188. How To Start Actually Using New Words + Special Bonus!
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How to Connect the Dots in a New Word
The first thing that you're gonna brain is gonna wanna do when you see a new word or you hear something, is it wants to have a reference? It wants to connect the dots to something that you already know. So you have to help your brain connect the dots. One of the biggest things that you can do is give yourself a translation. If there's a word, if there's a phrase, whatever, translate it into your native language because your brain is gonna look for that. Your brain is like water so it's always looking to find the easiest pathway. You have to force it to start taking the other path.
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