A spoken language is primarily a skill, not a body of knowledge. So don’t “learn,” PRACTICE.
trico's Life List
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1. be joyful.
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2. flyfish in New Zealand.
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3. learn to juggle.
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4. publish in First Things journal.
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5. record a ukulele video of Engine Engine Number 9 for YouTube.
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6. Swim with dolphins
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7. learn to draw
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How I did it: Mine is a PhD in Political Theory, part-time student, from the UK. It's a great system; all about research, writing, and argument, not jumping through hoops. "Structure is argument. Argument is structure." Why do you want to do this? Your reason better be pretty good. Choose your school based on the person who knows best what you want to study, not based on the name of the school. You won't know quite what it's about until you're … Read how I did it…
How I did it: I learned this from a cranial-sacral therapist. Lie on your back. Reach your arms straight up and extend them as far out as you comfortably can. Keeping them straight, pull your shoulders back so that they reach as short as you comfortably can. (That is, just the opposite of the first move.) Put your arms along your body, keeping the shoulders back. Pull your arms and shoulder blades down. Learn to do this standing up. (Or you may even st… Read how I did it…
