Give Yourself a Time Limit

Give Yourself a Time Limit

Give Yourself a Time Limit

3. Give Yourself a Time Limit

3. Give Yourself a Time Limit

Give Yourself a Time Limit
Give Yourself a Time Limit

This one can be surprisingly effective.

Ask yourself a simple question and give yourself about five seconds to start answering.

Not five seconds to construct the perfect sentence.

Five seconds to start talking.

For example:

Что ты любишь?
shto ty LYÚ-bish?
What do you like?

Five…

Four…

Three…

Я люблю кофе.
ya lyu-BLYÚ KÓ-fye
I like coffee.

Good enough.

The point is to train yourself to respond rather than endlessly build the perfect sentence in your head.


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