Hi Chris! Thank you for your comment! Yes - with really big goals, if we try to treat it like a sprint rather than a marathon, our whole body and brain will eventually start to rebel and then nothing gets done! What language are you working on at the moment, and how do you make sure that your own process is enjoyable? :)

@@thelangconprojectpodcast Thanks for your reply. The main ones I am focusing my efforts on are Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish. With Japanese I am in maintenance mode since I have been at it for over 30 years. Maintenance mode for Japanese primarily consists of rom com anime, Japanese news on YT, reading articles on LingQ, and listening to a lot of 80s Japanese city pop. Therefore, I must also include karaoke. For Portuguese I focus on articles in LingQ, YT videos, some Netflix shows, and Duolingo. I also have an online Zoom lesson for one hour once a week. I aim to study at least 2 hours a day. Spanish is a language I am brushing up since I can use it a lot Stateside. I immerse myself in the language through KZfaq videos, textbook study, an easy reading Discord club, and a Colombian historical drama. As I have a full-time job, I sneak some of my study in during the work day and the rest after work. If my study seems ambitious, one of my motivators is another Emily on KZfaq. She is known as Language Travel Adoptee. Both you and she have very similar outlooks on the compassionate side of language learning.

Thank *you*! What are you working on right now, and how is it going? :)