In my stubbornness to find answers to the "Show, don't tell" phenomenon (I'm not talking about the principle, but the hype), I was surprised to find that some of my suspicions were quite correct, even though I'm a neophyte/newcomer to this arena. They say there's a time for everything, and it seems pretty clear that the time for "show, don't tell" is just about now. So let's show. Click on this icon: 📈

The phrase has skyrocketed in popularity over the last few decades, making it one of the buzzwords of contemporary writing advice and workshops, which doesn't make it good or bad, just trendy. And the same goes for the word "holistic" (which I know has nothing to do with the matter at hand. I'm just getting carried away with the "showing". I'll get to the "telling" when I get to it.) Please click on this icon too: 📊

So, holistically speaking (what a word), I'm more and more inclined to think that this mantra is ephemeral. In fact, you can see on the NGram chart that there's an incipient downward trend that is likely to continue. Only time will tell, though.

That said, you may have noticed I haven't gone deep into the principle itself. Why not? Partly, because I can't—that would be wishful thinking. But mostly because I'm not a big fan of the one-size-fits-all approach. But that's just me. In the end, in language learning is all about finding what works for you and your narrative, and that's perfectly fine.