I would really encourage people to make as many mistakes as possible. When I'm really getting into learning a language and doing it intensively, my goal is today I'm going to make 200 mistakes or more. That's my goal. And that gets you completely away from this academic mindset where every mistake brings you closer to a fail.

Every mistake is you communicating more. And like I said earlier, you suck a little less every day. So that's my biggest takeaway other than speak from day one is I would encourage people to make mistakes. Embrace your inner Spanish Tarzan or whatever you imagine this caveman functionality of the language.

Try to just use that. And that's how you push through those A levels to eventually then be communicating in the language. Embrace being a beginner. It's fine.