English is supposed to be uncomfortable

19 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube monologue by Hadar Shemesh arguing that practicing and learning English should often feel uncomfortable because discomfort indicates growth. She recommends courage and varied challenging activities—speaking frequently, recording videos, and doing job interviews in English—and cautions that excessive comfort and repetition may stall improvement.

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Practicing and learning English is not supposed to be comfortable all the time. It's not supposed to be easy. It is supposed to be fun. Don't get me wrong. But it does need to feel uncomfortable almost all the time. Why? Because if you're uncomfortable, it means that you're doing something different. I'm talking about courage. I'm talking about doing things that you don't usually do. I'm talking about speaking as much as possible and making videos and recording yourself and going to job interviews in English. So? So this is how it's supposed to feel. If it gets too comfortable and too repetitive and you keep doing more of the same, then you might not be improving.