SET YOURSELF REALISTIC MINI-MISSIONS
So many people start learning a language, then quit before they’ve reached fluency. Why does this happen? Often it’s because they start their language learning mission with no clear objectives.
It’s incredibly easy to quit learning – or even to fail to start learning – when you don’t have a clear objective. If your aim is along the lines of: “learn to speak such and such language at some point in time”. This goal is much too big. It also doesn’t have a deadline. For both of these reasons, it’s a motivation killer.
A house is built through the laying of hundreds of single bricks. Learning a language is very similar. That’s why I recommend setting yourself mini-missions.
Give yourself a goal you can achieve this week. Your goal could be:
Learning 20 new words a day on Anki
Finding a language exchange partner
Holding a conversation about your favourite foods.
The most important thing is that you have something to work towards that you can realistically achieve in seven days.
Want an extra motivation boost? Write down your mini mission each week, then display it somewhere you’ll see it every day.