Radical Personal Finance 919: How to Invest in Your Children at a Very Young Age, Part 8: Develop Multilingualism
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Mar 15, 2023 AI Snips
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Simultaneous Translation Practice
- Joshua Sheets learned Spanish by practicing translating in his head during speeches and conversations.
- That mental simultaneous-translation practice boosted his expressive fluidity over years.
Time Is The Core Variable
- Time with the language is the single most important metric for acquisition according to Joshua Sheets.
- More hours directly translate into higher competence and faster progress.
Plan Using FSI Hour Targets
- Use the FSI hours guideline to plan realistic fluency timelines (e.g., Spanish ≈600 class hours).
- Increase total exposure by adding years or daily time to meet those hour targets.