Studying foreign languages with inbox zero

from blog Notes on software development, | ↗ original
The only time I've been able to seriously, rapidly improve my ability to speak a foreign language was through intensive language courses in college. I was forced to actively speak, read, and write Chinese for 6-8 hours a week (1-2 hours every day). Then study another 5-10 hours a week in preparation for the active sessions. I went three semesters...