Nudging: Pull out the French Flash cards, do 10/day
Every quarter I get a slew of emails inviting me to register for classes at Alliance Française. I would love love love to do this. But time, money, other responsibilities…nope. Not yet.
What can I do? Pull out the big bag of flash cards I created the last time I studied the language and reboot that part of my brain. My goal is to flip cards until I get 10 right, then repeat every day this week.
You might…dust off an old instrument and test your muscle memory. Check out a book from the library on a subject you’ve always wanted to learn. Pull up some how-to videos on YouTube. Or google the class schedule at your local city college or rec center.
Ann Murphy
I wish my husband would pull out his old accordion from his grammar school days and play it or get rid of it! I’ve only heard him play it once during our 40 years of marriage and that was with friends after a few cocktails. I was amazed he remembered so much and we laughed so hard it encouraged him to play more. But alas, now it just sits in the garage along with his stereo speakers he built in shop class in junior high school.