Sometimes the motivation to create great products and services arises from the deep appreciation that others have done the same for you. So says French vlogger Hugo Cotton, who was inspired by a Polish vlogger named Piotr. Cotton, who lives in Poland, at first struggled to make headway learning Polish, even though he spent a year memorizing grammar rules and vocabulary. Then he stumbled upon Piotr, whose approach to learning Polish made the difference. Soon Cotton was advancing quickly ― listening, reading, even speaking with friends and strangers. His results so excited him that he created a similar program for people learning French.
It’s based on the theories of Stephen Krashen, who argues that languages are acquired fastest by those who read and hear content that is engaging and understandable. That is exactly what Cotton offers: a considerable amount to watch and listen to, on a variety of interesting topics, written at an intermediate level.
As a beneficiary of Cotton’s output, I marvel at the work that must be required of him to research, write, and deliver what he posts. Obviously, his drive to labor hard endures. I expect this pattern is not uncommon among producers. Beneficiaries of great value themselves, they are motivated to provide the same. And so on ― whether among contemporaries or spanning generations.
They are single candles lighting other candles. And though they themselves must burn out finally, they leave behind countless, sometimes unknown, others to continue where they left off.
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