1. 2013
How To
Learn a Language
In 90 Days
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2. How This Blueprint Came About?
Stumbled on..
This Guest Post On zenhabits Was Written By...
I (Brian Kwong) Got Motivated By My
Father-In-Law, Papa, Who Can’t Speak
a Word of English to Learn German

3. Maneesh Sethi’s KICKASS Post Was
The Catalysis For My...
Learn German in 90 Days Challenge, My Reward For Passing On
A 15 Min Conversation With Papa On
Day 91 As My Test Day 91 =)

4. Everything I Learned
From My Challenge
+ 201
Insights From: How To 3
Learn a Language
In 90 Days
On How To Become World Class In Just
About Anything In 6 Months Or Less

5. OVERVIEW
Why Learn a New Language?
Overall Strategies
90 Days Action Plan
3 Keys to Success
Awesome Resources DaGeniusLab.com

6. Why Learn a New Language?
Swagger
Opens Up Meet More New Confidence
New Worlds Hot Men or In Work and
Hot Women In Life

7. Overall Strategies
Effective
Resources
And Materials
Learn And Speak From
Memorize Day 1
Phrases
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8. Effective Learn And
Resources Memorize Speak From
And Materials Phrases Day 1
Practice Speaking Phrases
Focus on 1200 Most Memorize 13 Phrases a Consistently with
Frequently Used Words Day Consistently Language Partners
Avoid Passive Learning Built In One Grammar Get Yourself To Speak
Tools and Methods Rule Every 3 Days ONLY the New Language
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9. 90 Days
Action Plan
Newbie Guru
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10. Day 1 to Day 30
Create Stakes and a Target Outcome
For Your Challenge Newbie
Create Milestones to Hit on Day 30
Find one Language Partner on The Mixxer
Learn and Memorize 13 Phrases Everyday
Practice Speaking With Your Language Partner
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11. Day 31 to Day 60
Create Milestones to Hit on Day 60
Find One Tutor on italki For Grammar Semi
Newbie
Find One New Language Partner on
The Mixxer
Learn and Memorize 13 Phrases Everyday,
Implement One New Grammar At a Time
Practice Speaking With Your Language Partners
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12. Day 61 to Day 90
Create Milestones to Hit on Day 90
Practice Shadowing to Improve your Guru
Listening and Pronunciation
Learn and Memorize 13 Phrases Everyday,
Implement One New Grammar At a Time
Practice Speaking With Your Language Partners
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13. 3 Keys to Success
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14. 1. Make Everything FUN
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15. 2. update the world about your
language challenge
Forum
BLOG
Public accountability is your new best friend.
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16. 3. Take it one day at a time

17. AWESOME
RESOURCES
“Material Beats Method”
Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Chef
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18. Getting Phrases DaGeniusLab.com
Lonely Planet Phrase Book- Phrases from every day use
and for travel specific
Assimil Series- More in depth with grammar,
short dialogues
Ask Your Language Partner- “How do you say XYZ ?”
Do a Google Search- “Most frequently used phrases
in your target language”
Subjects You Are Ex: Comic books. Tip: Get both
Interested in- language versions

19. Memorization Tools DaGeniusLab.com
Anki for Windows- Even though it is passive learning, it is the best
memorization software for Windows for now
Genius for Mac- Best SRS active learning memorization software,
very effective, what I used for my challenge (Free)
Genius+ for Based on Genius and much more,
iPad and iPhone- sign up for beta here

20. Finding Language Partners DaGeniusLab.com
The Mixxer- Here is a step by step video on how I found a
language partner in 5 minutes on the Mixxer
iTalki- Here is an extensive review on iTalki by
Benny Lewis from Fluent In 3 Months
Verbling- Another extensive review on Verbling by
Benny Lewis from Fluent In 3 Months
Meetup- Meet with local language partners or people
learning the same language as you
Please Note: Language Partners are not meant to teach you the language, unless they are teachers of course.
The main goal is for you to practice speaking and listening.

21. A Tutor For Grammar DaGeniusLab.com
Craiglist- See if you can find an affordable tutor in your
local area
iTalki- Has affordable tutors, you can have trial lessons to
make sure they are good for as low as 5 bucks
Edufire- Make sure you avoid group class so you stay
active learning instead of passive learning

22. Language Learning and Inspirations
Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Chef
Become world class in Just
about anything in 6 Months or less
The concept of Speaking From
5 Hacks I Discovered From My Day 1 is from Benny, here is
Learn German in 90 Days Challenge the 3 lessons I learned from my
language Challenge

23. We will continue to test, experiment, and update
this plan by doing language challenges ourselves.
So our next language
challenge will be...
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24. Learn Chinese (Mandarin)
in 90 Days Challenge
by Julia
Coming Soon April 2013
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25. Get Updates,
Language Learning Tips
or Beta Test Genius+
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