#107 Paul Jorgenson on How to Make Difficult Languages Easy

Creator of the immensely popular YouTube channel LangFocus, Paul Jorgenson, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about building a Youtube channel around a passion for languages, living abroad, and language dabbling.

Paul also shares his secrets for effective time management as he balances family life with his life as a creator and language learner by using non-negotiable routines.

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Mentioned in this Episode

Living Languages HebrewitalkiArabic with MahaLangFocus WebsiteLangFocus on YouTubeLangFocus on TwitterLangFocus on InstagramLangFocus on FacebookGeoFocus on YouTube

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
Learning languages with few accessible resources

Strategies for making “difficult” languages easy to learnMoving to Japan and living in JapaneseDabbling in dozens of languages as a Youtube creator in order to create contentBuilding a YouTube channel around an interest in languagesCrowdsourcing audio samples of different languagesHow Paul’s language learning strategies have changed as tech has improvedBeing a public figure as an introvertTime management and the importance of non-negotiable routines as a content creator, language learner, and parentBeing a role model and inspiration in the language community

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy