Ask HN: How to buy English skills in two week?
I am not good at persistence and consistency which are key to become good at anything you want to be. I am highly paid software engineer and I reached to this position by pure luck and talent. Now time has come that the talent alone is not enough. I want to achieve more and first step is to remove my inability to write/read/speak english fluently.
I know the best method people recommend is to read as many books as possible to become good at it. I have tried buying books and reading first few pages before forgetting about reading them again. I get impatient because of my slow speed and lack of vocabulary. The books of kids are not that interesting to keep me engage. My symptoms are close to ADHD but I have not consulted a doctor for that. For speaking its best to be among among natives but unfortunately wherever I work its all expats.
I got some money saved on which I want to spend in two full weeks to learn English. I am thinking of taking leave from my office and pursuing to learn all about English in those two weeks. But I don't know what will be the medium to learn extensively in those two weeks. Please suggest me what can I do in those two weeks? Can I hire some professional that can spend full two weeks with me? Or should I go into field and work in an environment (i.e. restaurant?) for two weeks that that will force me to speak with natives and learn from them?
I am thinking of posting a job description on different job portals to hire someone that can help in this regard. What should be criteria to hire someone for this purpose and what schedule we should be following in those two weeks (8 hours a day)?
I live in Seattle area.