In this latest (somewhat belated!) episode, I talk about an article I read the day before about 7 ways tomake yourself smarter. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I did several of the thing the article mentioned. Have a listen, see how many you do.

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Kev's English Podcast

Kev's English Podcast: Episode 23: 7 Ways to get Smarter!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dwz65aodSWAD4JbUgz-EMTIG4xQOGRAyaDH3LDRJhI8/edit?usp=sharing

México en el corazón

Lucha Libre Mexicana: ¡Acción y Emoción en el Ring! (con transcripción)

Learn how 'overwhelmed' can mean both stressed and deeply moved, as well as how to use it naturally in real life. Includes pronunciation and shadowing to master stress and rhythm.

BrightStep: One Word

Overwhelmed

你听说过“343法则”吗？

343法则
        自我肯定感低的人会没有自信，害怕被别人嫌弃，因此他们总会让自己必须做好一切事，认为自己应该让所有人都喜欢，这让他们非常痛苦。
        在这种情况下，有一种方法可以让自我肯定感低的人变得快乐起来，那就是“343法则”。就是说10个人当中喜欢你的人有3个，不喜欢也不讨厌你的人有4个，不喜欢你的人有3个，也就是说喜欢你和不喜欢也不讨厌你的人一共有7个。
        被所有人喜欢只是一种幻想，不被大家喜欢是很正常的事情。当你对人际关系感到烦恼，想要被人喜欢而觉得非常疲惫时，就想一下“343法则”吧。

边听边说 More than Chinese Listening

第二集  ……（不）被……

手土産って難しい・・・

GWに関西に帰り、旦那と私、両家の母親の合計４人で食事に行った。
旦那のお義母さんは、２つも手土産を持ってきていた。１つは京都の名産であるタケノコ、もう１つは高そうな和菓子だった。一方、私の母は１つしか手土産を持ってきていなかった。しかもリーズナブルな大阪のお菓子だ。その手土産は相手が持って帰るときに重くならないようにと選んだのだが、何とも言えない気持ちになった。
次回からは手土産なしで会を開こうと思う。

izm's room

手土産って難しい

How to say "Excuse me", "Yes and No", and "Where is the bathroom" in Japanese.

Japanese Channel with Momoko

Useful Travel Phrases_01

Hello everyone! Today's episode is a Japanese folktale: Momotaro. He's the most famous boy in Japan. Do you know this story? Today is the first half. Enjoy!みなさんごきげんよう。今日のエピソードは日本の昔話、桃太郎だよ。彼は日本の中で一番有名な男の子だ。みんなはこのエピソードを知っているかな？今日は前半だよ。楽しんでね！

Moekoの日本語ベラベラtime

Epi9 : 日本昔話-桃太郎 前半【Japanese Podcast】

 Marko speaks English, I speak Japanese. 　マルコさんが英語を話して、僕が日本語を話す。

drinks 　飲み物

脱水症　だっすいしょう　　　dehydration
熱中症　ねっちゅうしょう　　heatstroke
塩分　　えんぶん　　　　　　salt contents
糖分　　とうぶん　　　　　　sugars
ごくごく飲む　　　　　　　　to gulp
ちびちび飲む                               to sip

SAMURAI BROADCAST　侍放送  継続は力ニャり

Vol.11 Marko speaks English, I speak Japanese. 　マルコさんが英語を話して、僕が日本語を話す。飲み物。

As a pessimist, you might view language learning as hard work—and you’re not wrong.
Language acquisition requires effort, repetition, and managing confusion.

Here’s the beautiful part: Pessimists tend to manage disappointment better than idealists.
When you anticipate difficulty, you're less likely to be devastated by it.

In psychological terms, this creates cognitive resilience—the ability to stay in the game even when things go wrong. You expect challenges. You face them head-on. You recover faster because you weren’t expecting ease.

You might never say, “I’m going to be fluent in a year.” That’s okay.
But you might say, “I’m going to keep learning, even if progress is slow.”
And that is the spirit of persistence.
Don’t try to change who you are. Just learn to steer with it.
Pessimism doesn’t mean you’re giving up—it means you’re prepared to endure.
And that, my dear listener, is what long-term success looks like.
