Where Ideas Come From Is Not Where You Think

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Founder, Director and Senior Instructor at Levitin Language School
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🧠 Why This Question Matters

Some people write because they study.
I write because I teach.

That may sound similar — but it’s not.

Over the years, I’ve been asked a simple question that always makes me pause:
“Where do your ideas come from?”

Some think I research online.
Some imagine I follow trends.
Some assume I use algorithms.

But the truth is simpler.
And deeper.

Every article I write is a real episode from my life.
A real problem. A real student. A real moment that happened during a lesson — often just yesterday.

When Questions Become Content

I don’t invent topics. I don’t chase virality.
I respond to questions that matter.

Sometimes it’s a quiet moment when a student asks, “Why is this the rule?”
Sometimes it’s a misunderstanding that reveals something bigger — about culture, emotion, or how people really think in different languages.
And sometimes, yes, it’s a question from a colleague. A thoughtful one.
One that reflects not ignorance — but trust.
A question that says: “How do you do what you do?”

I once answered like this:

“I live it. These are not ‘topics’ — they’re reflections of what I experience every day.”

Teaching From Life, Not Templates

Because when you’ve taught for over 22 years, when you’ve worked across languages, continents, and personalities —
you no longer “prepare content.”
You listen.
You remember.
And you build bridges between thought and speech.

Textbooks teach rules.
But students don’t get stuck on rules.
They get stuck on meaning. On emotion. On how to say what they really want to say.

And that’s what I write about.
That’s what I teach.

Not language as a system.
But language as life.

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