028: How to stop reading becoming a chore

028: How to stop reading becoming a chore

Alex asks: "How can stop listening becoming a chore?"

In this episode:
  • The key to reading usefully is choosing material where you already understand 90% of the contents
  • Try to find material that is short, broken down into manageable chapters
  • Common European Framework of Reference
  • As far as possible, try to live with the ambiguity of not understanding everything you read
Resources mentioned in today's episode:

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054: I'm reluctant to give up a language

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051: Can technology help you learn a language? (1/2)

051: Can technology help you learn a language? (1/2)

In this episode, myself and Luca Lampariello discuss the question: "Can technology help you learn a language?" This is a conversation in two parts. For the second half of the discussion, see episode 5...

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050: I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)

050: I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)

In the last of a three-part series, I answer the question: "I'm simply too busy to learn languages. How can I find the time?" In this episode: The power of tiny How I learnt Cantonese during an extre...

24 Sep 201511min

049: I'm too busy to learn a language (2/3)

049: I'm too busy to learn a language (2/3)

In the second of a three-part episode, I answer the question: "I'm simply too busy to learn languages. How can I find the time?" In this episode: How to use the power of the "One Thing" to make massi...

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048: I'm too busy to learn a language (1/3)

048: I'm too busy to learn a language (1/3)

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