Learning Languages Effectively - Part 1

Trying to learn a language as an adult may be one of the biggest intellectual challenges you can take on. It requires dedication, diligence and the ability to break hard wire thought patterns and replace them with the abilty to structure ideas in a whole new way.

This "rewiring" process is one of the reasons that languages can't just be learned by reading a book. A multi-pronged, multi media approach is the best.

This will be the first in a series of posts about shortcuts for language learning for the average person who isn't a sponge like language learning freak like Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti who spoke 38 languages... fluently. Things were different before TV I guess.

Multi-lingual multi-tasker and author Tim Ferris who speaks six languages has some awesome tips for hacking the language learning process and speeding up the process to fluency.

This is one of the best practical primers out there on the subject and it's short, to the point and free:

How To Learn A Language in 3 Months

Enjoy!

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