitamins are a group of organic compounds – different from fats, carbohydrates and proteins – that nourish our body and are essential for our growth and functioning. We usually get them through the food we eat.

More importantly, research shows that vitamins are important to maintain brain health.

Check this out:

“In particular, research over the past 5 years has provided exciting evidence for the influence of dietary factors on specific molecular systems and mechanisms that maintain mental function.” That’s from Dr. Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, a leading authority on nutrition and the brain at the University of California, Los Angeles in his research paper, Brain Foods: The Effects of Nutrients on Brain Function.

Here’s Something Even More Important:

 

While we need vitamins only in small quantities, if any vitamin is absent from our diet, a deficiency disease may occur –  a fact first noted by William Fletcher in 1905.

In 1912, the Polish-born biochemist Casimir Funk discovered a mysterious compound that he termed ‘vital amine,’ which later came to be known as ‘vitamin’.

A year later, in 1913 that a biochemist named Frederick Gowland Hopkins discovered Vitamin A  – the first vitamin to be discovered.

By early 20th century researchers had identified the 13 compounds or vitamins crucial to maintaining a healthy life.

They had also found that the underlying trigger for obscure illnesses such as scurvy, beriberi and pellagra was vitamin deficiency.

That’s not all…

It was around the same time that deficiency in certain vitamins was linked to loss of memory, focus and concentration.

Today, dietary supplements like B vitamins (folic acid, B6, and B12), antioxidants (vitamins C and E), herbal supplements (ginkgo biloba), and nutraceuticals (fish oil, coconut oil) are very much in-demand as pills that help with memory.

 

The Most Important Fact About Vitamins
For Memory In The World

 

Remember this:

Deficiency in Vitamin B12 can cause memory loss. This means that Vitamin B12  probably presents the most critical case in which supplements can help improve your brain’s ability to remember things.

But here’s the kicker:

If you are already getting adequate B vitamins though your diet, getting extra through supplemental pills will not give you a memory boost.

There are other foods that improve memory well worth checking out for that Magnetic outcome.

 

Exposed: The Billion Dollar Business of Vitamins

 

In the century since their discovery, vitamins or rather vitamin supplements have become big business.

In the United States alone, annual sales of all multivitamin and mineral containing supplements totalled $14.3 billion in 2014.

Since the 1940s, Americans have been taking multivitamin and mineral supplements.

But get this:

To date, there has been no concrete study to substantiate that popping vitamin supplements has improved people’s health or their memory more than what can be achieved by a healthy diet and exercise.

For more on how this ruse is taking place, you might want to check out The Darkside and the Brightside of How Marketers Manipulate Your Memory Every Single Day.

Interestingly, although more than one-third of all Americans take these supplements, they have no standard scientific, regulatory, or marketplace definitions.

Why does this matter?

Manufacturers decide the types and levels of vitamins, minerals, and other ingredients in their supplements based on factors that are not always guided by science or in your best interest.

 

The Demons In Your Daily Diet

 

Now let’s get down to the core of the problem:

Processed or refined food is routinely fortified with added vitamins to increase its price as well as appeal among consumers.

So when you are taking supplements, on top of vitamins added to your foods,  you really don’t know whether you are ingesting more than your daily requirement.

This is a potentially deadly fact that matters above all:

Consuming more vitamins than your daily dietary requirements can be as detrimental to your health as being vitamin deficient.

Research by McGill University geneticist Rima Rozen and her colleagues reveal that taking 10 times the recommended daily intake of folic acid – often the dose recommended by doctors for pregnant women – causes liver damage in mice.

Research has also found that Vitamin E at doses of 400 international units (IU) or more per day is risky for people with heart disease. Such dosage may also raise the risk of prostate cancer.

Moreover, other studies show that Vitamin E, ginkgo biloba, and fish oil supplements can slightly inhibit blood clotting. When combined with an anticoagulant drug, such supplements can actually make you bleed or bruise more easily.

 

Messing Around With Memory Vitamins Is No Joking Matter

 

So you see…

Taking vitamins in the form of pills is not to be taken lightly.

You can’t just grab any bottle off the shelf and expect to get the outcome you seek – certainly not increased mental focus. That requires memory and concentration training.

And keep this in mind:

Any vitamin supplement has to be taken in context of your diet and how your body absorbs nutrients. This is one of those occasions where it’s okay for things to really be all about you.

Let’s face it:

Our bodies are constantly undergoing change due to social, psychological, physical and medical factors which in turn affect our intake, digestion, absorption and excretion of nutrients.

Consuming highly processed food or not cooking your vegetables properly can also cause inadequate vitamin intake.

These factors need to be taken into consideration when selecting your memory pills.

