Think in English Without the Mental Translation

How to actually think in English To be able to actually switch from one language to the other one The very first thing we want to do is to create a second brain just for this purpose But how do we actually do that? First of all you have to make peace with the fact that it takes time To think in English takes time Pretty much the same amount of time you took to learn to think in your first language And the process is exactly the same You always begin with a layer of words To which you add a layer of attributes to make your thoughts interesting Then you add a layer of actions and to top it all up You surround yourself by as much English as possible If only it was this easy Hello awesome people Today I have for you a very special lesson And to make sure you get all the best from this lesson I prepared for you a nice and easy PDF That just as usual you can download down here in the description Without any further ado let's begin with the first step Name the objects around you This is something you can do straight away Right now Press pause over this lesson And start by naming what you see in front of yourself To show you how it's done I just went to my kitchen Honey Pepper So just look around your house Whatever you see around you You just name it Television Couch Carpet Fireplace Cups So to hit the ground running Make sure to think with the right pronunciation To get the pronunciation right my friend There are a lot of ways For example this is my favorite tool When it comes to pronunciation When it comes to actually learning new words I'm going to leave you a link down here So you can find it yourself Let's see a very common word For example water right If you want to actually make sure You are thinking with the right pronunciation Just come over this website Look for the word water And then just press this icon right here Water This way you can listen to the real pronunciation And you can repeat it right afterward Water Not only can you see the right pronunciation But you can also check your own pronunciation All you need to do is to open a new Google page And then just press this button up here Make sure that when you do that Your Google is in English And we're going to talk about this in just a second And you press the button And you just say out loud the word you are thinking If your pronunciation is right You can see it straight away Water And here you go This way you can definitely check If the pronunciation you're thinking is correct Now before we go ahead with the next step If you're finding value If you are learning a lot Make sure to subscribe to this channel My goal is to make your fluency journey as easy as possible And if this is your goal too Well my friend This is your home You're welcome to stay And now back to us After a few days You probably are getting familiar With the names of the things around you All right This is perfect for step two Start completing in your mind this little sentence I am I am tired I am sleepy I am excited I am happy I am sad All right So just do this in your mind This will get the spark for your internal communication to begin Make sure to really say the way you feel When you connect a word to an emotion That word will be more powerful And you'll be able to remember it for a long time Once you get accustomed to this It's the time to use these four objects The same objects that you learned in the previous step This is a big and bright television This couch is comfortable This rug is very cozy The fireplace is warm and peaceful These cups are so useful In the beginning Don't worry about making mistakes Mistakes happen They're natural This is the way we grow If we don't make mistakes We don't grow So just focus on enjoying the process And forget about the mistakes you might make Now step three You got used to nouns You added some attributes You only need to start including some actions To start thinking in simple sentences And if these terms confuse you Or wonder what I mean by them You can check this lesson up here Where I explain everything you need to know So this is something you can do literally Right here on the spot where you are Start with something like I'm thirsty So I'm taking a glass I'm walking to the kitchen I'm leaving the glass on the kitchen top Then you can start using attributes in it I'm opening the fridge I'm taking a fresh bottle of water This water bottle is pretty empty But the fridge is full I'm opening the bottle I'm pouring some sparkling water I'm finally drinking All right If you followed me so far Now it's time for the step number four Switch every device to English Now you are starting to finally Getting immersed in the English language Start with your phone Do the same with your computer Any account of any website you visit regularly Every app you use Everything my friend Step five Now that everything is in English It's time to research in English Unless it's something that you want to find In your local area You can definitely research that in English Once you begin to do your research in English You will find a world of information That you didn't know before Because more than half of all the internet websites Are in English This is the perfect moment to start Reading an article in English Or starting to get some particular knowledge On a topic in English And if you are ready for that You are definitely ready for step number six Listening to the language Without trying to understand it There's a radio It's called Radio Garden It's a free app You can download it And I'm going to put the link down here You can download this app And you can get access to every radio on the planet Just select one of the English speaking countries And you just start to listen to that radio As you're listening to that radio You do other things You don't need to be focused on listening You are literally doing other things This will train your mind To receive and learn a lot of vocabulary Through simple repeated exposure In other words my friend This method allows you to learn without conscious effort Getting you used to think in English Without needing to translate your thoughts From your native language And this will definitely get you ready for the next step Watch everything in English So now let me focus on one thing You don't wanna use subtitles Many suggest you to begin with English subtitles But it doesn't work my friend Remember our goal is to think in English And watching a movie in English Helps you to get used to the sounds of this language To absorb those words And just like we said To connect them with authentic emotions If you activate the closed captions You'll be solely focused on reading those lines You won't listen anymore And you turned a very useful exercise In a waste of time Besides when you are actually speaking with somebody Do you see the subtitles down here? I don't think so my friend So for the same reason Forget about the subtitles Now it's time to actually do something in English At this point your vocabulary has grown a lot It's time for you to actually do something with this language Start maybe simple Maybe with a recipe If you're more advanced Get a course in English Maybe a course of photography Or a course of public speaking How about that? That'd be awesome Imagine if you can actually take a public speaking course in English Well you wouldn't need to learn the language anymore Because it's already part of the new course What a great idea man I wish I had this insight before Now nine and last step Keep track of everything you do This is essential to have a sense of where you're going What you did already What you can improve All this can be done just by keeping track of what you're doing You can do this in many ways I actually made a lesson a few weeks ago That just talked about this And you can watch it I'm going to place another one of these things up here That shows up with the link And I'm also going to put the link down here in the description And thanks to that lesson You can also download a fluency tracker that I made just for you So that you can keep track of your fluency through the months So at this point my friend You have a step-by-step process that you can follow To start thinking in English Just like you always wanted To stop translating from your own language So you can actually switch from your language to the second brain All right my friend It's time for the final test Number one When you're listening to an English radio And the answer my friend Is that of course no You don't have to understand everything the speaker is saying on the radio Especially if you're using the radio as a means for your passive learning In that case my friend You don't need to stay there And listen attentively to everything the person says Number two And the answer my friend Was that you just don't set them at all Remember zero subtitles I know it's difficult But please don't use them You're going to make a favor to your brain Right Number three And the answer of course Is to start naming the objects around you my friend So for example Start right now And tell me on what device are you watching this video Let me know down in the comments As well as what step are you at the moment If you do that I can actually help you keeping track of it Posting a reply to actually see if you're following through So my friend You have so much to do So I'll leave you to actually start doing it I'll leave you right here The video where you can download the Fluency Tracker And I'll see you in the next one Cheers