Cant understand without subtitles? STOP using them! @Refold
Cant understand without subtitles? STOP using them!  @Refold
Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hey there language learners! Subtitles are really hard for language learners to drop. Every time you try to stop using them, you go from understanding absolutely everything to ZERO the moment they leave the screen.

How are you supposed to deal with it? Is there a trick for weaning yourself off of them gradually or do you just have to rip the band-aid? Or even worse -- are you doomed to rely on subtitles forever?

Tune in as Ethan addresses this question and the steps he personally took to kick the subtitle habit.
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