3 Language Learning Tips
I should probably start by saying that I’m still not fluent in Spanish after a fairly solid effort that took place over a year. I will also say that I finished my Masters in that time, so I was a little* busy. Excuses or not, I’m not an expert but over that period of time I figured out what worked and what didn’t. So let me give some of you some advice so you can avoid some of my mistakes!
Daily Study
I try to apply this idea to working out in case you wanted to get a little more fit on top of learning a language. While I was teaching myself Spanish I made it a very serious effort to study each and every day, even if some days I had a really short or almost meaningless lesson, it was still incredibly important to me that I showed up everyday and at least kept my mind in the right place. I didn’t make this super strict like I do with my workouts since mental power is a little different to refine than physical power. I at least opened up my Duolingo application or wrote some notes down or even just watched Netflix shows in Spanish. The point is, I showed up ready and willing to learn a little bit of my target language each and every day, was every day perfect? Absolutely not, but I at least showed up!
Simplification
I will continue to sing the song about how much I love simple living until the day I die, this…
