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Pacing. This week, pay attention to pacing. Just like in a marathon, you can’t go out in a full sprint–and maintain that speed for 26.2 miles (or at least most of us can’t). Some of you may have started out pretty hardcore, but your pace has begun to slow. Don’t beat yourself up about it; just find the right rhythm for you and your schedule.

The most important factor when learning a language is frequency. It is much more effective to study in little blips throughout the week, than a cram session on Saturday. I know the cram session is tempting, but it won’t get you where you want to go. #fluency #proficiency

EXTRA: Check out the main Adult Class page for more tips HERE, or ruminate on one of my favorite language quotes below.

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“We should learn languages because language is the only thing worth knowing even poorly. If someone knows how to play the violin only a little, he will find that the painful minutes he causes are not in proportion to the possible joy he gains from his playing. The amateur chemist spares himself ridicule only as long as he doesn’t aspire for professional laurels. The man somewhat skilled in medicine will not go far, and if he tries to trade on his knowledge without certification, he will be locked up as a quack doctor.

Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people. Asking in broken Italian which train we are supposed to board at the Venice railway station is far from useless. Indeed, it is better to do that than to remain uncertain and silent and end up back in Budapest rather than in Milan.”

POLYGLOT: HOW I LEARN LANGUAGES– BOOK IN PDF, BY KATÓ LOMB