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Lindsay Williams has been hooked on languages ever since childhood when she got a taste of French—and the free croissants that accompanied the class! Since then, she's gone on to learn Spanish, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Esperanto, Indonesian, Korean, Guarani, and more. Along the way, she developed a passion for teaching languages, too, and has taught learners in Costa Rica, refugees in the U.K., countless learners online, and even employees at a garlic bread factory! She now dedicates time to inspiring independent language learners and online teachers, sharing a wealth of useful tips and tools on her popular site Lindsay Does Language. She has also created one of my favorite new podcasts, Language Stories, a documentary series that highlights various languages around the globe and the people who speak them. In the interview, we discuss:

• Lindsay's language “origin story."
• Her most memorable language learning experiences.
• The most common learner mistakes and myths.
• Her daily language learning routines and "minimum viable daily habits.”
• How to create "onion goals."
• The importance of being kind to oneself and seeing mistakes as evidence of growth, not proof of failure.
• What to do when motivation and willpower wane.
• Why one size never fits all in language learning.

For show notes, visit LanguageMastery.com/Blog/Lindsay-Williams.

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