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It would be a shame if it made no sense to most readers, wouldn't it? Fair point. My last (and first) post  was on some philosophical sensible nonsense about why certain things are critically important to moving forward in life. Another principle that I firmly believe in is Toyota's Kaizen principle. If you haven't heard of it, check it out. The idea is often summarized as doing 1% better every day on your life's highest priority item(s). The mathematician in me is screaming that you cannot possibly improve by 1% every day, and then I realize the results can never be consistent nor that large a number. In the words of those annoying university textbooks, I'll leave that as a thought exercise to the reader as to why that's my opinion. (Feel free to comment below if you agree, or don't). Kaizen in Action: Language Learning Imagine you're trying to learn a new language. Instead of trying to master it overnight, you decide to improve by 1% every day. This...