My interview with https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpf4BknRWAjb_oYIHoMDGVg Check out Matt's formula for mastering a language at https://Refold.la/ The clips early on of Matt speaking Japanese to people are from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNoXf8gq6vhwsrYp-l0J-Q 's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBhj5WGeaI ▲THE WIL NEWSLETTER: https://josepheverettwil.substack.com/ NAVIGATION: 00:00 - Who is Matt vs Japan? 1:24 - How did Matt learn Japanese? 4:03 - Context teaches more than textbooks 5:35 - Why you need to forget English 6:16 - Should we learn like babies? 10:04 - The only way to learn a language 10:57 - The real reason for flash cards 11:56 - The most effective input 15:18 - Why your brain enjoys this method 16:57 - What did you do specific for Japanese? 20:34 - Identity and language 23:48 - Matt speaking Japanese 25:58 - Why you can't hear pitch accent 28:53 - Why most people don't learn pitch accent 31:16 - How Matt learned pitch accent 33:25 - Improving Japanese pronunciation 36:50 - Staying focused on your goal 40:58 - Diminishing returns from input 42:41 - Converting input into output 46:17 - The barrier to effective output 56:08 - The refold formula for language 59:09 - Outro For business inquiries: joseph.everett.wil@gmail.com