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Rob Wiblin on how he ended up the way he is

80,000 Hours Podcast

CHAPTER

The Mistake to Learn Spanish

"I'm very frustrated that some schools or at least some English speaking countries go through this fantasy process of teaching kids foreign languages," he says. "When you measure it, the job and professional game that you get from learning languages is often pretty weak" He's actually better at Spanish now than he ever have been because... So I learned it somewhat at high school because I went to Spain for a year when I was 15, 16."

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