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Why does the language have to be so weird?

written by Benny Lewis

This post was originally part of my introduction e-mails for the Language Hacking League (which you can sign up for on the right to get similar tips or links twice a month in your inbox after an introduction series). Considering how I use Turkish as an example (but you can apply this tip to all […]


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How a Personal Assistant can help budget travellers

written by Benny Lewis

People are always curious about how I can set myself up so quickly in a foreign country and I’ve shared my typical strategies for finding accommodation quickly before. That’s what I typically do and it’s been very effective. But this time I tried something very different! Because I’d have a 10 hour jet lag (coming […]


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New mission: Speak Turkish in two months!

written by Benny Lewis

From the blog’s origin era (2009–2014) — kept as lived proof of the method. See all the missions. Hello from Istanbul – my new home for the next two months! My mission is to speak conversational Turkish by mid August! This will bring the total number of languages I’ve dived into this year to four […]


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Language Hacking tips for English speaking travellers (My TBEX talk)

written by Benny Lewis

Here it is! My first time ever speaking in front of such a large audience! The video is 30 minutes long and covers some tips and encouragement that I’ve mentioned on the blog at various times and which are covered in much more detail in the Language Hacking Guide of course. Since the audience was […]