Your 127 day Duolingo streak died for a reason that has nothing to do with discipline
You had a 127 day streak on Duolingo. And then one day… you just stopped. You tell yourself it was because: But here’s what actually happened: You hit the cognitive ceiling. Let me explain: Every language app is designed with a hidden assumption: That you want to “complete lessons” and “complete streaks” and “unlock new […]
The gap between closing your laptop and opening Netflix is actually a 12-minute Italian opportunity you’re burning
You just closed your laptop after an 8 hour workday. Your brain is not working You walk from your desk to the couch. You open Netflix. And in that gap the 12 minutes between “work is over” and “show is starting” you scroll your phone mindlessly. TikTok. Instagram. Texts you won’t reply to. You know […]
Your phone’s screen time report knows exactly when you could’ve been conversational by now
Open your phone’s screen time report. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Now look at the number next to “Social Media.” For most people, it’s somewhere between 90 minutes and 3 hours per day. Let’s be conservative and say you’re at 90 minutes. That’s 10.5 hours a week. 42 hours a month. That’s more time than a […]
Forget Duolingo: Here’s How to Actually Learn a Language
Written by Sophie Bouali. Hands up if you’ve spent months on Duolingo and all you can say is ‘John is eating a croissant’ – but nothing that’ll actually help you when you’re lost at a train station trying to find your platform? Same. Learning Italian was always one of those ‘I’ll do it next year’ […]