The Best Language Learning Hack…No Teacher Ever Taught You

Five foreign languages in, thought it was time to share the best way I’ve learned each. How? A pocket notebook.

Here’s the way to build vocabulary in the easiest way:

1. Get a pocket dictionary and carry it around with a pen. (Note: Using your contacts in a smart phone is another way, though somehow typing on a phone isn’t as effective as writing words down).
2. Each time you hear a new word or phrase, first write its translation on the right side in your native language (we’ll use…