I really missed blogging!
I'm sorry to everyone who reads my blog.
My blog is for fun, I'd rather not schedule my entries.
Quality over quantity, right?
After my trip from Utah I felt pretty horrible about my Japanese abilities.
I had the goal of only speaking Japanese while I was there.
I felt frustrated with myself. I felt I failed.
When I came back I was pumped in trying the Tofugu 30day book, and see if
my studies would improve. The rule is that you MUST do whatever activity the chapter for that day requires. I loved it. A step-by-step guide.
But if backfired.
Realistically, there will be some days that you can't study.
There was also chapters that built on other chapters. For one of them I needed replies on rhino spike. Since I wasn't getting any it didn't work.
How could I continue if I was stuck on a chapter?!
I felt even worse. From the jblogging community I got the feeling that you don't really love Japanese if you don't study everyday. I didn't want to blog because I didn't want to admit I don't have time to put into Japanese as I would like.
Then school began. That meant making a new schedule. Usually I dread re-working my routine, but I was actually pretty excited. It should be a chance to see what to throw out, set aside, or focus on. I had it all figured out.
But I wasn't expecting the unexpected.
I'm taking 2 production classes and the amount of outside class work is unbelievable. So the time I set aside for Japanese is now taken over by production work.
I felt like a huge failure. Why bother even trying?
It wasn't till Rachel pointed me to a blog that my mind changed.
It's about not putting yourself down because you couldn't follow the plan.
Not letting yourself feel bad because your day isn't focus on Japanese all the time.
One piece really stood out to me:
So I'm going to keep going at my own pace. Doing what I think is fitting for that day. I'm not gonna hold on to a strict schedule. I have to be realistic. School comes first.
But as long as I keep putting in some time it's OK.
Next few posts I want to share more of my manga, my new tutor, and I plan to share my experiences with the different chapters of Tofugu 30-day book.
Please share any thoughts below!
I'm sorry to everyone who reads my blog.
My blog is for fun, I'd rather not schedule my entries.
Quality over quantity, right?
After my trip from Utah I felt pretty horrible about my Japanese abilities.
I had the goal of only speaking Japanese while I was there.
I felt frustrated with myself. I felt I failed.
When I came back I was pumped in trying the Tofugu 30day book, and see if
my studies would improve. The rule is that you MUST do whatever activity the chapter for that day requires. I loved it. A step-by-step guide.
But if backfired.
Realistically, there will be some days that you can't study.
There was also chapters that built on other chapters. For one of them I needed replies on rhino spike. Since I wasn't getting any it didn't work.
How could I continue if I was stuck on a chapter?!
I felt even worse. From the jblogging community I got the feeling that you don't really love Japanese if you don't study everyday. I didn't want to blog because I didn't want to admit I don't have time to put into Japanese as I would like.
Then school began. That meant making a new schedule. Usually I dread re-working my routine, but I was actually pretty excited. It should be a chance to see what to throw out, set aside, or focus on. I had it all figured out.
But I wasn't expecting the unexpected.
I'm taking 2 production classes and the amount of outside class work is unbelievable. So the time I set aside for Japanese is now taken over by production work.
I felt like a huge failure. Why bother even trying?
It wasn't till Rachel pointed me to a blog that my mind changed.
It's about not putting yourself down because you couldn't follow the plan.
Not letting yourself feel bad because your day isn't focus on Japanese all the time.
One piece really stood out to me:
the mindset that spending 10 minutes a day on Japanese is awesome. This is a huge project and we all deserve a pat on the back for spending any time on it. Therefore, thirty minutes is extra awesome. An hour is super extra awesome and several hours is super duper extra awesome. Then we know without question that working on it all day is super duper extra awesome fantastic.Reading that made me realize that it's OK. As long as you keep going and keep learning it's great. Even if you can only put in a few minutes. I have been putting in a few minutes everyday. I should feel pretty awesome about it!
So I'm going to keep going at my own pace. Doing what I think is fitting for that day. I'm not gonna hold on to a strict schedule. I have to be realistic. School comes first.
But as long as I keep putting in some time it's OK.
Next few posts I want to share more of my manga, my new tutor, and I plan to share my experiences with the different chapters of Tofugu 30-day book.
Please share any thoughts below!
