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Setting a concrete goal dosn't hurt, when we write curriculum for our courses we always look at what students should be able to do at the end of a certain number of classes I can't see why you couldn't do the same. Look at what you are doing now, and say I think I could be HERE in this much time, and then work out how to get there... then do all of the 3 above! :)
hey jono - some things i find useful...
1) always set specific times. don't settle on 'study 1 hour 3 times a week' say 'i will study from 9-10 pm every mon, weds, fri.' the specifics make it easier to stick with because you think through when you are free & plan it in calendar etc.
2) prebook teacher lessons - i find this motivating because it's easy to kind of 'talk yourself out of studying' but if you are precommitted to a class with a teacher you like, it's really hard to cancel on them. so you force yourself to stick to it even though you might want to skip. the continuity helps a lot over time as you're always exposed & motivated to study more between classes.
3) use interests as fall back options - if it's hard to sit down with a dull grammar book, give yourself 'outs' like 'i can either study 30 minutes grammar or spend 1 hour drawing characters (assuming you like characters). that way you still always do something rather than letting a boring task prevent you from sticking to plan.
good luck.
Ohh Kay how do you do it? My study schedule is often chaotic but I do try to do certian amounts and certain things every day.
If I develop a plan I shall certainly share it with you.
If you come up with a good one let me know, I spend most of my time just studying anything. I have never had a plan. I study mainly on my own, I don't even know if I know how to make a study plan haha
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