Interview with Language Master Stuart Jay Raj

"T: Some cognitive linguists have said our native language actually limits how we think. So I really agree with what you say. Can you explain the LOUD concept in a bit more detail?

SJR: Sure, it’s like a ‘loud shirt’. Think in colours, emotions, experiences– anything that SCREAMS OUT on the inside....you need to get your creative juices flowing and stop thinking in ‘words’ and start thinking in ‘meanings’....

T: Language definitely controls how you think....

SJR: The first thing I advise people to do when they think they know a language well enough is to shut up. You don’t learn a language to tell people what YOU think, you learn it to understand what THEY think. And hopefully what THEY think will change or enhance what I think...."

New Favorite Quote: "Actually, great minds don't think alike."