#107 Paul Jorgenson on How to Make Difficult Languages Easy

Creator of the immensely popular YouTube channel LangFocus, Paul
Jorgenson, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about
building a Youtube channel around a passion for languages, living
abroad, and language dabbling.


Paul also shares his secrets for effective time management as he
balances family life with his life as a creator and language
learner by using non-negotiable routines.


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Patreon Extended Episode


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How to learn languages with different writing systems without
apps

Tips for overcoming stress and burnout

Benny and Shannon’s strategies for speaking multiple
languages without mixing them up

Paul’s language survival resources

Paul’s ideal day of language learning

Advice for a complete beginner to language learning



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Mentioned in this Episode


Living Languages Hebrew

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Arabic with Maha

LangFocus Website

LangFocus on YouTube

LangFocus on Twitter

LangFocus on Instagram

LangFocus on Facebook

GeoFocus on YouTube



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
Learning languages with few accessible resources


Strategies for making “difficult” languages easy to learn

Moving to Japan and living in Japanese

Dabbling in dozens of languages as a Youtube creator in order
to create content

Building a YouTube channel around an interest in languages

Crowdsourcing audio samples of different languages

How Paul’s language learning strategies have changed as tech
has improved

Being a public figure as an introvert

Time management and the importance of non-negotiable routines
as a content creator, language learner, and parent

Being a role model and inspiration in the language community



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy