Today: Daniel Goodson (My Fluent Podcast) and I will give an overview of how to start learning a language! We hope that it will be a valuable guide for you to being anywhere, anytime, with any language. Our conversation promises general strategies combined with specific tactics and a dash of good humor. Thanks for watching and don't forget to like and subscribe for new videos every Saturday! TIME STAMPS 00:00 introduction 02:00 Daniel’s language learning background, Swiss-German dialect 06:50 mindset, curiosity, long-view, consistency, humility 13:00 action steps, assess your motivations and goals, get an overview, make a plan 18:00 habits, routines, study times, consistency, integrate with your passions 23:30 resources, Anki, photo-flashcards, DeepL, Duolingo, Wordle, gaming 35:00 getting social, partners, Twitter #langtwt, iTalki, Telegram, Reddit, Discord 41:50 potential obstacles, the comparison trap, too much isolated study 45:40 Facebook 48:30 how to connect with Daniel, My Fluent Podcast, The Vocab Man 51:57 Daniel’s biggest piece of advice LEGENDARY QUOTES FROM DANIEL “To be consistent is the most important thing you can do.” “You don’t need a lot of fancy or expensive things. Simple tools can work really well.” “Integrate your language learning with your passions.” “We shouldn’t beat ourselves up because every journey is different. Don’t compare yourselves to others.” CONNECT WITH DANIEL WEBSITE: www.myfluentpodcast.com TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DanielGoodson12 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/MyFluentPodcast/ PODCAST: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ZSpC6NaOOJhttlgpxQsDV INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/myfluentpodcast/ TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@myfluentpodcast WELCOME TO LEGENDARY LANGUAGE LEARNER Make language learning magical! WEBSITE: https://legendarylanguagelearner.com/ COACHING: https://legendarylanguagelearner.com/apprenticeships/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legendarylanguagelearners/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Legendary_Lang/ REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/user/Legendary_Lang INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/LegendaryLanguageLearner/ Thanks for watching! Matthew Boyle Founder #LegendaryInterviews #LanguageLearning #Interviews ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay6avUGkWlQ

Matt Boyle here. I've always marched to the beat of my own drum for as long as I can remember. And I want to help you become the best version of yourself and live a life according to your own design, too. My interests: personal development, language learning, and game design! You'll find out a lot about these topics through my channel. I run a language learning card game company called Language Card Games, and we regularly host online gaming sessions for language learners all over the world. So here's a little more about that... VISIT MY SITE: https://LanguageCardGames.com/ Online games and downloadable print-and-play games, as well as real game decks, are all available through the site. And you can find a playlist about every game here on my YouTube channel's homepage. Thanks for watching! Matt #motivation #personaldevelopment ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANGVY-i8HLc