New year, new habits: The best ways to learn a new language (TRH+)

Learning a new language can help you connect with new people and expand your perspective. It's also hard, and may seem unnecessary in the age of AI. In this bonus episode, polyglot and language learning mentor Lýdia Machová explains how anyone can do it and why its still worth it. She was featured in the episode "Found in Translation." To get access to this and other bonus episodes, sign up for TED Radio Hour+. When you do, all your episodes also become sponsor-free. That's because you are directly supporting our work and public radio. Learn more at http://plus.npr.org/ted