How to start listening? What ways or means have helped you?

Question

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How to train listening is clear - listen more. But how to make this first jump from scratch in order to start hearing at least something? Share how you began to understand the speech of the native speaker and how long did it take?
And what resources can help?
I am familiar with the theory. I have already read a lot. I don't have a hearing, so listening is more difficult.
For myself, I have so far identified two options:
1. Just take videos on yourtube, press a pause and repeat after the speaker, copying the manner, speed.
For example, this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6EQKQK8Z1M&t
2. Or https://puzzle-english.com/dialogs/ there is an exercise with dialogues. Not a very true test, it seems to me, but nonetheless.
Maybe there is something more convenient?

Answer 1

on YouTube write english a1 and watch videos from native speakers like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEB8-SWMYhI
bob the canadian should be very understandable by ear and he makes subs for videos:
https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJJTxA36ZPNTJ1WF...
from a rutracker without fail:
Hoge AJ - Effortless English [2008, PDF+MP3, ENG]

Answer 2

English speech is very different.
Start with the simplest.
Let's say the series "Friends" is rather primitive in terms of vocabulary with good pronunciation.
Or some kind of educational feature film series (there are many of them in the UK; there are fewer in the USA) in English - the pronunciation is perfect there and they repeat 100 times in different voices and in different phrases beating the same words.
After that, move on to more complex ones.

Answer 3

[I have no hearing]
Do you understand Russian? If yes, then hearing is not to blame.
This is a blocking belief that prevents development.
Further.
To be Listening, you need to know these words/phrases. If you give a complex text, then listen to it for as long as you like, it will be like Chinese radio.
Therefore, we select texts according to complexity.
First with short dialogues, texts can start. We read, analyze, translate all words and phrases. Then we listen. Listen to each 5-10-15 times.
Or vice versa. First, listen to the dialogue / text 5 times, then watch the text and parse the incomprehensible.
In terms of native speakers, AJ Hoge and his Effortless English once helped me. Although he is a controversial comrade, his course helped at one time to get used to listening. He speaks very clearly, slowly, explains misunderstandings, etc.
But in general.
A language for communication consists of two things - listening and speaking.
To say that you have good listening is almost to learn the language by half.
So get ready to go. From 500 hours and above, if from scratch.