DON'T LISTEN!

DON'T LISTEN!

Last 09/02/2011 I said LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! Now I say DON'T LISTEN! What do I mean?! Do you know the difference between the verbs TO LISTEN and TO HEAR? TO LISTEN is active. TO HEAR is passive. Sometimes you can LISTEN too hard. Sometimes you can TRY too hard. Sometimes it is better only to HEAR. Let the radio play. Let the CD play. But DON'T listen. Just HEAR. Your subconscious will listen for you. And you will still learn. If you listen and try to understand, you may block on one word and get frustrated. Don't worry! Just HEAR! Believe me, you will still be learning. The important thing is to let the radio or CD or television or record PLAY. Let it play. And you - you do nothing. Your brain will HEAR, your subconscious will LISTEN and you will LEARN.


Por hoje é só. Amanhã tem mais. See you.
Guilherme.