The Stay Motivated Thread

[カイルMember]

I’ve really had a tough time my entire life with keeping things up to par (going to the gym, homework/studying, learning Japanese…) and I am looking for motivation. So just now I thought of an idea to keep people like me (I can’t be the only one, can I?) a reason to keep going. I am introducing the Motivation Thread.

The plan goes something like this: visit this Thread from time to time (if it gets enough popularity) and read the comments from people staying on track, telling stories of themselves fighting procrastination, inspirational quotes, and the like. My idea is that from hearing from others that share the same troubles, it will motivate me (and hopefully YOU) to get our metaphorical rear-ends in gear and get something done!

No more procrastination! Let’s work together!

LET’S GO!

[Anonymous]

While this is fine and all I rarely find other peoples progress motivating, but rather my own.

Protip from Textfugus most loved user: Find motivation in the things you love

I love Japanese comedy and when watching しゃべくり007, listening to them have fun, mock each other, make jokes and be funny as chit is motivating to me.

Although I agree that you should hear about other peoples troubles, as you said, in order to help you through your own, there’s probably a thread about it.

TOO BAD THIS FKN FORUM DOESN’T HAVE A SEARCH FUNCTION HASHI, AYE AYE? NOMSAIYAN CATCH MAH DRIFT HOME G

[missingno15Member]

I found your motivation thread

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/learning-japanese-through-idols/

[vlgiMember]

Know yourself.

Know who you are and what you really want.

When you know this you can work towards that and knowing you are becoming the person you want to be, and learning the things you want to learn, this will motivate you and drive you forward.

If you don’t know yourself then you will just try something for a while in some attempt to appease yourself but without understanding who you are or what you want you will find its not working and you quit.

Motivation to learn Japanese is to want to learn Japanese truly and deeply in your heart of hearts.

So know yourself know why you do something and what it will do for you, and how it will allow you to become and everything becomes a matter of just doing it.

[ArmandoMember]

Random quote

“You can do anything just not everything,” – Khatz

http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/aim-to-fail >Aim to fail. Classic.

I think Textfugu puts a quote on top of each page. I don’t remember.

[LukeMember]

What keeps me motivated is knowing that I still haven’t even started Japanese at uni, so that’s 4 years of Japanese on top of my almost one year of learning already. I think by the time I finish uni I’ll be at a pretty good level, especially as I’ll live in Japan for one year during, so I don’t really get annoyed if I feel that I’m failing to understand certain things in native material because I know I have so much time ahead to get better and better.

Plus eh you should feel good about where you at, since Japanese and Chinese require so much additional learning time because of the writing system. It’s not like French or German where the alphabet is practically identical, meaning you can jump right into vocab and grammar. With Japanese and I’m guessing Chinese, every word requires a little bit more reviewing because of kanji compounds.

• This reply was modified 11 years, 10 months ago by  Luke.

[kanjiman8Member]

@ Yggbert
What uni are you going to?

[LukeMember]

@kanjiman

I’m not sure yet, I’m pretty set on either Oxford or Oxford Brookes though, the town of Oxford is brilliant!

[vanandrewMember]

I seem to recall early on in Textfugu there was a part about writing down why you want to learn Japanese and what your goals with it are….I guess looking back on those and keeping those in mind should be motivating.

Also, taking pride in any little victories you have with the language should further motivate one!

[TripMasterMunkyMember]

“Knowledge is now enough, we must apply; Willing is not enough, we must do.”
“Running water never grows stale, so you’ve just got to keep on flowing.”

- Bruce Lee

[J.JMember]

i had recomended, probably by an early textfugu lesson, to start a blog and it will help you keep track of you progress. plus if friends/family visit it they can help keep you accountable for keeping up with you lessons. also you might see that its not as hard as it seems. i’m a queen of procrastination and could use help in that area myself. here’s my blog if anyone wants to follow along i would love it.

http://roadtojapanese.blogspot.com/

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