Although we are currently experiencing the highest living standards in the history of mankind:

• Depression rates are constantly rising in the US since the mid-1930s.
• Approximately 40 million American adults are dealing with anxiety disorder.
• Over 600,000 children of...

In English, just 300 words make up 65% of all written material. We use those words a lot, and that’s the case in every other language as well.

Use flash cards of the most frequently used words (or words themed for a subject you are more likely to talk about)

Words are powerful. Sometimes, they are overpowering. This is the point of the work of Professor J.R. Stroop and his famed experiments on words and colors.