In previous motivation-related posts we talked about setting stakes to help with success as well as how to form good habits. This week we're going to learn some tricks - and they really are tricks - to help push you just … [Read more...]
Last week on the "Staying Motivated" front we talked about setting stakes and how that can greatly increase your chances for making big progress in learning Japanese. Let's say you did that, and now you're ready for the … [Read more...]
Let's say you're going to run a marathon. That's the plan, at least. "I'd better go run today," you say. But... you just don't really feel like it, so you think "okay, I can skip today, no biggie." Tomorrow, the same thing … [Read more...]
It’s pretty easy to stay motivated with Japanese while in high school or college. You have class to go to each day, homework to do, tests to take, and grades to achieve. If you don’t keep up with your studies, you fail. … [Read more...]
When I started making the "Little Victories" lessons switch on TextFugu, I realized that even though I'm just changing things over on TextFugu, the entire concept of "little victories" can be used by anyone learning … [Read more...]