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5 stages of learning Chinese
00:00 INTRO 01:09 THE HONEYMOON PHASE 05:06 THE VALLEY OF DISAPPOINTMENT 08:36 THE BREAKTHROUGH 10:13 THE DEPTH PHASE 12:33 THE FLUENCY FEELING 14:39 THE META-MESSAGE 15:49 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEP
7 Warning Signs You’re Learning Chinese Wrong
00:00 Intro 01:05 1-You Study in Bursts Then Disappear for Weeks 06:36 2-You Can’t Read Chinese (And You’re Not Working On It) 10:46 3-You’re Not Listening to Chinese Every Day 13:30 4-You’re…
How I Got Fluency in Chinese (As an American Adult)
00:00 INTRO 01:09 WHY THIS MATTERS 02:06 MY CHINA YEARS 05:16 FLUENCY INTACT 08:45 FOUNDATIONS, ABSORPTION, AND ENGAGEMENT 09:39 THE AUSTIN RESTAURANT 10:39 WHY OTHER METHODS FAIL 11:53 WHAT THIS…
This Pronunciation Mistake is Ruining Your Chinese
00:00 INTRO 01:59 THE TWO TRAPS 03:16 THE EMBARRASSING TRUTH 04:06 THE REAL STANDARD 05:23 WHY “GOOD ENOUGH” ACTUALLY WORKS 07:39 THE CONFIDENCE FACTOR 08:49 THE PERMISSION SLIP 09:43 THE PATH…
How To Use Chinese Tutors For Fast Fluency
00:00 INTRO 00:54 WHY MOST PEOPLE USE TUTORS WRONG 02:14 WHEN YOU’RE READY TO START 05:59 HOW TO FIND A TUTOR WORTH YOUR TIME 10:25 WHAT TO ACTUALLY DO IN YOUR SESSIONS 14:34 HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU…
What Happens Inside a 30,000+ Person Chinese Learning Community
00:00 INTRO 00:29 SECTION 1: THE ORIGIN STORY 01:31 SECTION 2: WHAT THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY IS 02:22 SECTION 3: THE CARETAKER PHILOSOPHY 03:33 SECTION 4: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS — THE WINS 04:26 SECTION…
The 6 Highest Impact Activities For Learning Chinese
00:00 Intro 01:52 ACTIVITY #1: MEMORY PALACES FOR CHARACTERS 06:35 ACTIVITY #2: LIVING LINKS FOR VOCABULARY 08:19 ACTIVITIES #3 & #4: EXTENSIVE READING AND EXTENSIVE LISTENING 13:16 ACTIVITY #5:…
The Hidden Advantage of Learning Chinese After 30
00:00 Intro 05:51 SECTION 1: THE REAL REASON KIDS “SEEM” BETTER 03:45 SECTION 2: WHAT THE RESEARCH ACTUALLY SHOWS 05:05 SECTION 3: THE ADVANTAGES ADULTS ACTUALLY HAVE 07:57 SECTION 4: THE COGNITIVE…
What Does -FLUENT- Chinese Actually Mean
00:00 Intro 00:36 SECTION 1: FLUENCY VS PROFICIENCY 05:58 SECTION 2: THE CEFR FRAMEWORK 10:23 SECTION 3: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU 11:26 CONCLUSION and NEXT STEP
How to Build Speaking Confidence in Chinese
00:00 INTRO 00:54 WHAT MOST LEARNERS DO WRONG 01:05 PART 1: THE REAL PROBLEM 02:05 THE BUILD-GET-ACTIVATE-INTEGRATE FRAMEWORK 03:16 PART 2: THE SOLUTION – THE 3 FORMS OF RETRIEVAL PRACTICE 03:17…
How I’d Learn Chinese If I Only Had 30 Minutes a Day
00:00 Intro 01:16 WHY BUILD FIRST 02:05 THE HANZI MOVIE METHOD 04:45 LIVING LINKS FOR WORDS 05:56 THE 30-MINUTE STRUCTURE 07:26 FLASHCARDS: THE CORNERSTONE OF EFFICIENT STUDY 12:52 THE REST OF YOUR…
How to Memorize Any Chinese Word in Seconds
00:00 Intro 00:34 SETUP: WHAT IS LIVING LINKS? 01:34 KEY PRINCIPLE: Speed Over 02:10 WORD 1: 电脑 (diànnǎo) — Computer 04:38 WORD 2: 休息 (xiūxi) — To rest 06:21 WORD 3: 朋友 (péngyou) — Friend 08:11 WORD…
The 80/20 Rule of Chinese
00:00 Intro 01:54 THE PARETO PRINCIPLE IN CHINESE 03:54 DEEP VS. BROAD — THE SCOTT STORY 05:19 THE COMPOUNDING MATH 06:28 THE OCLO PRINCIPLE 07:48 REALISTIC TIMELINES 09:46 THE THREE-PHASE STRATEGY…
The Math Behind Chinese Fluency (It’s Not What You Think)
00:00 Intro 02:11 WHY IT FEELS SO SLOW 04:11 WHY CHARACTERS COMPOUND 07:51 WHY IT CAN FEEL EVEN SLOWER WITH THE RIGHT METHOD 09:15 THE MILESTONES 12:39 MAKING IT ALL COMPOUND 14:35 WHAT TO DO WITH…
Why Smart People Struggle Learning Chinese
00:00 Intro 01:03 THE SETUP — My Story 02:33 THE CORE DISTINCTION — Knowledge vs. Skill 03:57 THE MENTAL TRAPS 06:09 THE EGO HIT 07:31 THE SHIFT 08:27 THE BGAI FRAMEWORK 09:50 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEP
Why the Best Chinese Learning Methods Feel Hard
00:00 Intro 01:17 PART 1: THE TWO TRAPS 02:07 TRAP ONE: EASY AND INEFFECTIVE 03:37 TRAP TWO: HARD AND INEFFECTIVE 04:41 THE THIRD CATEGORY: Hard at First, Easy Later 05:19 PART 2: WHY THE RIGHT KIND…
The Secret to Understanding Chinese
00:00 Intro 00:53 PART 1: WHY CHINESE SOUNDS SO CONFUSING 02:37 PART 2: THE REAL SOLUTION (THE SECRET TECHNIQUE) 05:53 PART 3: WHY THIS WORKS (THE SCIENCE) 07:41 PART 4: HOW TO APPLY THIS (PRACTICAL…
How to Start Learning Chinese The Right Way
00:00 Intro 00:35 THE REAL PROBLEM: DECISION 01:53 THE THREE PILLARS OF FLUENCY 03:17 PRONUNCIATION FOUNDATION 04:29 YOUR FIRST 30 DAYS: BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION 10:16 KEEP BUILDING TO 1,000 WORDS 12:42…
How To Fix Your Broken Mandarin Pronunciation
00:00 Intro 03:33 PROBLEM #1: PRONOUNCING CHINESE LIKE ENGLISH 07:30 PROBLEM #2: OVER-PRONUNCIATION 10:38 PROBLEM #3: TONES 12:04 THE THREE-PILLAR SOLUTION 12:19 Pillar #1: Foundation 12:47 Pillar…
We Guaranteed Mandarin Fluency for $10k
00:00 Intro 02:02 LESSON 1: DEPTH OVER BREADTH – FLUENCY FIRST, PROFICIENCY LATER 06:34 LESSON 2: NATIVE SPEAKERS ARE OVERRATED – OUTPUT ISN’T 15:51 LESSON 3: PEOPLE NEED TO BE REMINDED MORE THAN…
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