Episode 9: Chatting to Benny Lewis about Confidence vs Discipline and Groups vs Individuals

Welcome to episode 9, where I'm featuring an AMAZING article of the week and an interview with Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 Months.

In this interview you'll be finding out about















The single one problem that's stopping everyone from language learning
Why the "Learn my language, I won't learn yours" is NOT just an English world view
Confidence vs Discipline: Which one is more important?
What you should focus on when you start learning a new language
How important it is to personalize your learning experience
How to be a creative language learner with very limited vocabulary
Where Benny is going to live next!
Top tips for travelling the world on a budget
How to create a virtual immersion environment without travelling even a single mile

"The fun part is at the end of a lesson when I realise I've made some progress."
You can hear that Benny and I had some debate on the following issues - what do you think of this:
Textbooks and Group Classes - Are they useless?
If it really is all that important to take the personal approach, why is the mass approach of Duolingo so popular?
Article of the WeekWhy The Growth Mindset is the Only Way to Learn on EdudemicVery Highly Recommended!Tips of the WeekOut of the following fabulous three tips, Benny chose number 1 as his Tip of the Week! He stated that he loves working with Mini-Missions and assessing his progress continuously as he goes a long.1) System of Milestones and Post-mortems  2) Tutor a fellow learner3) HiNativeTips and Links from this PodcastTune In RadioWikipedia, accessible in hundreds of languagesMeetup.com, where you can find local language friendsCouchsurfing.com, for affordable travel