Tim Ferriss · The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss · 2007
How to Learn Any Language in 1 Hour
Deconstructing Arabic in 45 Minutes Conversational Russian in 60 minutes? This post is by request. How long does it take to learn Chinese or Japanese vs. Spanish or Irish Gaelic? I would argue less than an hour. Here's the reasoning...
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Comparing the structure of distant languages reframes the first hour as rapid analysis rather than a promise of instant fluency.
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