Listen "#100 Celebrating 100 Episodes with Scott Young"
Episode Synopsis
Our first ever Language Hacking Podcast guest, author, and course creator, Scott Young, revisits the show to catch up with Benny and Shannon and share what’s changed for him over the last two years with his language learning and projects.Scott is an expert on learning and how to work better. He’s a best-selling author who took on the MIT Challenge, A Year Without English, and many more intensive learning projects. In this episode, he shares many of his thoughts on momentum, confidence, and balancing life with other pursuits.Featured ResourcesUltralearningRapid LearnerMentioned in this EpisodeUltralearningRapid LearnerScott’s WebsiteScott’s TwitterScott’s FacebookScott’s InstagramEpisode OverviewSome of the topics brought up during the interview are:How Scott’s life has changed over the past two yearsBuilding a multilingual family and learning MacedonianHow to stay engaged in learningDealing with the long-term maintenance work of learning languagesHow to get back into learning after losing momentum and confidenceTime and energy management for intensive learning projectsSetting concrete learning goalsTop 5 things Scott learned since our last discussion with himHow to prioritize personal projectsPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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