Recently I’ve been trying to get back into serious Italian studying because after almost 3 years in Italy, I got a little too relaxed—and I still have a lot of progress I want to make. In this video I share the one simple study habit that made the biggest difference for me: writing. It’s honestly so overlooked (especially once you’re intermediate/advanced), and I avoided it for a long time, but it helps me solidify vocabulary, grammar, and expression in a deeper way than speaking or listening alone. My go-to version of this is journaling in Italian. I try to do it in the morning before work (otherwise the day just slips away), and I aim for 1–2 pages—though if you’re a beginner, a few sentences is totally fine. Writing has helped me notice gaps I didn’t catch through passive learning, like how often I reuse the same words or stay vague instead of being descriptive. I also share how I use prompts when I don’t know what to write, how I keep a running list of grammar topics to review, and why a structured writing course (with corrections and explanations) helped me catch “little mistakes” I didn’t even realize I was making. If you want more confidence and faster recall, adding active studying like writing can seriously change everything.