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Sep 2024
25m 46s

433. What to Do When You Hit a Plateau i...

HADAR SHEMESH
About this episode

We’re revisiting some of our most popular and favorite episodes on the podcast.

What happens when you make great progress in something, but then… You’re stuck. You no longer move forward. It happens in so many different areas in life; losing weight, working out, in relationships… but also in English.

You learn new words, build your confidence, improve your pronunciation… but after a while… you feel like nothing else is changing and again you find yourself on that silly hamster wheel.

How can you get to the next level?

In this episode, I’ll share with you 5 ways to reach a new peak and get out of that annoying plateau.

Full transcript and more information is here: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/25/

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