So You Want To Be A Polyglot? | The Difficulties Of Learning Languages

For real there are so many downsides, why do we keep doing this to ourselves haha? In Episode #404 of 'Musings', Juan & I discuss: my experiences going to many language meetups over the years, Juan's absurd goal over the next 10 years, the limitations you generally encounter whilst language learning, why it's a hard undertaking and takes so long, plus a sneak peek at what's to come in the next episode. Massive thanks to Dave Jones, Cardboard Giraffe, McIntosh and Petar for the support! Really do appreciate it. *I stuffed up the levels of proficiency and accidently switched the A's with the C's. Timeline: (0:00) - Intro & explanation of the topic (1:57) - Why I don't like polyglots (3:58) - Levels of proficiency (*see note above) (7:09) - Arrogance & pride (15:12) - Practical tips (19:47) - Is there a limitation to how many languages you can learn? (23:02) - Juan wants to learn 50 languages (27:16) - I'm content with maybe 4 (30:17) - Boostagram Lounge (39:09) - General stratagems (40:51) - I don't believe in passive learning (47:15) - Our biggest struggles (53:38) - You're never finished because it degrades over time (59:17) - I think Juan is going to struggle with his goal (59:00) - Summary (1:11:03) - V4V: Try out the Paypal (1:17:11) - Sneak peak at next episode Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth': https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowth Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast Support the show