Why Adults Learn Languages (and Why the Answer We Give Is Rarely True) 1/9

Stop chasing "fluency" and start designing for the pressure that actually makes us study.

Jun 13 • Shea

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May 2026

Welcome to Language Learning Meets Real Life 0/9

A note before we begin.

May 30 • Shea

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A Late Q1 Update: How I Started Studying Again

Lessons from Q1: Reentry, Ondoku, and Real Language Use

May 16 • Shea

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What My Students Taught Me About Being a Student

It’s presentation prep day..

May 2 • Shea

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April 2026

Reading Japanese After Two Years Away

Notes from coming back to Japanese reading

Apr 18 • Shea

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30 Days of Ondoku: What Actually Happened 📖

What happened when I practiced reading aloud every day for a month

Apr 4 • Shea

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March 2026

A framework for the long game 🗺️ 9/9

Growth, maintenance, and re-entry: where you are and what to do next

Mar 28 • Shea

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The unexpected advantages of adult language learning 💪8/9

What we gain by learning languages later in life

Mar 21 • Shea

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Why conversation feels hard (and what to do about it) 😰 7/9

The retrieval crisis every adult learner hits

Mar 14 • Shea

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The loneliness of adult language learning 💔 6/9

Why this feels isolating, and what to do about it

Mar 7 • Shea

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February 2026

What actually counts as language practice? 📚 5/9

Redefining "study" when you're not in language school

Feb 28 • Shea

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Immersion isn’t magic (but it helps) 🌊 4/9

How to get language hours in when you lead a busy life

Feb 21 • Shea

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