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    How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language
    How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language
    How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language
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    How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language

    By Angelos Georgakis

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    2020 Update: New online resources added by the author.

    How to learn programming in a weekend. How to be happy in 24 hours. How to learn a language in 7 days. Just do a simple search on Amazon and you will find books on all the previous how to's. 

    Today, life has become sort of a race. In this race, we all want to achieve more in a shorter time. Rapid skill acquisition is a key to professional and personal success. You know that. I know that. You want that. I want that. 

    But, hold on for a minute. Let's take a breath in this race to answer a few questions. 

    Is it possible to learn a language in a couple of months, let alone seven days. I didn't study linguistics. I studied mathematics. And mathematicians love to stress test statements like "learn a language in seven days." A statement like that turns on red alarms in my head. What do they mean by that? To what extent? Is there a specific way to measure language learning achievements after seven days? And what happens after those seven days? Is that measure going to be the same after fourteen days if we stop learning on the eighth day? 

    I could go on and on with questions like these, but it would be better to direct you to studies in cognitive psychology—the science of learning. Those studies have shown that time and effort are necessary to learn effectively for the long run. Effective learning happens when you space your study over time. During this process, you forget things. You recall. You forget again. You recall again. That's okay. That's 100% healthy learning. We are not computers that can absorb gigabytes of information in a matter of seconds. When you feel you are learning superfast, trying to make learning "easy," you usually see your learning efforts evaporate within weeks, days, or even hours. 

    Then, I want to ask—why would you want to learn a language in seven days? Why such a rush? If you're being relocated to another country for work next Monday, why don't you spend a few hours immersing yourself in the culture? Why don't you watch a couple of films in the language? Why don't you spend some time finding interesting facts about the language? Why don't you meet a group of native speakers in your city, have a coffee, and practice your first words with them? 

    The first thing you should do is to flirt with the language. The flirtation will gradually transform into love. And, if there is love for the language, you will speak the language very soon. It will happen as a result. The time required to achieve fluency should never be your primary goal. You should understand that outstanding learning results happen when you're in a state of calmness, curiosity, and motivation. If you're stressed to achieve something, that something will want to run away from you. 

    This book will teach you ways to stay motivated while learning a language. Some methods are unconventional, but they are all backed-up by scientific studies, and they work. 


    Learning a language is just an aspect of your life. Through learning a language, you should aim to become a better person, face new challenges, overcome your fears, take risks, and grow.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAngelos Georgakis
    Release dateNov 17, 2015
    ISBN9781519956163
    How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language
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    Angelos Georgakis

    Angelos Georgakis is a life and business coach. He's said about his work: "I BE with my people and I LOVE them enough to BE anything I need to BE so that they may SEE." He helps his clients build self-awareness and craft their dream career. He's delivered talks at the University of Oxford and companies such as Google. You will find him on angelosgeorgakis.com

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      How to Learn Any Language Not in Seven Days - Explore, Enjoy, Love a Language - Angelos Georgakis

      Introduction

      I quite often come across books and websites that promise people fluency in a language in 24 hours, 7 days, or 1 month. Have you ever achieved this yourself? If not, do you know anyone that has? I would love to meet them in person to find out how they did it!

      Seriously, time is an important factor in everything we do, and I appreciate someone’s goal to learn a language very quickly. In our times, life has become something of a race. Everyone talks about time management, optimal productivity, and getting things done. As a result, skill acquisition and learning a language fall into that trap too, though no one seems to ask the questions: Why do I have to speak a language perfectly in only one month? What is the reason for such a rush?

      One might answer: I’m being relocated to a foreign country next month. In that case, if you’re interested in learning the language, you will achieve your goal soon anyway. If you have only one month, why should you stress out over becoming fluent in one month? Instead, why don’t you find things that you like about the language, explore the culture, the history, or maybe just watch a few films?

      As with most things in life, including learning a language, outstanding results are achieved because of the love for something. You should feel happy when you learn a language or anything else; otherwise, learning is not effective. It’s the equivalent of studying continuously day and night without getting enough sleep just one week before an exam. Even if you pass the exam, the results are not optimal and, more importantly, not long term.

      You should imagine learning a language as a delicious gourmet dish of which you savor each and every mouthful. It’s important that you feel a language with all your senses. If it fills

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