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Tips for Becoming Fluent in a New Language in 8-12 Weeks
1:28:48 - 1:36:03 (07:14)
Tim Ferriss discusses his language learning techniques and recommends that dedicating 8-12 weeks to making a new language your full-time job, paired with proper systems, can lead to functional fluency.
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Functionally fluent means focusing on the first 2000 highest frequency words and idiomatic expressions that fill gaps not covered by those words.
1:28:48 - 1:31:19 (02:30)
Summary
Functionally fluent means focusing on the first 2000 highest frequency words and idiomatic expressions that fill gaps not covered by those words. With proper systems in place and making language learning your full-time job, becoming conversational in any language in 8-12 weeks is possible.
ChapterTips for Becoming Fluent in a New Language in 8-12 Weeks
Episode#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker shares about their to-write and to-read list, having fewer things to read and more to write as they're working on a new book.
1:31:19 - 1:33:04 (01:44)
Summary
The speaker shares about their to-write and to-read list, having fewer things to read and more to write as they're working on a new book. They mention having a stack of thousand pages of research and a recently read book on trickster mythology before addressing some comments relating to enjoying ads during the podcast.
ChapterTips for Becoming Fluent in a New Language in 8-12 Weeks
Episode#390: Q&A With Tim — On Happiness, Dating, Depressive Episodes, and Much More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses his daily routine which includes drinking Puerh tea, cycling, writing, and working through dinner with a researcher.
1:33:05 - 1:36:03 (02:58)
Summary
The speaker discusses his daily routine which includes drinking Puerh tea, cycling, writing, and working through dinner with a researcher. He emphasizes the importance of having a consistent routine in order to successfully complete a book.