My interview with ‪@mattvsjapan‬
Check out Matt's formula for mastering a language at https://Refold.la

The clips early on of Matt speaking Japanese to people are from ‪@xiaomanyc‬ 's video:    • White Guy Stuns Entire Supermarket Wi...  

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NAVIGATION:
00:00 Who is Matt vs Japan?
1:24 How did Matt learn Japanese?
4:03 Context teaches more than textbooks
5:35 Why you need to forget English
6:16 Should we learn like babies?
10:04 The only way to learn a language
10:57 The real reason for flash cards
11:56 The most effective input
15:18 Why your brain enjoys this method
16:57 What did you do specific for Japanese?
20:34 Identity and language
23:48 Matt speaking Japanese
25:58 Why you can't hear pitch accent
28:53 Why most people don't learn pitch accent
31:16 How Matt learned pitch accent
33:25 Improving Japanese pronunciation
36:50 Staying focused on your goal
40:58 Diminishing returns from input
42:41 Converting input into output
46:17 The barrier to effective output
56:08 The refold formula for language
59:09 Outro

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