🎯 Q1 Language goals review

Studying 4 languages in 3 months

Good morning,

We’re already in April, and just like that the first quarter of 2023 is over. I cannot believe how fast it went by. I would love to introduce my whole system for goal setting, but for now let’s go through my language goals review for these first three months. Here’s what I worked on the past 3 months:

I plan my quarter goals in my journal - paper makes things more real

🇰🇷 Build a solid Korean study routine

→ Check one Korean related task every day

I did well! Giving myself the freedom of wanting what I want to practise on a given day was very encouraging.

→ Study 12 grammar lessons (4 /month)

I studied even more and ended up finishing the whole grammar course (Talk To Me In Korean Level 7).

→ Finish reading beginner book (4/month)

I finished just as planned!

🎧 Maintain learnt languages

→ Listen to one of 3 learnt languages each week (Italian, Dutch, German)

I really built a habit of listening to all of these languages on a regular basis.

→ Keep vocabulary flashcards up to date

I added a lot of Korean flashcards, so I was a bit more reasonable with other languages. I still added notes when I came across interesting sentences!

→ Watch 1 long-form content each month

I saved a bunch of Dutch documentaries, German TV shows and Italian podcasts, so this worked out great.

I’m really happy with the progress I made. I’m still planning my goals for the new quarter, I’ll probably be working on it when you read this entry. I really want to share my process for goal setting with my paper journal and Notion database, but I’m taking one step at a time.

Did you set goals for your personal projects? How are you doing so far?

Best,

Lou

💬 Languages

This month was really hard for me to study. I was busy with work and family events, and got minor health issues in the meantime. I was in a bit of a rut, but I’m honestly motivated to get back on track! I’m proud that I didn’t give up and still studied a little every day - even when it got hard.

💕 Favourites

📚 Book

I listened to my first Quebec polar. It was absurd and disturbing but a really interesting read by Chrystine Brouillet, the book is called “Chère Voisine”.

🎬 Video

I watched the last episode of Leah’s Fieldnotes Sleepover Series and got very moved by the honesty of the guest - Kaiti Yoo. It’s comforting to listen to other women dealing with similar experiences. This was a very relaxing video with a podcast vibe.

✍️ Quote of the Week

You can be sure that everyone you meet is driven by two primal urges: the need to feel safe and secure, and the need to feel in control.

From Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss.