This is my last post about my German challenge. Here are the previous posts: Day 0 – Week 1 – Week 2 – Week 3. Day 22 Session 1 15 min – Kompliziert. I recited the lyrics out loud. There were only two lines that I couldn’t remember at the beginning of the …
When it’s time to stop – German challenge weeks 4 & 5Read More »
This post is part of my German challenge. If you want to learn more, you can read my posts about day 0, week 1, and week 2. I started the week following my usual routine. Until day 20, where things got interesting… Day 15 Session 1 31 min – I reviewed Bye bye …
How to memorize lyrics to learn German – German challenge week 3Read More »
It’s pretty boring in terms of exciting content. I just did my routine, everyday, with different songs. I don’t have much more to say. Just putting in the work. Day 8 Session 1 – 1h I reviewed all my songs. I sang and I read the lyrics and their translations. I also started …
Be boring and put in the work! – German challenge week 2Read More »
The 5/25 rule comes from a piece of advice that Warren Buffett gave to his personal airline pilot. They were talking about the pilot’s career when Warren told him to make a 25-item list of his professional goals. Maybe it’s true. Maybe it’s just a legend. But whether the story is real or not doesn’t …
How to use Warren Buffett’s 5/25 rule to learn a foreign languageRead More »
Tim Ferriss has an unusual approach when it comes to learning a foreign language. But that’s not what I want to talk about here. In 2017, he was invited to speak on the main TED stage. The name of his talk was Why you should define your fears instead of your goals. Tim has used …
How to use Tim Ferriss’ fear-setting exercise to finally learn a foreign languageRead More »