Tu deviens responsable pour toujours de ce que tu as apprivoisé. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry   In my teaching practice I come across many people of all types and ways, and I often hear that their linguistic journey was bumpy, especially in the beginning.  The reason behind that is not the lack of resources or talents, or even time. It is what can be called the initial deadlock of overthinking. Let me explain.   Some people   like the idea of responsibility, whereas others are

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