085: How should I allocate time to different languages?

Freddie asks: "I'm a professional English translator and interpreter living in Portugal. However, learning Portuguese is detracting from my English...what should I do?"

In this episode:

• Freddie's aims are very different
• English is his professional obligation, while Portuguese is simply the local language
• Is there a big rush to learn Portuguese?
• I suggest deciding exactly how much time needs to be spend on English every day, and allocating that time strictly

Resources Featured In Today's Episode:

• Core Study Time in Language Learning - in this post I describe how to organise your language study time every day

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