2021-07-24

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What I've Learned

My interview with @mattvsjapan

Check out Matt's formula for mastering a language at https://Refold.la

The clips early on of Matt speaking Japanese to people are from @xiaomanyc 's video: https://youtu.be/fMBhj5WGeaI

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NAVIGATION:

00:00 - Who is Matt vs Japan?

1:24 - How did Matt learn Japanese?

4:03 - Context teaches more than textbooks

5:35 - Why you need to forget English

6:16 - Should we learn like babies?

10:04 - The only way to learn a language

10:57 - The real reason for flash cards

11:56 - The most effective input

15:18 - Why your brain enjoys this method

16:57 - What did you do specific for Japanese?

20:34 - Identity and language

23:48 - Matt speaking Japanese

25:58 - Why you can't hear pitch accent

28:53 - Why most people don't learn pitch accent

31:16 - How Matt learned pitch accent

33:25 - Improving Japanese pronunciation

36:50 - Staying focused on your goal

40:58 - Diminishing returns from input

42:41 - Converting input into output

46:17 - The barrier to effective output

56:08 - The refold formula for language

59:09 - Outro

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