I had a thought about making a schedule, syllabus, or something like that... for a set of weeks... about all those goals I'm always talking about. (I tried it a while ago for specifically weight loss, but I lost motivation.) I've also decided I need to learn Spanish before I get too much into the Japanese. I could get my Spanish down much faster, especially since (haha) I know its alphabet, at least!
I'll develop a week by week schedule of things I'll do, every day, like a teacher might assign for a class. The only thing different about this is that they're not "assignments" as they are more like "study periods" in which I need to learn a certain amount of information, or read something. I think I've picked too many things~~
Bible (reading chapters)
Spanish (grammar and vocabulary)
Piano (practice - exercises and pieces)
Theory (Music, beginner)
Japanese (characters)
Weight loss (diet+exercise)
Haha. Yeah. A bit much, right? So I either have to cut some out, learn how to focus really really well and continue with this plan, or divide them up and work on them, just even and odd days.
Basically, I'd be studying each subject for half an hour a day or so. It's like school, but I'm re-teaching myself how to study, independently, which could help me be much more efficient than I normally am. I know that doing lots of subjects in one day might help me focus better, simply because it's less boring, and less boring means it takes more energy--I'll be jumping into new tasks (and subjects) more often.
It's a good idea. The important-est thing, though, is that I don't let myself slack off after I've tried this. I have to keep trying, each day-- it's my consistency that is the problem more than my motivation. I have strong motivation... but I lose it fast. I have to keep up the strong motivation, and I'll be unstoppable!! Hee hee.
Once I make a schedule, I'll put it in a post so I feel like it's a bigger deal, and I'll take it seriously.
This is exciting.
Here I go....
good luck!
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