In any case, you should always consult with your doctor before taking any supplements to rule out overdosing on any particular vitamin.

 

Rooting Out Flaws In The Plan

 

While many vitamin supplements, fish oil and herbs like ginkgo biloba are touted to improve memory, there is hardly any evidence to back up the claims.

A 2013 study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found no evidence that drugs, herbal products or vitamin supplements (including vitamin B6 and omega-3 fatty acids – products thought to help brain function) helps prevent memory loss in healthy people.

In fact, the study revealed that certain treatments actually seemed to contribute to cognitive problems.

That’s completely the opposite of the goal!

Worse:

Healthy women who were given estrogen hormone treatment to improve memory actually suffered from higher memory loss over time, compared to subjects who were given a placebo.

 

The Ugly Ginkgo Lie About Alzheimer’s and Dementia

 

A study showed that ginkgo herb did not decrease the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

According to the 2007 National Health Interview Survey, ginkgo is one of the top 10 natural products used by Americans as the best supplement for memory and concentration.

The issue is even bigger than that:

Since dietary supplements are not regulated the same way as prescription or over-the-counter drugs, manufacturers don’t have to pass the rigorous Food and Drug Administration process to ensure they are safe and effective before selling their products.

So, manufacturers can claim that the supplements “support” or “help” memory without needing any strong medical evidence supporting those claims.

Dietary supplements – that include vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, and other ‘natural’ substances – also pose a big risk for consumers.

Not only that, but get this:

Between 2008 and 2011, the FDA received 6,307 reports of health problems from dietary supplements, says a 2013 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

That’s a lot of problems!

 

The Truth About How To Improve Brain Function and Memory

 

When it comes to brain vitamins for studying or memory enhancing drugs, nothing works better than a balanced diet, lots of hydration, an active lifestyle and 7 hours of sleep every night.

Easy isn’t it?

Well, hang on there, because it gets even better…

Foods like walnuts, green tea, blueberries, salmon are all super foods when it comes to protecting you from brain fog and memory loss.

The best part?

An easy-to-follow Mediterranean-style diet can have lasting benefits for brain health, confirmed a 2017 study. It showed that participants who closely followed a Mediterranean-like diet were less likely to lose brain volume as they aged, compared with those who didn’t follow such a diet.

Another study published in the journal Neurology suggests that a Mediterranean diet – rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, potatoes, nuts, olive oil and fish – may help make your brain about five years younger.

Processed foods, fried and fast foods, snack foods, red meat, poultry and whole-fat dairy foods are usually eaten less under this diet plan.

Drinking water also helps to improve memory and focused attention. A new study revealed that if you are even slightly dehydrated, it can impair your attention and memory.

 

D.O.C. & Vitamin M:
The Best Scientifically Proven Vitamins For Your Memory

 

Apart from good food, if you want a real memory booster you’ll need to exercise your brain.

Your brain is a muscle and like all muscles it must workout to retain and grow its strength.

In other words, you must use your mind. Regularly!

How do you do that?

Use D.O.C.

It’s a special compound anyone can muck together at any time and dose themselves with.

Broken down, the compound tells us that doing is the origin of confidence.

Memory confidence, that is. Also general mental competence.

Why is confidence so important?

Because confidence is a powerful “substance” that nourishes everything in your brain. It leads to accomplishment.

And working your mental muscles in a way that creates accomplishing-by-doing is one of the best brain supplements in the world.

The other vitamin that can really help improve memory is Vitamin M.

Vitamin M comes from creating Memory Palaces the Magnetic Memory Method way.

This is by far the coolest and easiest way to boost your brain function and make it easy to learn and remember anything.

That’s not all…

D.O.C. comes almost free because getting started involves nothing more than a simple drawing that follows some simple principles.

 

Why Is The Memory Palace The Best Memory Vitamin?

 

The answer is simple:

Unlike mind mapping, which unlocks multiple intelligences, a Magnetic Memory Method Memory Palace approach does that and more.

Creating Memory Palaces the Magnetic Memory Method way allows you to develop and use spatial memory in a way that unlocks the power of your multiple intelligences plus autobiographical memory, episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural memory and other kinds of memory.

This incredible combination of intelligence and memory strengthening is very powerful because, combined with Recall Rehearsal, the holistic process lets you move information from short term memory into long term memory faster.

Even better:

You not only get to remember the information faster, but also get predictable and reliable permanence that grows in strength each time you use the Magnetic Memory Method.

Memory Palaces also have another unique characteristic:

All other memory techniques can be used inside of Memory Palaces. But this never takes place the other way around (For example, you can’t use Memory Palaces inside of the Major Method the way you can use the Major Method inside of Memory Palaces.)

