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Learning a foreign language is an experience like no other. It is a skill that cannot be learned in solitude. It is something which has to be practiced in public with other people and requires a degree of human connection. It gives us a unique perspective into a different way of thinking and feeling.
In this video I detail some of the biggest lessons I gained from language learning and how it can help us in the realms of critical thinking, finding meaning, and making sense of the world around us.
Chapters
00:00 You are never too old to start
01:56 When a language dies a way of understanding the world dies with it
02:23 Character Amnesia
04:28 Critical openness
05:36 Cynicism
06:59 Avoiding the path of least resistance
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