The 2 Habits That Changed Everything About My English

So, after 10 years of learning English, people always ask me, "What's your secret?

How do you maintain your level?

" And honestly, it comes down to just two daily habits.

That's it. They're simple.

They're sustainable.

And most importantly, you can actually see progress every single day. And I'm still doing them every day. Now, the first one is read aloud every day. I think it is massively underrated.

I see so many people obsessing over creating content or speaking practice at the very beginning of their study journey, but actually they completely skip this fundamental step.

Here's why reading aloud is incredible for you.

First, it can help you boost confidence when speaking English and also you will have daily pronunciation practice and it can give you a solid foundation for everything else including fluency, inonation, natural rhythm.

When you vocalize these words and sentences, you are literally training your brain to connect the sounds with meaning.

You're teaching your mouth how to move.

You are building muscle memory. But here's the crucial part.

Don't just be a reading robot.

You know what I mean?

That kind of word by word lifeless reading.

Actually, don't do that. Let me give you an example.

Learning English is all about persistence and perseverance.

You cannot give up. Don't do that.

Instead, you should do like learning English is all about persistence and perseverance.

You cannot give up when difficulties emerge.

You can be slow but pay attention to the place that you naturally pause and also where does one idea end and another begin.

When you figure this out, suddenly the sentence structure becomes crystal clear for you.

I still do this every single day even now.

is how I maintain my English environment, especially since I'm not surrounded by native speakers 24/7 now.

So, the second habit is write something every day.

People will say like, but we have chat GPT, we have AI now. Why do I need to write? Here's the reality.

Writing is just another form of speaking.

Actually, it's speaking with a pause button.

Think about it.

If someone writes well with great grammar, clear logic, smooth flow, do you think that they're going to struggle when speaking?

Of course not. Strong writing skills translate directly and smoothly to strong speaking skills.

Here's what makes writing so powerful.

When you write, you have time to think before you commit.

You see your thoughts on paper or screen.

You can rearrange them.

You can visualize your sentence structures, your vocabulary choices, and your argument flow.

But actually with speaking it's gone the moment it leaves your mouth, right? You don't get that visual feedback.

So my recommendation is that you should start a daily journal.

No matter on your phone or laptop or just with a notebook, just take notes about your work or your life.

Write down random thoughts. Doesn't matter what, but just write something down every day.

After you write, just threw it into Chai GBT and ask it to polish your language and then read the improved version aloud.

I will give you a very useful prompt here and just take a screenshot.

Actually, learning English is not about magically becoming C2 level overnight.

It's not about perfect grammar or sounding exactly like a native speaker tomorrow.

It's about showing up consistently.

It's about building sustainable habits that actually stick.

Just start small. 5 minutes of reading aloud, a few sentences in your journal.

That's all you need to