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July 31.
It is amazing how even small things or random decisions can change our life. We usually don't see that. It is only when we look back, we notice what truly had a profound effect on our life.
In this post, I'm going to tell about what these things were for me.
The Books
Books are an unlimited source of information. Truly. Books can help you to find a solution to almost ANY problem bothering you at this very moment.
Here are books that changed me in many ways:
1. Dale Carnegie "How To Win Friends and Influence People";
2. Abraham Maslow "Psychology of Being";
3. Brian Tracy "Eat That Frog!";
4. Erik Bertrand Larssen "Hell Week: Seven Days to Be Your Best Self".
TV series
When I started to watch the "Friends" TV series, I didn't know what a profound effect it would have on my life.
I've been studying English since my school years, at that university. Most of the time it has been a journey through the darkness. It wasn't until I started to watch "Friends" that I finally dived into English. It was not only learning, it also was a lot of fun. That kept me going, until one day, I could understand EVERY word they were saying. After that, I started to read books in English, visit speaking clubs, and here I am studying in the US.
Music school & guitar
When I was nine years old, my parents decided that I should play a musical instrument. So, I started to go to music school. I didn't like it back then, but I am very grateful now. I love music. I love to play guitar and write my own songs. I could not imagine how different my life would be without that.
It is amazing how even small things or random decisions can change our life. We usually don't see that. It is only when we look back, we notice what truly had a profound effect on our life.
In this post, I'm going to tell about what these things were for me.
The Books
Books are an unlimited source of information. Truly. Books can help you to find a solution to almost ANY problem bothering you at this very moment.
Here are books that changed me in many ways:
1. Dale Carnegie "How To Win Friends and Influence People";
2. Abraham Maslow "Psychology of Being";
3. Brian Tracy "Eat That Frog!";
4. Erik Bertrand Larssen "Hell Week: Seven Days to Be Your Best Self".
TV series
When I started to watch the "Friends" TV series, I didn't know what a profound effect it would have on my life.
I've been studying English since my school years, at that university. Most of the time it has been a journey through the darkness. It wasn't until I started to watch "Friends" that I finally dived into English. It was not only learning, it also was a lot of fun. That kept me going, until one day, I could understand EVERY word they were saying. After that, I started to read books in English, visit speaking clubs, and here I am studying in the US.
Music school & guitar
When I was nine years old, my parents decided that I should play a musical instrument. So, I started to go to music school. I didn't like it back then, but I am very grateful now. I love music. I love to play guitar and write my own songs. I could not imagine how different my life would be without that.
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July 31: Small Things That Shape Us
It is amazing how even small things or random decisions can change our lives.
Careful with plurals. It is needed here because you said "our"
In this post, I'm going to tell you about what were these things were for me.In this post, I'm going to talk about what were these things were for me.
The verb "tell" generally needs an object when you use it like this. Otherwise it sounds weird. There are exceptions like when giving a command: "Do tell".
Books are an unlimited source of information.
Books can help you to find a solution to almost ANY (trouble / problem) bothering you at this very moment.
Trouble is a mass noun. You can't have a trouble, it is always used in the plural, like water:
I am in a water - I am in a deep pool of water
I am in a trouble - I am in a lot of trouble
Here are the books that changed me in many ways:
"How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie;
I'm just giving you options. You would say it this way if you were speaking and not writing it. This will be the same for all of your other books
"Psychology of Being" by Abraham Maslow;
"Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy;
"Hell Week: Seven Days to Be Your Best Self" by Erik Bertrand Larssen.
TV series in original
I think this is a heading of some sort. I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say...
When I just started to watch the "Friends" TV series, I didn't know yet what a profound effect this will have on my life.
You would leave the definite article off if you just said the title of the TV show
I was have been learning English since my school years, (and after that at?) at that university.
It wasn't until I started to watch "Friends".
This is an incomplete sentence. You need to follow it with another clause, i.e. combine it with the next sentence:
"It wasn't until I started to watch "Friends" that I finally dived into english."
Finally, I dived into english.
Lower case here, I think... You might want to read up on this. It struck me as wrong.
It was not only learning, (but) it was also was a lot of fun.
The but is optional in this case
That kept me going, until one day, I could understand EVERY word they were saying.
You were mixing your tenses in this sentence. You were watching "Friends" and learning english in the past.
After that, I started to read books in English, visit speaking clubs, and here now I am studying in the US.
You can't use "here" referring to time. "here" is like a pronoun that stands in for the location you are at. *Standing on a university campus* "I study here"
When I was nine years old, my parents decided that I should play some a musical instrument.
"some" = plural of "a"
So, I started to visit go to music school.
The verb "visit" has connotations that are hard to describe that aren't suitable here. "Visit" is kind of a social verb, you would visit your friend or grandparents. You and your friend might spend the day visiting museums. I hope that gives you an idea of how to use the verb. School is considered to involve work, so you wouldn't visit there (at least as a student).
You're english is really good.
It is amazing how even small things, or random decisions, can change our life.
It is only when we look back, do we notice what truly had a profound effect on our life.
In this post, I'm going to tell about what were these things were for me.
Books itare is an unlimited source of information.
Here arthe books that changed me in many ways:
"Psychology of Being," Abraham Maslow;
"Eat That Frog!" by Brian Tracy;
"Hell Week: Seven Days to Be Your Best Self" by Erik Bertrand Larssen.
Original TV series in original
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