Let me help you create your "Rescue Plan" for making consistent progress, even when life fers in the way:
thepolyglotfox.com/MLR
Let me help you create your "Rescue Plan" for making consistent progress, even when life fers in the way:
thepolyglotfox.com/MLR
This is the conversation we had a couple weeks ago in The Lab & it's because of this convo, aka trying to maintain the progress we started, that I decided to do something about it.
Share a repeatable process for what to do when (and ideally before) you lose momentum.
And we dive into it next week!
You don't need to wait until next week to study when you've missed a day or two. You need a SYSTEM for returning that eases the guilt and the pressure.
You planned for the good days. The high energy days. The i-have-a-lot-of-time days and that's why your consistency sucks (right now).
#langsky
It doesn't make sense to force a 2-hour session of studying if you dread it, it burns you out, AND you can accomplish the same progress if not more in 30 minutes or less.
It's not about adding more to your language routine. It's about being strategic with your study time so you can see actual progress.
#langsky
And fun is how you make consistent progress with ease. π
Language learning becomes fun the moment you stop trying to do it "the right way."
#langsky
If you want a deeper dive into what I'm talking about, it all starts here:
youtu.be/_x7rUUy2KkU
So, if you're struggling to see progress in your studies, stop going through the motions, and take some time to redefine what progress means to you.
Because once you do, you're going to be able to create a plan and choose resources that focus on THAT, and ignore everything else.
As an intermediate learner, you might not need to know 5 new words every session.
Instead, you might just need to internalize those words and know how to use them or understand them better.
That definition of progress is not the same, and that's okay!
Progress as a beginner is, for example, learning five new words that you didn't know before.
You learn those 5, and it might me easy. Or, it might be the hardest thing you've ever done.
Either way, you start to recognize more than you did before.
You're making REAL sentences.
As you drift into the intermediate stage, progress feels like it's slowing down because studying doesn't feel like it has the same impact as it did before.
The reason?
You're using the same measurement of progress that you did as a beginner for an intermediate learner and they're not the same.
At the beginning stage of learning any language, progress is easily defined because you know nothing.
You're a baby.
The world is shiny, and your brain is making a ton of new connections.
EVERYTHING you learn is progress and you will always know more than you did before.
If you're not seeing progress in your language studies (or you feel like you aren't), it's because you haven't defined what progress means to you.
That's it!
#langsky
Same...π«
This is day 28 of me sharing my YouTube channel so you don't forget to subscribe and binge my videos~
Here's my recommendation for the day:
Aka me sharing what I ALWAYS recommend doing when you don't feel "fluent" yet: vist.ly/4t9gq
Plus my strategy for managing my resources to see what I have, what I need (if anything) and how to use what I've got to make more consistent progress: https://thepolyglotfox.com/detox
This is day 28 of me sharing my resources to help you learn multiple languages! Yes you, my fellow introverted perfectionist. π
Aka me helping you organize those eleventy-seven study resources you've collected so you stop hoarding and start making progress: vist.ly/4t8wv
Here's the link again so you can grab it before the price goes back up: thepolyglotfox.com/flash
Goals are one part of the process, and once you have ones that are strategic and achievable, then it's about taking action and actually doing the work to hit that milestone.
But if you look at goals like "reach B2", and struggle to turn that into an actual study plan, you don't want to skip this~
I don't want you wasting your time on something you aren't going to use and apply to your own studies.
But on the other hand, if you're someone who:
π« Loves chaos & thinks your progress should always be unpredictable
π« Is a true fan of procrastination & waiting for progress to magically happened
π« Isn't ready to put in the effort of achieving your study goals
Then...maybe skip this one!
So if you're someone who:
βΆοΈ sets tons of goals for your language studies but never seems to achieve them
βΆοΈ constantly changes your goals when you don't reach them
βΆοΈ studies often but doesn't see any progress
βΆοΈ struggles to say consistent in general
...you probably want to grab this workshop!
The reality is that goal setting, especially with language learning is actually 2 separate parts:
1) setting personalized goals that are show how YOU expect to use the those languages
2) breaking goals into something that is achievable in the short-term so you can see more progress over time
I created my GGA Workshop because tons of people who want my help with their studies tend to set goals like these:
ππΎ Reach B2 in French
ππΎ Learn more vocabulary
ππΎ Improve my listening skills
ππΎ Build speaking confidence & talk more
The truth is, those goals aren't enough to make progress.
#langsky
50% off My Goal Getter Approach Workshop~
Let me help you break your study goals into achievable milestones Thepolyglotfox.com/flash
I'm running a sale on one of my most popular workshops to help you break your big, lofty study goals into achievable milestones that you ACTUALLY achieve (for real this time) π
You can get Goal Getter Approach for 50% for a limited time~
#langsky
This is day 27 of me sharing my YouTube channel so you don't forget to subscribe and binge my videos~
Here's my recommendation for the day:
Aka me sharing how to create a plan for your language studies you can actually follow with CONFIDENCE: vist.ly/4t6v9
This is day 27 of me sharing my resources to help you learn multiple languages! Yes you, my fellow introverted perfectionist. π
Aka me sharing the one area you need to focus on right now to make more progress and retain what you're learning: vist.ly/4t648
This is day 26 of me sharing my YouTube channel so you don't forget to subscribe and binge my videos~
Here's my recommendation for the day:
Aka me helping you break the constant cycle of restarting your language studies by telling you how I did it a few years ago for myself: vist.ly/4t3pr