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Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy

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jdw64 · 1789830343 · focus · HN ↗
The biggest obstacle to learning a foreign language is that it's so much slower and more frustrating than using your native language, right? Compared to your native-language typing speed, even English typing speed is only half...
So it's really frustrating. how do you all relieve that frustration?
1. testing22321 · 1789831809 · focus · HN ↗
  Go somewhere you are forced to learn and speak it.
  Defaulting to your native language will get zero comprehension, which is much more frustrating than some.

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