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Re-introducing Movie Mindset shift. Eliminate the urge to throw your laptop out of the window
Watch the video: Listen to the post: Have you seen this quote before on the internet? "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Apparently Einstein said this. It reminds me of my approach to watching French films at school...
Subtitle Free – “Never Let Me Go”
Recap In the previous post we were talking about the two things that you must do whenever you want to understand anything that you listen to, preferably something that has some kind of written text to go with it like subtitles or a transcript. First you need to...
Why You’ll Never Understand “Never Let Me Go” By Just Listening
Recap In the previous post, I started my series on watching the film "Never let me go" without the subtitles – that's our ultimate goal. We talked about feeling good about the film, even if you have to watch it initially with subtitles. It's not your fault because I...
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