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Great take on it!
I don’t think saying to “get excited” is quite as ineffective as your examples. It’s not meant to motivate; lasting motivation, in my experience, will come from within. It is, however, meant to push you in the right direction. I think it is important to welcome encouragement while understanding that this is ultimately your challenge and your journey.
I also agree that to begin learning (and even to begin again) and to find lasting motivation, one will absolutely need to get excited. It’s an important first step. And, jay palin, since you’re looking for us to kick you into gear, I hope this is helpful!
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My name is Jeremy; I’m new here as well, as of about 10 minutes ago. I don’t have any experience with the Japanese language but I share your fascination and I would love to visit Japan. I’ve heard great things about this website so I’m optimistic about learning.
I just registered an account and am starting fresh. I’m an education major but have been taking time off of school, and learning Japanese has been a dream of mine for years. So I’m taking this time away from school to invest in myself and hopefully learn something awesome and valuable (while working and not having much else to do).
My fear going into this is that I will lose motivation and no longer feel the excitement I feel now. I don’t want to have the burnout you’re talking about, and I’m hoping little things like this forum will help.
I would say the fact that you’re posting on here for encouragement is a good sign. You know what you want to do, and you’re just looking for a little help to start doing it again.
So get excited! Learning another language is something that can take you places, and in this case you may end up in a neat place like Japan. I know the effort required will be worthwhile. Anyway, what’s stopping you except for yourself?
Obviously I’m excited to get going. I hope I don’t lose that!
