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6 Things You Need to Let Go of to Become Fluent

5 min readMar 22, 2025

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Hi, and welcome back! I’m Dr. Alex — you might know me from the YouTube channel, .

I’m a social psychologist, a polyglot who speaks four languages (German, English, Spanish and French) and currently learning Italian and the creator of the Everyday Nano Method. This helps you to activate fluency and finally speak with unshakable confidence.

Today, let’s get to the root cause of why so many people know countless words, can read perfectly, but never achieve fluency.

Eventually, they settle with thoughts like: “Well, I don’t practice enough” or “Learning to speak fluently is just too difficult.”

The truth? It’s not about intelligence or natural ability — it’s about mindset and creating simplicity.

Fluency isn’t just about the hours you put in — it’s also about what you let go of.

Simplicity = Removing unnecessary obstacles

Overwhelm = Adding more complexity than needed

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Dr. Alex Steinberg
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Written by Dr. Alex Steinberg

Relational Psychologist, Polyglot, Fort500 Leader, Real-Life Hacks With Language, AI & Mindset ✨ Get Self-Improvement Gems:

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