How I would learn German (if I could start over)

Now my German is not perfect. I can have conversations in German, but there is still a lot for me to learn. However, I'm going to share in six steps how I would go back and learn German again if I could. Particularly four and five, I didn't learn these until recently and they would have really helped me had I known. So, I hope this will be helpful. So, when learning a language, it can seem like a very daunting and overwhelming task. That's why I suggest obtaining a primary resource that is going to provide structure and give you a specific thing to focus on. But with there being so much choice between apps, textbooks, courses, how do you pick one? I would opt for an incredible free German resource, which is a course which offers a great balance of giving you immersion, structure, and the ability to learn something new every day. It's on the Learn German website and they have an interactive course at the A1, ultimate beginner, A2, beginner, and B1 intermediate stages called Nicos Weg. I only took the A1 course and it helped me learn so much German and really just get me started. But after that, I stopped there and I switched my focus, but I should have kept going and I should have done the A2 course, I should have done the B1 course because when I stopped, I was lacking structure. Another resource that is really, really effective is the Language Transfer app. And that has different audio lessons, which similarly provides a lot of structure that way. And they basically look at ways in which they can transfer the language from English to German and that helps you to make progress pretty quickly. So, the next thing that I do is expose myself to the real German language basically from day one. Since that is the way that we as babies learned our native languages And it also helps us to reinforce the grammar structures that you'll be learning from the primary resource, plus improve your listening comprehension, and even your speaking since you're hearing how the language is supposed to sound. So, you want to find content that isn't too difficult, but also isn't too easy. That's the sweet spot. And so, particularly if you're beginner, then start consuming easier content, which has been made often by teachers because they simplify the language that they use, and they speak slower and clearer. And then eventually, you can start increasing the level of difficulty to where you start consuming content made for native speakers. YouTube videos have always been my personal favorite piece of content to consume in a foreign language. So, for YouTube channels, I would recommend the following: Deutsch mit Lara, Eli's Corner, Deutsch mit Lara, and Easy German, and Dein Sprachcoach.