Something new?

I don't think I can say anything new about learning languages. Many books exists on this subject. How to learn Chinese? I didn't meet a book with this title (maybe exist). Here are some basic things I find very useful.

1. use what you learnt immediately
   
2. ask your friends to test your knowledge (it helps you to remember the new words better)
3. mix with native speakers

These are only a few basic steps. It proved helpful when i was learning Spanish.