Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
Archive note (2013): I wrote this before announcing my next three-month project. The language-learning updates that followed documented me starting from scratch, sharing my struggles and working towards my goal, all while in Spain and learning a non-European language entirely online. That’s why I wanted to precede all those intense language-learning updates and encouragement posts […]
Judith Meyer shares how she handles language-learning frustration, sets workable goals and prepared to give a speech after six weeks.
Benny explores American English phonetics and sentence rhythm to see how pronunciation training can support his other language projects.
English is tough stuff! Here’s a funny, short English poem to show how crazy English pronunciation can get. It’s called “The Chaos”!
Explore 33 common reasons language learners get stuck, with practical next steps for time, confidence, motivation, pronunciation and more.
Watch Benny reflect on his Arabic project in Brazil and Egypt, including the conversations he managed and the limits of his final level.
Tim Ferriss and Benny Lewis discuss Japanese, language exchanges, phrase-based flashcards, short learning experiments and speaking from day one.
An archived look at Benny’s 2012 time-hacking routine, updated with current sleep guidance and clear context for obsolete tools.
Sounding like an idiot early on is the smartest thing you can do in a new language. I filmed my own stumbling beginner Arabic to show you why.
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