How Learning a New Language Improves Your Mental Health
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☀️🧠☀️Mental health is a topic we hear a lot about these days. But did you know that learning a language can actually improve your mental health? I looked into the science behind learning a language. The improvements you can make just by learning another language are absolutely mind blowing. Don’t miss one minute of this fascinating video!
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0:00 – Can learning a language improve your mental health?
0:19 – Makes you happier
2:05 – Keeps your brain younger
3:16 – Improves cognitive flexibility
4:47 – Language as a bridge
6:25 – Increases empathy
7:13 – Manage stress and anxiety
9:01 – Your social lifeline
11:11 – Give your brain something to focus on
12:03 – Encourages mindfulness
13:32 – Toughens you up to conquer your own world
14:49 – Heal trauma
15:51 – Raises self-esteem
16:57 – Makes you feel special and valuable
17:41 – Creativity increase
19:23 – Crush bad habits
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learning languages helps my brain become good at clicking on videos really fast
Well but…
I hear that
I am from Pakistan you have changed my mindset how to a new language
Me gustan mucho tus videos!! 👌Saludos desde Mexico!!!
I’ve been studying Spanish and was pleased that I was able to understand your message.
Governments across the globe should tap the idea of institutionalizing teaching two foreign languages simultaneously from the primary school level (Spanish for the Philippines for example) if they want their citizens to be mentally sound in their 80s.
You can’t properly teach a language in school
@@incredulity then mass media and civil service should make the adjustment by allowing the usage of a foreign language as a medium for TV programs or social media content and require governments to offer basic government services in a foreign language.
The 2nd language learned and onwards helps view things more logically and not an emotional reactive response compared to the mother tongue.
im on a german course and my brain is fried and broken now.
See these are the types of fact based, double blind, peer reviewed studies i like. “My brain is fried and broken” encompasses all the feelings ive felt absolutely
i’ve always thought the fried and broken feeling is the brain’s version of “oughh i’m so sore from going to the gym yesterday”
Can i give you an advice friend?
Read a lot of books
While listening to conversations obviously through tv or whatever.
I myself picked up german pretty quick just by reading a lot of books.
Is there a German word for having a brain that is fried and broken?
Wait until you start learning kanjis
Can learning a new language change your personality? 👉🏼 https://youtu.be/NZDGYKQSd1k
Me slamming Anki reviews instead of seeing a therapist
I got my LDS mission call to Germany, I’m do excited to see the effects of language learning and experience the famous MTC language course!
“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails.” – T.H. White.
I finally found my motivation – I learn vocab, only vocab for now and I make flashcards by hand and group them in tens. Then, whenever I learn those ten words I put them to: learned box. I also have to learn box and it gives me this tactile proof I am progressing.
Learning languages keeps me sane.
Big Five is nowadays THE foundation of looking at personality and personality disorders in modern psychology, so it’s good to know what it means.
I gotta say, if not anything else, learning Japanese has given me a new sense of purpose and a tangible goal to strive for. Its a great feeling to enjoy learning something new.
After getting diagnosed with MS last year, I decided to get more involved into foreign language learning so that I can get my brain exercised and keep my cognitive skills at top form.
So far I feel it has helped me significantly.
I agree: I finally reached mental stability after acquiring my fourth language, Italian. Idk for anyone else but now I truly feel ‘balanced’ 😂 well, time will tell what other state of mind I will find myself in as I learn new idioms x)
As a 63 year old, this video really reinforces that I need to get more serious with my language learning (been slowly learning Russian for several years).
Keep it going.. Even if it’s slow… Don’t quit 🤗
20 minutes by day, Just it
Yup. Totally agree. Whenever I pick up a language book, life always gets joyful.
Thanks Ollie, very helpful video. It’s true, I’m way happier when I am learning a new language.
As Indonesian speaker who learn Japanese
It’s interesting how we do share some cuisine that require for the rice to have both sweet and tasty flavour, despite the entirely different kind of process of making it
5:36 I find that when talking to my friend in Portuguese I am very open with her. But in English I don’t tell or show anyone my emotions. Well besides if I’m happy.. became best friends with a person in a different continent all because in a game I saw her and thought “wow.. this is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen” and decided to message her 😂 and from there I started learning Portuguese (almost 3 years ago) still not fantastic with it..but I can read and understand most things she writes and I can respond. Sometimes needing the translator for a word or two, but not always. life has changed so much since messaging her and deciding to learn this language ❤
Albanian language is my 🥰. Crush… I feel in love to learn Albanian, even after so many gaps of days in my learning session… I still keep the language close to my heart ❤️…
Learning & acquiring a new language is the best decision any1 could ever make.. 👏 👏 Try it
I’ve always been interested in languages. It can be a struggle, but it’s so rewarding. On top of that, I think I’m most likely at risk of Parkinson’s, and I want to to prevent it as much as I can.