How can I feel motivated?
Hello.

I was wondering the other day.
i've found some questions saying "Why is so difficult to find language partners?"
It is true that sometimes dont come along as we expected.
I think that lately i've been feeling a little stock on my learning process, which makes me feel like im going nowhere.
there's some days where i want to quit learning but then i remember the reason why im learning, still sometimes i get so frustrated that it's been hard for me to feel motivated everyday.
Have you ever felt that way?
How do you motivate yourself every day?
I will appreciate any advice :)

Question

How can I feel motivated?
Hello.

I was wondering the other day.
i've found some questions saying "Why is so difficult to find language partners?"
It is true that sometimes dont come along as we expected.
I think that lately i've been feeling a little stock on my learning process, which makes me feel like im going nowhere.
there's some days where i want to quit learning but then i remember the reason why im learning, still sometimes i get so frustrated that it's been hard for me to feel motivated everyday.
Have you ever felt that way?
How do you motivate yourself every day?
I will appreciate any advice :)

Answer

I'm by no means a Japanese expert (hell, I'm probably not even at the Intermediate level yet), but personally I find it easy to stay motivated by basically doing what you said: remembering why you started learning.  Studying 4, 5, or even 6 hours a day definitely bores me sometimes, but I always get excited to learn more everyday because Anime, Manga, Japanese video games and just the language itself are so enjoyable for me to experience.  I can guarantee that everyone hits plateaus at some point, but the people in my life that inspire me the most always remind me that this is normal and necessary to improve.  You wouldn't know success if you never failed right?  Hope this helps :) and good luck.

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So doing this for the last 5 or 6 years has occasionally been challenging, mood wise.  When I started I received some very good advice, which was to make sure that I stayed focused on having fun.  When I get in a slump I do something that I enjoy that also used my target language (Japanese).  I might re-watch a movie that I really like in Japanese, or re-read something that I really like, or play a game in Japanese.  I might just surf the web in Japanese or surf youtube looking for stuff in Japanese.  You're still learning, you're just learning a different way.  If you really want to develop a particular skill you'll go back to it in time.

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