Learning & Thinking
Language Learning
Learn a language, and measure the progress in years rather than weeks
A free app and one textbook is enough to begin; the barrier is time, not money. The first few weeks move fast, and then comes a long intermediate plateau, which is where most people stop. The ways out are all similar: a large volume of input you can almost understand, plus speaking early even when you are bad at it.
First stepStudy fifteen minutes a day in a free app, then after two weeks find a language exchange partner and introduce yourself for five minutes in it.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $2k–10k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up
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