If you choose this memory training technique…

Click on the link below to get started:

Vitamins For Memory Are Not At All About The Fruit

 

Now…

It is super-simple to use a Memory Palaces, but you’ve got to create time for it.

And a great way to make sure you get time for your daily dose of ‘memory’ pills is through P.E.A.C.H.

What the heck is P.E.A.C.H.?

Practice Encoding At Calm Hours

This is such a powerful principle because the question is not how to practice memory techniques (just take the free course to learn how).

The real question is: when?

If you take the time to practice building Memory Palaces and exercising your brain through other means during times when you are uninterrupted, it leads to better implantation of that information in your long term memory.

When you P.E.A.C.H you also get the time to create effective Magnetic Imagery and perform effective Recall Rehearsal – both essential to building effective Memory Palaces.

Using the Magnetic Memory Method is great because, once you’re rolling, good memory abilities get you more time.

More time means you can practice memory enhancing techniques more often.

And that means experiencing better memory, better focus, clarity and concentration.

It’s a win-win!

 

0.2% Advantage?

 

No magic pill or supplement can help improve your memory or lift brain fog. In fact, vitamin supplements can at best give you a .02% verbal memory advantage (whatever that means).

It’s only through a balanced diet, meditation, sleep, and an effective, dedicated memory strategy (like the Magnetic Memory Method) that you will be able to enhance your memory, concentration and focus in a way that improves your entire life.

So, what are you waiting for?

Let’s build your brain powers today!

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Are you sick of taking language learning courses and falling flat on your face?

Let’s face it:

Language learning is a multi-million dollar industry, ranging from online video courses to books to slips of paper you can flip in your hands.

And not all of them are designed to help you succeed.

In fact, there’s a delicate balance between general language learning skills and the tangible results you get from second language acquisition with the help of a skilled teacher.

The questions you might have are numerous. They might include…

Are any languages easier or harder than others? And which language learning courses truly and authentically help, regardless of real or imagined difficulty and your current level?

These are all great questions, and in this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, Olly Richards joins me to discuss how he’s using story and experience to make language learning courses more immersive.

Not only that, but Olly’s devoted to creating multiple quick victories that create motivation, remove obstacles and keep you moving even when they arise.

For a taste of how Olly’s courses works, checkout what I’ve found to be the best free Spanish language learning video series out there:

I suggest you click the image above now and register for Olly’s new course even if you’re not learning Spanish. You’ll learn great principles that apply to any language you might be studying, online or off.

Once you’ve registered, click play on this episode as Olly shares:

* Exactly when shared characteristics between languages gives you “short cuts” and when they create obstacles.

* The ultimate answer to “what is language acquisition?” (By understanding how the similarities between language acquisition and language learning can help your journey towards fluency, you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches!)

* Why quick victories help you compound your activities and keep your energy high during the language learning process.

* The truth about “cognate rules” and why Olly never introduces them into his language teaching.

* Why you need to spend time with the language you’re learning.

* Why not having time is rarely the real problem for most language learners, certainly not in the way they think.

* Why the struggles most people experience with language learning have nothing to do with the language.

* The different kinds of “emotional turmoil” Olly has experienced and how to understand them when – not if – they happen to you.

* How do to deal with the consequences of learning hurdles people face so you don’t have to give up.

* How to find and enjoy language learning experiences that don’t force you into panic mode.

* The real reasons why the Michel Thomas recordings may work for some people, but don’t for others.

* The importance of listening and reading in ways that allow you to listen and observe naturally without the need for rules.

* Why story is the root of all human communication and learning.

* How story can connect you to all elements of the culture of your target language.

* How to structure your week so that you have time every day for learning with a language course online.

* How to model yourself after a great linguist to learn any language.

* Why taking long breaks does not help in learning a language.

* Why “conquer the morning, conquer the day” is not true for all people and how to find other times of day for consistently showing up to accomplish your learning goals.

* How Digital Amnesia plays into the language learning experience and how Olly thrives by keeping a healthy majority of his learning offline.

* The only two apps Olly uses in his language learning and why they’re useful.

* The true path to “deep focus” with simple study tools that immerse you in the task.

* The truth about the scientific evidence for how and when language learning takes place.

 

Further Resources From Olly Richards

 

Make Words Stick by Olly RichardsOlly Richards on Crazy Language Learning Goals & Mastering Motivation

Olly Richards Talks About Language Tech & Real Communication

Olly’s Fluent Spanish Academy Channel on YouTube

How about you? What’s your experience with online language learning courses? How have you balanced them with offline materials and avoided some of the “Digital Amnesia” issues we’ve discussed in this episode?

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