Hey Bob,

You've heard the advice before:

"Just move to the country! You'll pick up the language naturally!"

Sure. And have you heard this one?

"If you study for 18 hours a day for five years, you'll be fluent too."

Really helpful stuff for those of us with, you know... lives.

My good friend John Fotheringham has been thinking about this problem for years.

And in this week's podcast, he said something that stopped me in my tracks:

"You can't just jump in and start watching a TV show and get much out of it. That's the ugly secret for a lot of people that propose 'just immerse yourself.'"

Ouch.

John's developed something he calls "Anywhere Immersion"...

A way to make real progress in your target language without uprooting your entire life.

We also got into:

• Why the first hour of your day might be the key to everything
• The surprising role AI should play (and where it falls flat)
• A viral tweet about a Duolingo streak... and what it means for people who get stuck

This one's packed with practical stuff you can use today.

No plane ticket required.

Check it out here​

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Olly

P.S. About 12 minutes in, John dropped a book-reading hack I'd never heard before. It's a game changer.