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Alanjazz
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 Message 17 of 204
13 March 2012 at 4:14am | IP Logged 
Does anyone know what his method is, other than the listed used of iPhone applications and the mountain of books
he is featured with in the photo? I am very curious as to how he learns so much, so quickly. 15 hours a day is also a
stunning amount for a high school student, given homework and class time (although I tend to take seriously
exaggerated figures with a lot of ease, maybe he studies less, or economizes his homework time better than I did,
etc...)

Anyhow, his amazing skills in very different languages don't cease to impress me and I just wanted to know how I
could improve my own studying methods with his technique.

Tim, if you are reading this, and don't mind sharing, it would be much appreciated!
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metroidz
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 Message 18 of 204
13 March 2012 at 5:04am | IP Logged 
"When school is out, Timothy said, he spends up to 15 hours a day studying, teaching himself the rudiments of a language in two or three weeks."

I think he is talking about days he doesn't have school like weekends or summer break.
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Ellsworth
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 Message 19 of 204
13 March 2012 at 12:27pm | IP Logged 
I am a high school student and I never ever have that much time. I wonder though even if
I did whether I could sound as great as him.
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alang
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 Message 20 of 204
28 March 2012 at 6:06am | IP Logged 


Tim was just recently on the today show, but the site only seems to stream in the U.S.A. only.
In other words I was not been able to see the video. :-(
Hulu
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Wulfgar
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 Message 21 of 204
28 March 2012 at 6:45am | IP Logged 
portunhol wrote:
He MUST be a genius to be going to the University of Illinois at only age 16

And even more so, not to post here.
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Arekkusu
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 Message 22 of 204
28 March 2012 at 4:10pm | IP Logged 
Lucky Charms wrote:
EDIT: In the video he can be seen visiting HTLAL, so he may already be lurking among us
here. Hi, Tim! :D

Yes, he is Polyglotpal.
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hribecek
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 Message 23 of 204
29 March 2012 at 7:45pm | IP Logged 
There's a radio interview with Tim on the BBC, here's the address (hopefully). They test him a little bit in French and Mandarin.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17548351
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portunhol
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 Message 24 of 204
29 March 2012 at 8:03pm | IP Logged 
hribecek wrote:
There's a radio interview with Tim on the BBC, here's the address (hopefully). They test him a little bit in French and Mandarin.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17548351


Thanks. This is a neat, short interview. Definitely worth listening to. This kid has found his genius. I wonder what he will do in the future with this tremendous ability.


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