This Simple Habit Will Make You Fluent in English (backed by science)

There is one simple habit that my entire language  learning is built around. It's so simple that once  

you understand it, you'll realize that you can  build your whole study routine on this one thing.  

It's backed by science. It only takes 30 minutes  a day. And I've been using it for years because  

it simply works. And I'm not exaggerating when  I say that even after your first study session,  

you'll see the difference. you'll remember at  least one expression and you'll feel confident  

enough to use it in your next conversation. So, in  this video, I'm going to walk you through exactly  

how to use this habit step by step. All right, so  I call it the learn and use habit, and it's built  

on comprehensible input and active recall. I talk  about the comprehensible input theory a lot on my  

YouTube channel because this is what I use in my  language learning. If you're new here and if you  

don't know what it is, basically it's when you  read or listen to content that you can mostly  

understand. It's comprehensible for you. You  can understand it, but you're still learning  

something new. Like there's still some words that  you don't know, but obviously they don't make  

up the majority. And so with this habit, we use  comprehensible input and we combine it with active  

learning. And personally, I find active learning  really useful when it comes to internalizing new  

vocabulary. Basically, this habit bridges the  gap between input and output. And this helps you  

understand the language and also use it naturally.  Okay, so now let's actually talk about this habit.  

Let's break it down and start with the first step.  Step one, choose your input. You're going to start  

by choosing something that you really like, like  a YouTube video by a creator that you admire or  

maybe a chapter from the book you're currently  reading or an article. The key here is interest  

and comprehensibility. The material should be  just slightly challenging. It shouldn't be so  

hard that you can't even follow the main ideas.  No, that means it's way too hard and you have  

to choose something easier. Obviously, I'm going  to give you guys an example and I'm going to use  

a Shortform summary of Atomic Habits by James  Clear. I have been using Shortform for a very  

long time and I'm really happy that today they're  sponsoring this video. Shortform doesn't just  

summarize books, they also analyze them. They  have one-page summaries, chapter breakdowns,  

and even exercises after each section to help  you apply what you read. The summaries and audio  

versions make it super easy to revisit what  you've just learned on a walk, at the gym,  

or maybe while doing your morning routine. And  what makes it even better is that Shortform  

goes beyond book guides. They also offer master  guides that compile ideas from multiple books on  

one topic, article guides, and podcast guides, so  you can learn from new ideas beyond just books.  

And their browser extension can summarize  anything on the internet, articles, emails,  

and even YouTube videos. It's perfect for books  like The Gifts of Imperfection, Atomic Habits,  

The Mountain is You because you get to go deeper  into the key ideas about self-love, perfectionism,  

and habit building. So, if you want to give it  a try, too. I have a very special offer for my  

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in my description. So step number two is going to  be collect vocabulary. While watching the video  

or reading the chapter, you're going to write down  all the new expressions, the words you don't know,  

the grammar patterns that look unfamiliar. And  obviously, if you're following the comprehensible  

input method, you're not going to have a list  of like 50 new words, 50 new expressions. You're  

probably going to have like a few new words, which  is absolutely great. Here the simplicity is key.  

We don't need a super long list of random words.  After collecting all of these words, you can  

talk to AI. You can ask AI to explain what all of  these expressions mean. Ask it to give you example  

sentences. Make it help you understand subtle  nuances of how all of these words are used. This  

makes your vocabulary list richer and more context  aware. Instead of staring at a bunch of words that  

you have to memorize, you're actually having a  conversation with AI. It's no longer a random  

collection of words. It's already more connected  to you. I want to show you guys how I would  

personally do it. So, let's choose the expression  prevailing wisdom and have a conversation with  

Chad GBT. Hi. So, I'm trying to learn this  new word in English, this new expression,  

prevailing wisdom. Can you explain what it means?  Can you give me example sentences of how a native  

speaker would use it? And also help me understand  like the nuances of this expression, where I can  

use it, should I even learn it? Is it a useful  expression? It's actually a pretty handy phrase  

to know. It basically means the generally accepted  belief or the common view on a particular topic.

You can do the same thing and have a conversation  with Chad GBT or just, you know, type in your  

questions and then see the responses. Okay, so  now let's talk about the final step. Step number  

three, reflect and reuse. So you have your AI  explanations, all of the examples, you understand  

what all of these expressions mean. Now it's time  to reflect. It's time to actually practice active  

recall. And what it means is you're trying to  use these words in your text or in your speech.  

And we're going to make it super low pressure by  journaling or again having a conversation with  

your AI. The idea behind it is that I really  want you to move from just understanding all  

of these words to actually using them yourself. In  psychology, there is this super interesting theory  

called the generation effect. Simply put, what it  means is that you remember information when you  

create it yourself instead of just reading it,  looking at it, or repeating it. In other words,  

when your brain has to generate something, this  expression becomes active instead of just staying  

passive in your memory. And this act of retrieving  and creating something makes you memorize all of  

this information way faster. So, let's say you  sit down to practice journaling. You're going  

to try to use this new word, this new expression  while journaling about something. And this way,  

you're going to be practicing active  recall. You're going to be thinking,  

okay, I have to use this word. I have to use this  expression. How can I use it? Like, does it feel  

natural when I personally use it? But let's say  you decide to talk to Chad GBT and use the new  

expression you're trying to memorize. So, can you  ask me a question where I could practice active  

recall? And I am going to use this phrase myself.  Can you tell me about a piece of prevailing wisdom  

in the self-improvement world that you personally  disagree with? The prevailing wisdom that I used  

to believe in in the productivity world is that if  I don't have any hobbies, if my only hobby is my  

work, that somehow makes me cool and that somehow  automatically makes me successful. But right now,  

I understand that, you know, taking breaks,  resting, doing something else is actually really  

important. I really hope you can see how just  now I actually made myself use this expression.  

Obviously, AI gave me a lot of amazing examples,  but I really wanted to practice active recall. I  

really wanted AI to ask me questions to make me  use this expression myself. And it's so easy to  

do right now. You can journal and respond to a few  questions or if you want to, you can also practice  

speaking. So, I've been using this three-step  habit very consistently, and I think it does  

work because it makes you focus on absorbing the  language first and then producing it second. So,  

you're always going through this loop. You  find something that you really like that's  

comprehensible enough for you. You're observing  the language and then you're practicing active  

recall. you're trying to understand like the  nuances of all of these expressions, how you  

can personally use it while journaling or while  speaking to people. And to be honest, every time I  

sit down to practice my languages, that is what I  do. Like I don't really add more things. Sometimes  

if I feel like I have more time or if I want to  do something else, obviously that's completely  

normal, but most of the time that's what I do.  I read something, I listen to something, I watch  

something, and then I talk to AI, or I journal,  and I use all of these new expressions. So guys,  

I really hope you enjoyed today's video. If you  did, don't forget to give it a thumbs up and  

subscribe to my YouTube channel. The habit that  I shared with you today has been really helpful  

when it comes to memorizing new vocabulary, like  working with my memory, not against it. And if  

you want to go deeper and see what vocabulary  method I really like using, I highly recommend  

watching this video right here. Here I talk about  memorization ani and all of the tools that work  

really great for me. So if you want to learn more,  just click right here and I'll see you there.