Marcin

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speaks: Polish

learns: English

likes: business, diet, health, science, biology, psychology, sleep, habits, programming

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I'm a software engineer trying to finally and once for all become proficient in English.

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Watch out for narcissist

Recently, when I was discovering different types of personalities and attachment styles, my attention was grabbed by the video about narcissism. I knew only a little about it at that time. I even
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Nov 6 - 3 min. read

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Stupid society

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about contemporary society and people that in my opinion are becoming more and more stupid. Especially the younger generations seem to be not as clever as they
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Aug 13 - 2 min. read

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Who do you want to be in the future?

The question from the title has been posed many times and yet not many of us can answer it straight away. It's either because we have never contemplated our future or we just simply have no idea and
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Aug 6 - 3 min. read

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Data collection and management

Have you ever wondered how to effectively manage your assignments? Do you use any methods or tools to do it efficiently? As we get busier and busier and we live our lives in a constant rush it's
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Jul 30 - 3 min. read

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Another hot day

Today is another hot day in a row. It's not that scorching yet, but it's already too much for me. It feels that my body is just bad at adapting to this kind of weather and instead of at least trying
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Jun 26 - 1 min. read

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It's all about the journey

I've just read a post from my friend about his English learning journey and I've got inspired to write a few words about mine. The thing is that despite being motivated to reach another level I
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Jun 25 - 2 min. read

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The power of nap

Have you ever felt tired in the midafternoon for no apparent reason? Do you often feel exhausted and therefore less productive at times when you should be fully focused? Have you heard about power
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Jun 4 - 3 min. read

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Synergize

The time to introduce you to the very last habit of public victory - synergize - has come. If you've read my previous articles pertaining to this topic, you should already be familiar with the
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May 28 - 3 min. read

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My first lucid dream

Today I want to share with you how I've gotten my first lucid dream. It was some time ago, but I've just refreshed my memory as I found my dream diary. Before I jump into the dream I want to say a
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May 21 - 3 min. read

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Imperfect plan

How do you plan your day? Do you use any methods or tools to do everything you need to do? Or perhaps you don't think about it and rather play it by ear? I've always thought that I'm a quite
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May 13 - 2 min. read

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Why we sleep? #1

Have you ever wondered why we sleep? Is it something we really need? We spend a third of our lives asleep. Isn't that a waste of time? These were big questions for scientists two decades ago, but
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May 7 - 5 min. read

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Who's your prince charming?

Lately, I've been reading the book "Money, A Love Story" by Kate Northrup. The author introduced me to an interesting term - prince charming. It doesn't seem to be connected with finances and money
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May 4 - 3 min. read

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Getting things done #1

Have you ever had something to do but you'd been neglecting doing it and therefore your consciousness reminded you about it constantly and perhaps in the worst possible moment? Do you often feel
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Apr 30 - 3 min. read

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What's money?

Have you ever wondered what's money? Have you ever thought how much your life would be easier if you had a lot of them? Does it happen to you that you don't want to be rich just because you consider
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Apr 26 - 3 min. read

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Seek first to understand, then to be understood

As I continue my writing journey through the habits from the book "The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People" and specifically the habits of public victory, it's time to introduce you to the key
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Apr 23 - 2 min. read

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Regaining passion for reading

According to much research, people who read on a regular basis are the ones that achieve success, do better in their life, and have a higher intelligence quotient compared to those who don't read at
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Apr 21 - 4 min. read

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Sharing my thoughts #2

Lately, I've been preoccupied with thoughts that I'm not doing enough when it comes to my English and I need to speed things up. I know that I spend a lot of time studying the language, but there is
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Apr 19 - 2 min. read

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First month on Journaly

It's been a month since I joined Journaly and I decided to share a few thoughts about the website and how it helped me improve my language skills. First things first, I'd never written an article
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Apr 17 - 3 min. read

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Krashen's theory

Today I wanted to write a few words about the Stephen Krashen language acquisition hypothesis. According to him the only effective way to acquire the language is through getting massive
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Apr 16 - 2 min. read

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The Office

I always wanted to be able to understand the real-life content in English. Generally, I don't have problems with understanding natives, even when they speak different accents. That's probably because
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Apr 15 - 2 min. read

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