Learning two languages simultaneously. Should I do that? Hello Everyone, how you doing? So, I've been studying english for while and for now I kinda feel myself stuck in the intermediary plateau level. I feel that in order to improve at the language I must keep acquiring new vocabulary and practicing my speaking skills (by the way, if there's someone who'd like to practice with me on skype or discord, feel free to leave a message). I still have so much to improve on English... then I kinda schedueled my week days on practicing talking to people on discord/Skype (at least a half hour a day) and writting down every unknown words to revise later in order to learn then... That's been my strategy since then. My point is, I don't think this will consume so my time a day, so I was wondering about start learning spanish simultaneously practicing English. But I'm kinda afraid of be wasting my time and don't getting better in none of them. Should I just pick up one and focus on that till achieve advanced level? In other hand Spanish seems quite similar to my native language (Portuguese) that I thought it's be really easier to achieve intermediary level than it was with English back then. I'm kinda confused about what to do but I think I'll try it to see if it works... I'm writing this notebook entry here because I know there are so many people here on italki that already speak several languages that I'd like to know as well how you guys did, I mean: Did you wait till be fluent/advanced on that first language and then moved to another one? Or you did like what I'm thinking to do.. that is starting a second language while in intermediary level of the first one? Thank you!

Acquiring new vocabulary ... It's been harder than I thought

Do these sentence sound natural? Hey guys.. yesterday I was talking to some friends on discord to practice speaking skills and I decided to write down every setence I said and I was in doubt if they would sound natural (I mean if a native speaker would express the idea like that). So here they are... and I'd like you guys comment bellow how you'd express these ideas. PS.: If I made any mistake in this little intro, feel free to correct me as well haha ================================================================= Yeah... I was playing (the guitar) while you were out (he had left to go to the bathroom) The three people room is available right now... we should move there (there were a room/server with 3 vacancies) Everyone was concerned about the possibility of it happen, while watching the movie, I mean ... but in the end the movie went through another path and everyone kinda felt relieved. Because if that had happend I think they'd have simply screwed up the whole story. That was a heavy movie... I mean, with a very deep emotional load. Oh really... the movie was released this year? he is kinda in the middle. He is not the hero, but not the vilan as well Have u ever tried to say smth bad about doctor who for him to see what happens?? (haha he has a friend who only talk about dr. who... he definetely loves it) They were too bored.. so they were kinda inventing stuffs to do. No matter what it was, they just wanted to move out of borednesss They say it's kinda confusing watching this tv show, cause it has so many timelines hmm the first song I've ever learnt.... I'm not sure if I remember even what song it was haha --> he's asked me if I still know how to play the first song I've ever learnt and I answered it above, but I'd like to know a way of answering it in order to pass the folowing idea: I can't remember even which song was it, so the chances of still knowing how to play it would be even lesser. Is that a big tv show? I mean are there long episodes with many episodes by seasons. I couldn't understand you because your voice was failing (The audio was turning on and off quickliy) Is that song by Radiohead or not? (I wanted to know if that sound was made by this band) Whoa... so long! and how was that? I mean, you first went there for work/study and ended up staying? ================================================================= Thank you so much guys for your help and corrections!

Don't focus on your goals in order to achieve them. Hi everyone. I was watching to Reggie Rivers's TEDx talk on youtube (link below) and then I decided to write this notebook to share with you guys this excellent talk, and also say what I thought about it. Although it seems contradictory by the first look, as he goes through the speech it starts making sense. At least for me, when I set my goals I always think way more about the future than the present ... and that's what he says is wrong (Don't focus on you goals - future). Instead of doing that, he says you should focus on your behaviors, that is, focusing on what you really have control of, because sometimes our goals are totally outside of our controls ... whatever it might be; being promoted on your job, getting a good grade of you professor, going on a date with the girl/boy you like, etc. I think the very core of his speech is the following: Set your goals, but don't focus on achieving then. Work on the behaviors you should adopt to get closer and closer of them. Focus on them and you'll succeed by consequence. I really had a click while watching it and sure I'll aplly this new mindset on my actual goals that I'm struggling with. Hope it help someone else as well. Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2PP3p4_4R8

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