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🎨 Learn a new language to conversational fluency

Roughly 600 hours for a close language, double that for Mandarin or Arabic. Speaking badly early is the shortcut.

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How you would actually start

  1. 🔍 Check whether the promise holds

    “Roughly 600 hours for a close language, double that for Mandarin or Arabic. Speaking badly early is the shortcut.” That is the pitch. Spend an hour on first-hand accounts rather than listicles — what it costs, how long it really takes, and what people wish they had known.

  2. 🪜 Find the small version first

    There is almost always a one-afternoon version. Do that before committing money or telling anyone.

  3. 📌 Put it somewhere you will see it

    An intention you have not written down is a mood. A list you revisit is a decision you keep making.

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