🚀 Struggling to remember new vocabulary? If your vocab routine isn’t working, you might be making some common mistakes!

In this episode, I’ll share 9 signs your vocabulary practice is failing—and, more importantly, how to fix them to boost your language learning.

Whether you're learning Spanish, French, Japanese, or any language, these tips will help you improve your memory, make words stick, and enjoy learning more!

🔹 Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:51 Sign #1 – You don't remember words

3:09 Sign #2 – You're bored!

4:38 Sign #3 - You put off review

7:21 Sign #4 - You put off learning new vocab

9:19 Sign #5 - The effort doesn't equal the reward

10:44 Sign #6 - You can't take a break

12:11 Sign #7 - You talk yourself down

14:08 Sign #8 - You have nothing to say in conversation

16:03 Sign #9 - You don't understand others

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