The most important thing to learning a language is staying motivated. In todays video, I believe I will be talking about something really important that I learnt from a book I read recently - Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Juile Smith.
Book recommended in this video
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? - Juile Smith - geni.us/TMFu5i (Amazon)
Feel-Good Productivity Book- geni.us/G2Zc38 (www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Good-Pr...)
Assiml French Starter Book- geni.us/IeOBA6Y (www.amazon.com/French-Workboo...)
Assiml Arabic Starter Book - geni.us/l6gd4Zr (www.amazon.com/Assimil-LArabe...)
Timestamps:
00:02 - How to stay motivated learning a language as a Muslim?
00:35 - Language Learning Journey as a Muslim
00:39 - What has a book about Mental health got to do with language learning?
01:16 - Never took it seriously - just tough it out
01:30 - Heard Julie Smith on some podcasts - but didn’t think it was for me
01:40 - Noticed it had a lot reviews - 10K plus
01:49 - Give it a go
01:51 - Have read many books -this totally changed my mindset
01:58 - Language learning is being able to continue everyday - 90%
02:12 - Still going through the book
02:19 - Chapter on motivation
02:28 - Change your relationship with failure - be self compassionate
03:41 - Journaling - so valuable
03:54 - Solve a problem, you have to analyse and understand it
05:00 - Rest is vital
06:18 - More you repeat - the easier it becomes
06:44 - Start small
07:13 - Small rewards
07:39 - Don’t aim for the mountain - aim for the next few steps
08:18 - Write an action plan when you hit hurdles
09:28 - Define this as your identity
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