Tag: motivation

Limit-situations and limit-acts: a free guide for turning obstacles into motivation

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date April 23, 2016

This post is a collage of two inspiring ideas from two smart people. At the bottom of the page, you will find a link to a free guide I created to help you make the most of these guys’ ideas for inspired work and productive handling of life’s obstacles. Just spread the news about this post and download. Hope you enjoy it!

Vic Kostrzewski

Wiktor (Vic) Kostrzewski (MA, DELTA) is an author, translator, editor and project manage based in London. When he works, he thinks about languages, education, books, EdTech and teachers. When he doesn’t work, he probably trains for his next triathlon or drinks his next coffee.

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

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Tags dealing with obstacles, free download, motivation, problem-solving template

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Five good things that happen when you learn – and five bad things that happen when you stop

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date November 28, 2015

I want to share this with you – it’s not scientific in any way, but a process that me and my dear ones / friends / colleagues have all observed (and we deal with learning a lot). It turns out that when we begin learning, the same things can happen quite often – and when we stop, we go through similar sequences. See if this sounds familiar…

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

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Tags forgetting, learning, memory, motivation, progress

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Six big emotions which can motivate you to learn more than you thought possible

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date September 27, 2015

You learn hundreds of things for hundreds of reasons. Still, the science didn’t catch up. It is usual for people who learn about other folks’ motivation to point to something as the “decisive factor.” For learners, there are probably many ideas which motivate them to learn. Here are six of them – some working in isolation, many of them motivating you in teams 🙂

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

www.bravelearning.com

Tags emotions, emotions which motivate you, learning motivation, motivation

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The Good Power of Official Language Exams

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date March 13, 2015

Language learners have regularly been told (also by me) to do what they love, use the language in an enjoyable way and to aim for foreign languages that motivate them to meet people. This remains true – but recent news that reached me make me wonder about the future of more formal language study. What good are state language exams – and why should you care about them even if you’re just learning a language for yourself?

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

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Tags effect of exams on language learning, motivation, official language exams, testing in foreign languages

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4 Things To Learn From Mark Zuckerberg Speaking Mandarin

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date October 23, 2014

Mark Zuckerberg did something I admire today. I choose to write about it here for two reasons: it’s about courage and it’s about language learning.

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

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Tags learning mandarin, mark zuckerberg mandarin, motivation

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The Multilingual Is The Political: How Language Learners Can Make a Difference

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date May 26, 2014
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There is no way I could write a different post today. The election results made me angry, frustrated and motivated at the same time. The thing I know best – foreign languages – turns out to be a political device, as powerful as any other. If you think you’re only learning a foreign language for fun, move on – but it you agree that things can change when languages are shared and used, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

www.bravelearning.com

Tags Europe, learning, listening, motivation, multilingual, news, politics, reading