心態
Learning is 20% difficulty and 80% attitude.
Fifteen years ago when I decided to learn Chinese, every person I talked to told me I was crazy, that it was difficult, and that it would take me at least ten years.
Crazy, I could accept. I always knew I was a bit different, lol!
Difficult, I decided was just a word. I also saw it as a state of mind. If I was to start learning Chinese 'thinking' it was difficult, probability would be I would find it difficult. If I was to start learning Chinese 'knowing' it might be difficult, but deciding to take things as they came, one at a time, probability would be I would be able to meet each 'difficulty' head on, and for the most part, not even notice them.
Ten years? I just turned around and told them I would do it in one year. (At least they were right about the crazy part!) And that is exactly what I did. Adding to the challenge, online learning and learning apps were in their very early days, so it was just me and my big Chinese dictionary. And living in France, I was learning it in a language which wasn't my first!
I wanted to develop and test different learning techniques which make it possible to effectively learn at high intensity, all while working full-time and maintaining a busy and active lifestyle. I wanted to show that even when restricted to learning a language in your home country, it's possible to recreate a learning environment identical to if you were able to study abroad.
Too often we focus on difficulty, letting it become a handicap or learning block. However, by accepting difficulty and taking it as a challenge, we can learn harder, grow stronger, and discover we can achieve things we never thought possible.
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