In today’s episode we feature a question from Adam: “How can I get back on the horse and keep myself motivated after a bad week of learning?”
In this episode:
- What does it mean to “fall behind” in your language learning?
- Are your expectations realistic?
- Does it matter if you don’t study for a week?
- Whenever you find yourself getting frustrated, try being kind to yourself
- Whenever you find yourself getting frustrated, try being kinder to yourself.
- You can’t control how much you learn
- Learning is not linear
- Why taking a break can be a good thing
Some specific tactics for staying motivated:
- Make sure you have a schedule and routine
- Do something different, add some variety to your routine
Today’s quote:
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill
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