What criteria do you take into account when choosing a new language to learn? Do you check the number of its speakers? I guess some of you do. Once I thought it was a good strategy. But is it really? Many people start to learn a language looking at the number of its speakers. They
We found Caminito del Rey by chance. We used to go to the south of Spain once every two years and it’s strange that we haven’t come across this place before. I have one word for it: AMAZING. Caminito del Rey is situated about 60 km northwest of Malaga. The best way to get there
“Deep Work” is a book written by Cal Newport, published in 2016. The book covers the concept of ‘deep work’ which is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. Newport argues that deep work is becoming increasingly rare in today’s world where we are constantly surrounded by distractions. The book is
The most important thing in marketing is to create a story how you can solve the problems of your customer/s. This is not a book about how to tell your company’s story. Such a book would be a waste of time. Customers are usually not interested in this topic; they have their own story to
House Inventory – a template I created for myself and then decided to share with others has just been approved by Notion team and appeared in the official Notion Template Gallery. I am so excited and happy. You create and manage lists of your furniture and appliances, with serial number, guarantee deadline, receipts scans and
I don’t like being touched by other people (unless it’s during having sex!). It’s not a phobia, it’s not something that makes me shiver or anything like that. But still, it’s not my favorite thing. Or better said, I don’t like to be treated in any way. That’s why when I go to a dentist,
A plane ticket, itinerary downloaded to my cell and off we go. On the site with my tongue on my chin, I used to run around castles, museums, churches, and other attractions. This is how my vacation looked like a few years ago. I don’t know if it’s because of age or a desire for
I often hear that Arabic is a difficult language, including pronunciation. There are sounds that don’t exist in English or in Polish. But… sometimes we are just not conscious about their existence. Let’s take a hamza or glottal stop – this is how ء is called. It exists both in English, and in Polish! Surprised?
No, I haven’t lost my senses. I must admit that I often talk to myself! Why? It’s just another way to practice the languages I learn, especially vocabulary and some constructions. Naturally, it would be better to have a native speaker at hand to correct me if I make a mistake, but even if there’s no
One of my passions is learning languages. And teaching them. I am also deeply passionate about productivity and knowledge management. I built my personal knowledge management system in Notion. I manage all my teaching activities in Notion, for example: students’ database, what material I realized with each one of them, what text we read during
