by Adam David Broughton | | Practice, Psychology of learning
It’s almost impossible for humans to walk in a straight line. Over a short distance, there should be no problem (unless you’ve had too much to drink). And if you’re following something, you should be ok too. But over a long distance, the body tends to move towards one...
by Adam David Broughton | | Language analysis, Psychology of learning
There’s a really common expression we use in English to say that we know a person really well. If I’m talking about my friend Simon, I would say, “I know him like the back of my hand”. That got me thinking. How well do you know the back of your hand? Yes, it’s in...
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Practice
When I was eleven, I was madly in love with a girl in my class called Helenka. I tried to do everything to get her attention and impress her. Somehow, I can’t remember how, I managed to ask her out on a date. And somehow, I can’t remember how either, she said yes....
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis
“It is easier, far easier, to obey another than to command oneself”, Irvin D. Yalom At first, the crowd laughed at this young man’s funny style. Others who had seen it for the first time compared it to watching a fish in a boat trying to get back into the water. But...
by Adam David Broughton | | Grammar, Language analysis, Practice, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
Boiled eggs, bananas, and nuts. This is the packed lunch I have every working day. I usually throw in a handful of raisins, maybe even a couple of apples if I’m feeling crazy. But always boiled eggs, bananas, and nuts. I don’t have to time to go home to cook...
by Adam David Broughton | | Motivation
I’m learning to do freestanding handstands. I’m no expert yet. I started about two years ago; I’m one of those people that does handstands in the park and looks pretty silly. When I started, I looked up a quick guide on techniques on the Internet, then just went out...
by Adam David Broughton | | Education, Psychology of learning
We have a store room in our house, the trastero as it’s called here in Spain. I’m almost scared to go in there. Not because there are ghosts in it or anything, but because I have no idea what’s in there. Actually, I have an idea what’s in there but I prefer not to...
by Adam David Broughton | | Practice, Pronunciation
“No thanks, Adam. I don’t need any Viagra. Hahaha” Well that was the last email I expected to get from my wife’s uncle. I wondered why he thought I was trying to sell him Viagra. I don’t sell Viagra. Honestly. Then I noticed that his email to me was a reply from an...
by Adam David Broughton | | Psychology of learning, Vocabulary
I was lying on a sun lounger next to the swimming pool in the baking heat, with only the sound of the crickets in the August air. I started munching on the figs I’d just plucked from the branches of the fig tree next to the pool. I felt I’d earned them. I’d just...
by Adam David Broughton | | Motivation
Is it me, or is the future pretty disappointing? I don’t mean that in a negative, pessimistic way. Let me explain… I grew up in the 80s, and I was told to expect some pretty awesome futuristic stuff in the early 21st century. I’m still waiting for my hoverboard...
