Studying Japanese for 12 Hours A Day With James Scholz

This week we talked to ‪@JamesScholz‬, who is best known for doing 12 hour study livestreams on YouTube everyday for over a year. In this episode we talk about his journey into Japanese, how he was able to study for his coursework for 12 hours a day everyday, and his plan to tackle the language. Check out our other videos! ► Interview with Dogen: https://bit.ly/3eUAKLJ ► Speedrunning Duolingo Japanese: https://bit.ly/3B2xd5C ► Korea 48 Hour Speedrun: https://bit.ly/3RUXAkO Outline: 0:00 Preview 0:55 James Scholz's Japanese Learning History 5:50 How James Developed His Japanese Learning Method 8:28 James' Inspiration to Start Studying Japanese 12:20 James Talks About His Trip to Japan 16:02 James' Experience Living with a Host Family in Japan 20:08 Trying Natto For The First Time 21:58 Troll Host Family Stories 25:03 Taking Japanese Classes for 6 Hours A Day 29:18 Getting into AJATT After Coming Back to America 34:12 James' Grandma's Makes An Apperance 35:30 Experience Grinding Anki Hardcore with No Immersion 47:17 Goals With Learning Japanese 48:40 The Future of James' 12 Hour Study With Me Streams 55:15 How James Started Studying 12 Hours a Day Everyday 59:12 The Value Of Quitting Social Media 1:05:09 Getting Recognized in Public 1:08:19 How You Can Study For 12 Hours A Day Too 1:11:52 Outro #StudyWithMe #JamesScholz #LearnJapanese