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1 year of language time tracking: my biggest hard truths

Self-worth is just a construct

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🇨🇳Learning Mandarin: what I wish I knew starting from zero 🇨🇳

At the time of writing this, I only have 186 hours of Mandarin learning time, so I’m just scratching the surface of this beautiful…

7 min readAug 25, 2023

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A 75 lb. Pack & Other Strange Aspects of Climbing the Highest Peak in North America

In 2017, I embarked on a once in a lifetime journey to climb the highest mountain in North America. Denali stands at 20,310 ft. (6,190 m)…

5 min readOct 1, 2022

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I Thought My Life Was Great, Then I Took Mushrooms in Mexico

From an objective standpoint, I had a great life before I took mushrooms in Mexico. I was a newly minted digital nomad and high on life…

5 min readSep 30, 2022

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I Design Tiny Homes. Who is Buying Them Would Surprise You.

Single People Do Not Buy Tiny Homes

3 min readAug 25, 2022

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How would you spend $20,000 to learn a language?

My perfect hypothetical scenario

3 min readNov 29, 2023

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How would you spend $20,000 to learn a language?

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9 red flags I wasn’t serious about language learning (yet)

In September 2022, I finally got serious about the Finnish language once and for all, putting in an average of 2–3 hours per day for a…

5 min readNov 29, 2023

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9 red flags I wasn’t serious about language learning (yet)

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Graduate from subtitles faster, watch these 5 high-context video types

When context wins over subtitles

3 min readNov 28, 2023

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Graduate from subtitles faster, watch these 5 high-context video types

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7 legitimate shortcuts to learn a language faster (no tedious methods)

Skip the writing system / written standard

4 min readNov 28, 2023

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7 legitimate shortcuts to learn a language faster (no tedious methods)

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No one quits a language because it got hard. This is the real reason.

At the beginning of a language journey, learners typically have a lot of enthusiasm. They imagine their idealized self speaking the…

3 min readNov 28, 2023

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Chris Eubanks

Chris Eubanks

Language learner. Rapidly learning the Finnish language. Follow me for specific knowledge that can't be found anywhere else on the Internet.

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