My thoughts on grammar
Please note that I write about what works for me and share advice based on my own experiences. If you have a different opinion or if you use other methods, that's absolutely fine. Do whatever works for you. . . . When I learned my second language (English) at school, we did a lot of grammar exercises. Writing was hard because I focused too much on grammar rules. I wasn’t able to write correct sentences intuitively. After graduation, I started to watch my favorite TV series in English because the new seasons weren't available in my native language. I also began to read blogs and forum posts about language learning in English. Over time, my English improved a lot. I can use it intuitively now because I unconsciously internalized so many sentence patterns and expressions. At some point I stopped thinking about grammar rules and just trusted my feel for the language. This doesn’t mean that I never make mistakes, of course, but I can express myself quite well and without much diffi