: Re: How do I incorporate Vocabulary in my writing that I already know? I seem to have this problem where I know a lot of words but can't always seem to think them up when I write an article

@Debbie451

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The Carnegie Hall method: Practice, practice, practice.

You know those Word-A-Day calendars? We joke about them, but they're not bad as a starting point. Each day you pick a word you want to start using more often (from the calendar, the dictionary, or list you create). Spend 10 minutes writing it in a bunch of sentences. Write a little story if you want; it's okay if it sounds ridiculous because you're using the word so much.

The next day, pick a new word to write sentences about. Then practice using yesterday's word in context in your speech as often as you can. The day after, you'll use Day 3's word in sentences and Day 2's word in speech.

The reasons for focusing on two words in two different media are

sleep helps you learn and assimilate information better in the long
term
writing and speaking use slightly different parts of the brain
you're forcing yourself to remember something from a previous day,
so you're embedding the word into your longer-term memory

For a grand finale, try using all seven words from a week over the course of a weekend.

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