Iâll skip the introduction đ :
Think of your proficiency in your target language as a not-so-full salt shaker. You do everything you can to fill it up, but it just feels impossible.
Now, imagine every moment you spend with the language as a grain of salt youâre adding to the shaker. Maybe itâs not just one grain â maybe itâs two or three. Those grains might seem like they make no difference, but thatâs just at first glance. Your âfeels-like-nothingâ additions are actually raising your proficiency â even if you canât see it.
Then there are those times when, instead of a few grains, you throw in a whole pinch. Those are the rare moments when you finally figure something out, like aha momentsâ something thatâs been bugging you for ages, but finally clicks. Thatâs when you actually see the salt level rise, but it doesn't happen often.
So donât get discouraged. Keep adding grains: write, speak, listen, read, do shadowing, chat with ChatGPT, sing in English, or play cards with your Anki deckâ whatever feels fun or interesting to you. You name it . One day youâll look down and realize your salt shaker is overflowing⊠and youâll need a second one.
Coral, why on Earth do you self-declare your outstanding English to just be two bars worth? You need >= 3 of them (in Journaly's rather stu...nning system).
@edufuga Hahaha, I'd use zombies instead of bars if this platform were mine. You know: one zombie = beginner. All four = zombie apocalypse. Or better yet⊠yogurts. đ Thanks so much! I'm really flattered. My English is still a work in progress, but I yogurtly a lot. đ
Interesting metaphors! Well-written. Bravo, Coral!