How importan important is motivation for learning a foreign language?

I read an interesting entry on this platform yesterday: Motivation is the most important thing for learning another language.

Yes, indeed, motivation is of course very important. But the whole day long I can't couldn't stop thinking for all day about wether whether motivation is also was the most important element for a successful learning or not? In my opinion there are two more needfull needful things more, wich which I would call "disciplin" "discipline" and "have having a good plan".  
 
To learn Learning a language is a matter about to learn of learning ( I'd rather use studying) as often as you can. It is certainly better to learn nearly every day a trife (?) of your excercises as to learn ones in a month than learning once a month the whole material. And for this part for being able to do this you need disciplin discipline! But to learn eyery day without a reasonable structure you could learn study as much as you wish like, buy your effort would not be successful not be worth it/ would be in vane. So you need a good plan for your success. (In German we say to have "a red string". Is this also in English possible?) 

How about you? I would love to know wich which (I'd rather use what) things are important for your learning strategy?

Very good indeed, I agree with you! 

How important is motivation for learning a foreign language?

I read an interesting entry on this platform yesterday: Motivation is the most important thing for learning another language.

Yes, indeed, motivation is of course very important. But the whole day long I can't stop thinking about whether motivation is also the most important element for successful learning or not? In my opinion, there are two things needed more, which I would call "discipline" and "have a good plan".  
 
To learn a language, you need to study as often as you can. It is certainly better to learn nearly every day a trifle of your excercises as to learn whole material in a month. And for this part you need discipline! But studying every day without a reasonable structure you could learn as much as you wish but your effort would not be successful. So you need a good plan for your success. (In German we say to have "a red string". Is there a similar term in English?)

How about you? I would love to know which things are important for your learning strategy?

How important is motivation for learning a foreign language?

I read an interesting entry on this platform yesterday: Motivation is the most important thing for learning another language.

Yes, indeed, motivation is of course very important. But the whole day long I couldn't stop thinking about whether motivation is also the most important element for successful learning or not. In my opinion there are two more necessary things, which I would call "discipline" and "having a good plan".  
 
To learn a language requires that you learn as often as you can. It is certainly better to learn nearly every day a little of your excercises THAN to learn once a month the whole thing/material. And for this part you need discipline! But in learning as much as you wish every day without a reasonable structure, your effort would not be successful. So you need a good plan for your success. (In German we say to have "a red string". Is this also in English possible? - I don't think so?)

How about you? I would love to know which things are important for your learning strategy? Ich lese Deutsch ab und zu. Es hilft mir, am mindestens.