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The Fastest Way To Learn A New Language

Become fluent by implementing these strategies

Matt Lillywhite
2 min readMar 11, 2022

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Growing up, my dad always told me I was special. He claimed that because of my exceptional intelligence, I would eventually become the most successful person in our family.

My father was correct. I learned to speak Spanish in less than a week. And while it was fairly difficult to learn a new language, I proved my critics wrong by demonstrating that it was possible.

Here‘s how I did it:

I Was Given A Financial Incentive To Learn Quickly

“If you can learn Spanish in a week, I’ll invest $125,000 into your Aligator-Daycare business.” That’s what my father said to me when I told him I wanted to learn Spanish.

He, like many others, mistook me for a fool and laughed at the prospect of learning a language in a week. So I devised a rigorous study schedule and did what any rational person would do in my situation…

I Learned Spanish For 23 Hours Per Day, Every Day

Some people like to study for 4–5 hours per day. But that’s not good enough for me because I’m the undisputed king of productivity. While learning Spanish, I studied for 23…

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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