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Javier

@javiersa.bsky.social
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Education and Instructional Design expert. I love languages. www.kognitivo.net 🇪🇸 español 🇬🇧 English 🇩🇪 Deutsch 🇫🇷 français 🇮🇹 italiano 🇯🇵 日本語 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇨

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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Osaka 2026
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Here's my bet for how the inventory will look like in The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake: What do you think?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Deliberate practice and deep processing Cognitive science distinguishes between declarative knowledge (knowing that) and procedural knowledge (knowing how). Deep processing is what optimizes the first and deliberate practice is what optimizes the second. 🧵
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The learning science of deliberate practice
When you say "I'm just not good at it", you repeat the most popular theory of talent ever... but you're wrong! Deliberate practice (not just any practice) is what explains mastery in a scientific way.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Are you learning backwards? Maybe you should: instead of memorizing abstract rules first, learn to engineer a "need to know" through inductive learning. The secret is what you do first. www.kognitivo.net/p/inductive-...
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Inductive learning: the power of guided discovery
Are you learning backwards? Maybe you should: instead of memorizing abstract rules first, learn to engineer a "need to know" through inductive learning. The secret is what you do first.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hitachi Seaside Park - April 2026
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Here’s my new article on the science of learning! www.kognitivo.net/p/deliberate...
The learning science of deliberate practice.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hokkaido 2026
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Learning doesn’t have to be fun
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Amnistía Internacional España @amnistiainternacional.es · 26/12/2025
El 26 de diciembre de 1978, hace hoy 47 años, se modificó la ley de peligrosidad social del franquismo. Esto marcó el fin de la persecución legal de la homosexualidad en España. 🏳️‍🌈 👏
Fin de la penalización de la homosexualidad en España
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Isn’t learning supposed to be fun?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I’m really proud of my last 4 articles on the Science of Learning: kognitivo.net
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
A friend said that learning videos belong to the past. I disagree. What’s your take?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Learning videos have been around for years and many still overlook what studies show again and again: if a video shows text on the screen plus a voice reading it, your brain checks out.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Videos were once considered the future of learning. Now, they're the present. On YouTube, learning videos get 500M views... PER DAY. But not all learning videos are great. Adding motion and narration doesn't magically improve learning. So, what makes a great learning video? Find out here:
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The science of learning with videos
Videos revolutionized learning but not always for the better. What does the science say? Mayer’s now-classic principles show that true innovation comes from cognitive science, not just flashy media.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
How do you teach empathy? Hard skills fill your CV but it's often soft skills that lead to success. Science shows why we learn them differently. Spoiler: language learning is a mix. www.kognitivo.net/p/hard-skill...
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Is learning a language similar to learning how to play a sport?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The instructional power of analogies Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable. www.kognitivo.net/p/analogies
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The instructional power of analogies
Ever explained something by saying “it’s like…”? Discover why analogies are one of teaching’s most powerful tools and how the right one can make complex ideas unforgettable.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Not all storytelling is focused on learning. Take the Iliad:
Quote by Javier Santana saying Homer describes in unexpected detail how Aeneas’ spear cuts through Achilles’ shield’s many layers of metal (cuts through bronze, stops at a layer of gold). For centuries, scholars assumed Homer provided a technical description of shield construction. More recent scholarship shows the design would make the shield useless
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Learning is not an action.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
You can tell ChatGPT was made by US Americans because it praises every sentence you type, even the dumb ones: “That’s a great question!” Honey, I know it wasn’t, just give me the answer. If it were made by Germans: “Can you help me write an email?” “Nein.”
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Where does the AI-calculator analogy truly break down? With LLMs, skill erosion happens by default unless they're used with intent. Even so-called “higher-order thinking” depends on the skills being eroded, so the idea of “making room” for it falls apart. www.kognitivo.net/p/ai-calcula...
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Here’s how I became fluent in German in just 3 months: - I didn’t :’) - It was more like 5 years!! - I sounded stupid in German for 4.9 years - I nearly quit every other month Real learning is messy. It takes time and effort. Don’t trust marketing claims!
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🎉 I'm very happy 🎉 to announce that I’ve started a NEW BLOG! 🥳 It's called ✨KOGNITIVO✨ and it's about the Science of Learning! My last article is on “Retrieval practice”, one of the best ways to learn according to science. I’m sure you'll find it interesting! 👉 open.substack.com/pub/kognitiv...
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
In most languages, "hope" is something you "have", like a possession. But in French you can also "guard" it, like a letter you never send but always carry. In German, you can "draw" it, like water from a deep well. And in Japanese you can "embrace" it, like a baby in your arms. Beautiful, isn’t it?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Guía para visitar cualquier ciudad italiana 🇮🇹 1) Empieza siempre por la Piazza del Duomo. 2) Busca cualquier cosa que se llame Vittorio Emanuele (calle/galería/monumento). Te va a gustar. 3) Mantente alejado de la stazione. (1/2)
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Recuerdo cuando visité el Mt. Saint-Michel. Qué maravilla 😍
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
¿A que no sabéis qué ciudad italiana es esta? 😌
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Berlín
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Quiero volver a Tokio 🥹
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Esta es una de mis fotos favoritas. A ver si sabéis dónde fue sacada 🤭 Pista: no es en España.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Las fotos a contraluz en realidad son las mejores.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Invierno en el paraíso #canarias
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Flipa con los paisajes de Gran Canaria 😱
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
La hora mágica en Playa del Inglés ✨
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Esta foto tan chuli es un bonito recuerdo de cuando visité Ronda en septiembre 😍
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
In French, "promises" are something you "hold", like a torch that must continue burning, whereas in English, you "keep" them, like a diary that shouldn’t be forgotten. But in Japanese, you "protect" them, like a treasure. Don’t languages make you see the world differently?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
La Playa de las Canteras (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) es oficialmente mi playa favorita.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Gran Canaria es impresionante 😱
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Cómo nos gusta una sesión de fotos en el Balcón del Mediterráneo. #Benidorm #BenidormFest #BenidormFest2025
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
#Benidorm #BenidormFest #BenidormFest2025
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Estamos ready para la final del #BenidormFest2025?! #BenidormFest #Eurovision2025 #Eurovision #BenidormFestFinal
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Me viste en la #BenidormFestSemi2 y no lo sabes. #BenidormFest #BenidormFest2025
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Cabo de Palos, Región de Murcia.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Cartagena, milenaria.
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Hoy fui por fin a Murcia 🥳 ¿Habéis estado?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Ayer fui al barbero, ¿qué piensan?
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Gran Canaria, Spain
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
While having breakfast I realized that, in English, I was "breaking fast". But also in Spanish I was "un-fasting". In French, what I had was "the little lunch" (only at lunch did I properly stop fasting). In German, I had an "early piece". But the coffee was the same, I swear!
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Javier @javiersa.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
In English, "questions" are something you "ask" like favors, whereas in French and German, you "put" them, like a spell, to summon an answer. But in Spanish and Italian, you "make" them, like a wish. I love languages!
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