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We figure out the essentials. We read books, talk to experts, and conduct experiments — and then w
10/06/2016
Check out Fiona Blake's latest short story: https://medium.com//emerald-island-a-summer-love-story-part-1-1ca1ba5fbab3 #.6i4x8s8c7
Emerald Island: A Summer Love Story (Part 1) This is part one of a four-part novel by Fiona Blake
25/01/2016
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M.I.A. - Borders (Audio) Music video by M.I.A. performing Borders. (C) 2015 Maya Arulpragasam under exclusive license to Interscope Records http://vevo.ly/J4BRiP
24/01/2016
You really want to quit your job, don't you? What do experts say about quitting with nothing lined up?
Should You Quit Your Job Before You Have Another One? Everyone knows you shouldn't give your two weeks' notice until you have a new job. But is there ever a time to leave without a safety net?
24/01/2016
Decent advice on how to work for yourself: http://buff.ly/1Ujdt0l
Want to Get Paid for Your Passion? Do This First Every week, someone emails me asking how they can become a full-time writer, start an online business, or work for thems…
23/01/2016
Check out our review of language tools!
The best language tools, reviewed So you want to learn Spanish, French, or Chinese. Great! There are dozens of language learning tools available online, all of which claim to be the best way to get fluent in your language of choice....
22/01/2016
We tried a bunch of online language learning tools. Guess which one was the best. http://bit.ly/1Ps2PA9
The best language tools, reviewed So you want to learn Spanish, French, or Chinese. Great! There are dozens of language learning tools available online, all of which claim to be the best way to get fluent in your language of choice. But having so many choices can be daunting. What’s the difference between all of these different tool…
21/01/2016
"So! We’re here to help you separate the wheat from the chaff. We’ve read dozens upon dozens of language blogs — here are the ones actually worth your time." http://bit.ly/1S7QQgm
The 9 best language learning blogs Learning a new language can get lonely, especially if you’re self-studying. Sometimes it’s nice to put the books down and connect with other language learners, get advice, or just swap stories. Thanks to the magic of the internet, there are tons of blogs and websites to help you do just that. The b…
12/12/2015
Check out Whittled's latest article on life-changing travel:
6 Ways to Plan Your Next Life-Changing Vacation Over the next month, we’re going to do our best to learn Swedish. Eventually, we want to go to Stockholm, but we’ve foun…
12/12/2015
omg. you'll never guess how people say "yes."
Is this the most unusual sound in the Swedish language? The word for 'yes' in most of Sweden is 'ja', but in the north of the country a unique sound is used instead, as The Local's Oliver Gee discovered in the cit...
11/12/2015
pretty excited for c-3p0's return, the ultimate polyglothttp://buff.ly/1NWsdU0
Anthony Daniels on 4 Decades of Life As C-3PO “People say, ‘What’s it like to go back to C-3PO?’ Well, I never left him.”
10/12/2015
The most dangerous animal in sweden.http://buff.ly/1PTdsSh
Sweden's most dangerous animal Sweden's most dangerous animal might not be the moose. But it's definitely Sweden's zoological superstar.
08/12/2015
Tip 2: Learn cognates: your friend in every single language. Tips on language learning. http://buff.ly/1IBznee
12 Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time — The Only Post You’ll Ever Need | The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss Preface by Tim Ferriss I've written about how I learned to speak, read, and write Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I've also covered my experiments with German, Indonesian, Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish,...
So...we're going to start learning Swedish. Any tips?