365 Day Duolingo Streak ????

Hey,

I finally did it!

I hit the magical milestone of a 365 day streak on Duolingo!

I have always wanted to become fluent in a second language.

However, I always struggled in school with French, German, and Irish.

I never seemed to progress and always had trouble staying focused and consistent.

Over the last few years, I have made many attempts at learning languages by downloading audio books.

But I never got anywhere and was very demotivated.

On September 29th 2023, I decided that I was going to commit to learning Spanish every day and would continue to do so for as long as it takes to become fluent!

My new habit was to get rid of Instagram and all other social media apps off my phone.

I realised that if I replaced the time I waste scrolling on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook with Duolingo I would be using my time more productively I play Duolingo for a few minutes before I fall asleep at 11-11:30 pm every night.

This is something I have continued to do every night.

I heard about Duolingo through my girlfriend and another friend who mentioned it.

I loved the format and how it gamified the process.

In July I also bought the Langotalk app.

This has been a game changer and has accelerated my Spanish speaking.

Consistency every day has been the reason I have improved so much.

While I’m not fluent yet I am getting close to a high A2 almost B1 level.

After that, there’s B2, C1 and then C2. C2 is as close to fluent as you can get if you are a non-native speaker.

I’m committed for the next 1-3 years to get there. It’s the same with your fitness, strength, physique and self care.

If you want to feel your best mentally and physically you need to have daily habits that will allow you to create the best version of yourself.

There are no magic wands or shortcuts.

It’s about finding what works for you and making the decision to commit to the long term process for the next 1,3,5 or however many years it takes to reach your goal.

Nos vemos!

Elan