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Scott Young shares his experience going a year without English and why immersion is the path to least resistance in language learning in this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast. Benny and Shannon also ask Scott about ultralearning and how it relates to language learning. Mentioned in this Episode Scott's Rapid Learner course Scott’s book “Ultralearning”  The Year Without English Pimsleur Scott’s Macedonian project MIT Challenge HSK Exam Scott’s blog Scott’s podcast Scott on Twitter Scott on Youtube Episode Overview What is ultralearning? The effectiveness of total immersion How to gain language proficiency quickly Learning through social interaction How did you approach languages with different writing systems and more distance from your native language? How do you get to a level where you can give presentations in a language? Why other people switching to English doesn’t happen as often as you worry it will and how to keep the conversation in the language you’re learning if it does The importance of immersion and why it removes anxiety around speaking a language How to maintain your motivation for language learning How to prioritize what you work on  How to approach language learning for an exam Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy