u/Psami-wondah

I'm experimenting the display output on the Xiaomi 15 with my monitor and it keeps behaving weirdly. At first it recognized the monitor and mirrored my screen, the next time it didn't. I turned on usb debugging and it recognized it once again. After disconnecting the cable I had to toggle usb debugging on and off for it to recognize it again. Right now it's not even working at all. The hub I'm using works on my iPhone 17 without issues, so I can't blame the hub.

Hi everyone,

I’m interested in hearing from people who have learned, or are currently learning, a language for a practical reason rather than just casual interest.

By practical reason, I mean things like immigration, relocation, work, study abroad, professional exams, citizenship requirements, or needing to communicate better in a new country.

I’m especially curious about the difference between “studying a language” and actually being able to understand people, speak with confidence, and use the language in real situations.

For those who have been through this:

- What helped you improve the fastest?

- What methods or routines actually worked for you?

- What apps, courses, tutors, books, or resources did you use?

- Did apps like Duolingo, Babbel, Memrise, Anki, etc. help with real communication?

- What did not work, even if it seemed useful at first?

- What was the hardest part: speaking, listening, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, confidence, or consistency?

- When did you first feel like you could actually communicate?

- Did immersion methods like movies, music, podcasts, books, or conversations help more than structured lessons?

- If you had to start again from zero, what would you do differently?

I’m asking because I’m researching how adult learners build real conversational ability, especially when there is some external pressure or deadline involved.

(TL) For context, I’m thinking about this from the perspective of someone who may need to learn a language for relocation/professional reasons, not just as a hobby.

I’d really appreciate hearing real experiences, especially from people who learned under pressure or had a specific goal.

I need to set up something like the work mode that exists on IPhones on my Xiaomi device. Haven't found anything that does the same. I want notifications to only come from my email and slack and no other app. Is that possible? If not then what's this os even about? Simplest features are unavailable

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