• Forbid yourself from using certain kinds of words, such as adjectives or adverbs.
• Force yourself to write from a different perspective than you usually do, or in a different style.
• Break up someone else’s writing and try to reproduce it on your own, such ...

• Look at an app’s UI, logo, color scheme, etc., hide it, then try to redesign it on your own from memory. Compare your design to the original.
• Copy a work you like by drawing over it, then try to recreate it on your own. Compare your recreation to your copy, where were y...

• Watch a movie in a foreign language with the subtitles in English, cover the subtitles, and quiz yourself after every sentence they speak. 
• Go to the mall in a foreign country and ask different people the same question to train yourself how to listen to their responses....

1. Find a teacher or a 'substitute.
2. Assess your limits.
3. Set SMART goals.
4. Practice with focus.
5. Get feedback.
6. Repeat, while maintaining motivation.

...  is by far the most effective method for rapidly improving your abilities at any skill.

It requires focused attention and is conducted with the specific goal of improving performance.

• Use a speed reading app to force yourself beyond your reading comfort zone while testing yourself for comprehension, and slowly up the speed as you’re comprehending things accurately.
• After reading a book, or section of a book, close it and try to write a quick summary or b...