In my last
post, I wrote about motivation versus habit in learning languages. Now, it is
time to move to a really interesting topic – maintaining this habit!
As a person who has to combine work and studies, I really enjoy bullet journaling,
that is, using different layouts and designs to keep track of daily issues,
assignments, achievements and just life (everything from shopping list and
personal budget planning to gym training tracking). It comes as no surprise as
I decided to try bullet journaling also for language learning!
I use
Leuchtturm 1917 for planning by hand (personal planning) and Microsoft OneNote for
digital planning (available online, and also as an app for laptop and mobile
phone).
Here is my
suggested layout for language learning:
✅First, I
understood that focusing on achievements
is really important.
✅Second, I
really utilized inserting to-do lists
in OneNote. Ticking certain task as done is fast and brings you
self-satisfaction, as well as allows you to track your progress fast.
✅Third, you
can insert links to files at your computer to allow easy navigation (honestly,
sometimes I am just lost among all this variety of saved articles and notes I
have in my GoogleDrive).
✅Fourth, you can dedicate certain space to defining priorities for each week, in case if you have difficulties in prioritizing (as I do, because I am so curious about everything).
And, of course, you can put random notes all over OneNote page, and organize them in a better way when you have more time for it!