Norbs

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speaks: Hungarian

learns: English, Spanish

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Connected Speech

I've practiced connected speech in the past to improve my English fluency. I mostly used Alex Thomas’s YouTube channel since I’ve found it to be (?) the best so far. However, I’ve noticed that his
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Feb 22 - 1 min. read

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Word and Sentence Stress

I've been practicing the American accent for more than a year now, and interestingly enough, I had been studying it for almost a year before I even got to word stress. I uploaded a recording to the
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Feb 22 - 1 min. read

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BoldVoice

I've been using an application called BoldVoice for 2–3 months. Its purpose is to help improve accent and pronunciation. It displays words and sentences that you have to record, and AI rates your
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Feb 21 - 1 min. read

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Deepseek for writing?

I believe everyone has heard about the new Chinese AI, DeepSeek. I have written some prompts to it, and it seems alright. However, I haven't tried it out for coding or writing yet, because I was
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Feb 5 - 1 min. read

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Rating Language Learning Methods

In the past 5, 6, or 7 years, I've tried (out) different language learning methods, and I'm going to rate (them) how useful they are on a scale from 1 to 10. Reliable feedback: One of the most
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Jan 17 - 2 min. read

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Diminishing return

You’ve probably heard of diminishing returns—the idea that as you invest more time or effort into something, the benefits you gain gradually decrease. This applies to learning, earning money, and
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Jan 12 - 1 min. read

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Physiotherapy

So, I started going to physiotherapy because I have frequent back pain, and I believe many of life's issues can be addressed by resolving the systemic problems in our bodies. I've always worked out,
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Jan 12 - 1 min. read

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Public Speaking: Tips and Insights from My 2024 Experience

Overprepare - Preparation is key. Even a complete beginner can give a life-changing speech if they put an immense amount of practice into it. Practice it as if you were already giving the speech:
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Jan 7 - 3 min. read

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Why Books and Movies Boosted My English More Than Videos and Articles

When I started reading books and watching movies in English, I realized that my English improved much more than when I watched YouTube videos or read articles, but I didn’t exactly understand why. I
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Jan 6 - 1 min. read

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Worst language learning advice

Most of us here are from the language-learning community. Last time, I asked you all about the best ways to learn a language. Now, I’d like to ask: what is the worst advice you’ve ever heard? I’ll
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Jan 6 - 1 min. read

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Happy New Year

Like many of you, 2024 was a challenging year for me. I experienced many successes, but I also faced mental, and emotional difficulties. I'd even say that 2024 was one of the most challenging years
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Jan 1 - 1 min. read

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Book Recommendation: Atomic Habits

I have read several books on both software development and personal development, from Design Patterns, Data Structures and Algorithms, to How to Win Friends and Influence People. But if someone were
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Dec 26 - 2 min. read

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Christmas Gratitude to the Amazing Journaly Members

I'd like to wish a Merry Christmas to all Journaly members. You guys have always been super helpful and supportive, always there to lift me up in difficult moments and celebrate with me in victory.
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Dec 25 - 1 min. read

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A Christmas Gratitude to the EU from Hungary

I was thinking the other day that as a Hungarian citizen, most of my education was probably paid for by other EU members like Germany and the Netherlands, including my university education and the
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Dec 25 - 1 min. read

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Key Mindsets for Success in Software Engineering

Key Mindsets for Success in Software Engineering Fail, Fail, Fail: Most people don’t fail enough. Small failures lead to big wins. You learn the most through failure. The small pain that failure
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Dec 17 - 2 min. read

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Microservices vs Monoliths: The Battle of Architectures!

In the world of software engineering, the debate between breaking things down into smaller services (microservices) or keeping them unified in a single, solid block (monolith) is real. Which approach
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Dec 17 - 1 min. read

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JavaScript: The "English" of Programming Languages

Even though I'm a backend developer, my main programming language is JavaScript, and the reason is simple: JavaScript, like English, has many inconsistencies, historical quirks, and flaws, but it is
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Dec 16 - 1 min. read

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A New Phrase Learned

I’ve learned a new phrase again. The roof of my mouth was itching, and I needed to scratch it, but I couldn’t explain it to my GF. She explained to me that it’s called "scratching the roof of your
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Dec 15 - 1 min. read

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Simplyfing Language Learning

I'm a big believer in simplifying life. I almost exclusively wear black clothes, try to own as few things as possible, and so on The EU has communication issues and I think one of the possible
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Dec 15 - 1 min. read

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Reflecting on an Incredible Experience at the GDG ELTE Career Workshop

Reflecting on an Incredible Experience at the GDG ELTE Career Workshop Last Saturday, I had the chance to speak at the GDG ELTE Career Workshop held at the Prezi office. Sharing my story as a
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Dec 12 - 1 min. read

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