Sam Gendreau, a language learning whiz gives his views on how to learn languages more effectively:

We’ve all heard about the importance of good habits, right? We sort of know it’s something we should be developing, working on, perhaps thinking about here and then… But we somehow forget about it, or we promise ourselves to start working on it… tomorrow. The only problem is that, well, tomorrow never comes, does it?

My name is Same, and I write a blog on language learning. I’ve been learning languages and have been an active member of the online language learning community for quite some time now, and I’ve written dozens of articles on language learning, motivation, and learning hacks. A theme that I constantly hear about from language learners and personal development enthusiasts is the issue of habits.

Why Do I Need To Develop Good Habits?

Very simply speaking, developing habits is a great way of getting stuff done, of reaching your goals. Being extremely motivated for a short period of time can drain your batteries, after which you’ll have to take a break and relax. We’re all super excited when we start learning a new language. We feel like buying every single book we can get our hands on, endlessly reading about the language on the net, and dreaming about traveling the country that speaks the target language. Most of us have this initial motivation boost. The problem is that when this flow of motivation comes to a stop, and the tide reverses, we’re in for some disappointment.

How do we stave off this disappointment? Develop good, sustainable habits."

Sam then goes on to give 7 useful tips including:

(1) Form goals

(2) Assign a place for studying

(3) Pace yourself

(4) Make use of dead time

(5) Take on a 30 day challenge

(6) Improve your self-control

(7) Know yourself.

For more detail about each these, click here for more information.  Happy reading and even happier language learning!