3 things to do when you’re in a learning slump

学习低谷期时需做的三件事

Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann

2025-08-08

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Struggling with language learning motivation? Here are 3 tips to get back on track.
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  • we all have moments in our language learning even someone who's as enthusiastic about language learning

  • as i am we have moments when we're not motivated the enthusiasm just isn't there so what do we do or at least what do i do the first thing i do is Not worry about it.

  • There will be something that's going to trigger my enthusiasm, my interest again.

  • So I just wait for it.

  • So, you know, I might read a book in English.

  • Prior to my trip to Scotland and Ireland,

  • I was listening to an audiobook written by this rather pretentious Scotsman,

  • but quite interesting about how the Scots created the modern world.

  • A little bit of a...

  • Overstatement, and yet it's interesting because it talks about the history of Scotland,

  • the Scottish Enlightenment, some reference to Ireland.

  • And of course, my wife and I were visiting there.

  • I did nothing in Persian or any other language.

  • I'm enjoying, it's refreshing to get into another field of activity and to read.

  • I'm now reading other books in English.

  • I'm also reading a book in French on the French Revolution.

  • So I'm doing other things rather than focusing on... you know,

  • acquiring more words or more comfort in the languages that I have been deliberately trying to learn.

  • Something will come along and trigger you.

  • I'll give you an example.