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Be micro-ambitious. Put your head down and work with pride on whatever is in front of you. You never know where you might end up. Just be aware that the next worthy pursuit will probably appear in your periphery which is why you should be careful of long-term dreams. If you focus too far in front of you, you won’t see the shiny thing out of the cor... See more

Learn Daily with Shuen • 9 life lessons from Tim Minchin

The learning experience needs to be as engaging as a Youtube video or a video game. Quizlet, Duolingo, and Codecademy make learning feel just like that. Yet that alone isn’t enough. No matter how fun the game gets, learning, by the end of the day, is about applying the skills to contribute to our community. Can you confidently build a secure, funct... See more

Tina He • [FKPXLS] SPECIAL VOLUME: Embedded Education

The app/program I prefer (which works on all systems) is called Anki. See download links for that app and some of my recommendations for other spaced-repetition tools at

Benny Lewis • Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World

How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media | Luis Von Ahn | TED

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Recognizing the bridges to people that language learning opens up as opposed to benefits you may receive someday, is a key ingredient to making language learning faster, more fun, and more efficient.

Benny Lewis • Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World

There are only 3 methods to learning: 1) increase your exposure to new knowledge (conversations, blogs, books, podcasts, etc.) 2) improve retention of knowledge (active listening, highlighting, reflecting, teaching, etc.) 3) increase your pace of personal experimentation (try doing new things). Most people focus on 1, but 2 and 3 yield more gains.
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Assign yourself language tasks that you actually look forward to. Reward yourself after studying

Benny Lewis • Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World

Super Learning: Advanced Strategies for Quicker Comprehension, Greater Retention, and Systematic Expertise (Science of Accelerated Learning 2.ed) (Learning how to Learn Book 14)

Peter Hollins

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Mochi — Spaced repetition made easy

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