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Personally, I would love to try this for learning languages.

Some people absorb information far easier when they hear it as part of a conversation. Perhaps it would be possible to use this technique to break down study materials into simple 10-minute chunks that discuss a chapter or a concept at a time.



Languages are hard. Everybody wants to learn them via an app or 10 minutes a day but realistically it's 3-4 hours a day for a year.


3-4 hours a day for a year is not even realistic, unless it's a language that already has a lot in common with yours, like Italian and Spanish.


I am already doing that. What I meant is that there are specific topics, grammar, vocabulary, etc. that I would probably remember better if I also got them in the form of a conversation between two knowledgeable people.




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