How to quickly remember a foreign language: the Tim Ferris method

Outside the linguistic environment, it is quite difficult to maintain fluency in a foreign language. The writer claims that methodically, you can remember the language in four weeks, or even in less time if you knew it at a sufficiently high level. To do this, you need to devote two hours to classes every day.

To remember German, Ferris drew up a personal plan of action for several weeks, which can be adapted to any other foreign language.

Tim Ferris' Action Plan

During the first week

Every night, two hours of watching films in a foreign language with subtitles.

From the third day

Half an hour reading 10–20 pages of foreign comics every morning and before bed.

In the airplane

Reading a phrasebook according to the following scheme: 45 minutes of study and 15 minutes of rest. This will help you recall the basic phrases.

After arrival

Reading comics and, if necessary, grammar reference books. You can use an electronic dictionary to remember the meaning of words used in conversation.

During the second and third weeks

Daily repetition of words on 30-60 cards. On one side of the card there is a foreign word, and on the other - its translation and an example of its use. Ferris uses them 3-4 days after arriving in another country.

Don't worry if you've forgotten a foreign language. It is stored in your memory, you just need to work hard to extract it.