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Sep 2018
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276: I'm losing my motivation to keep le...

OLLY RICHARDS
About this episode

Terry asks: What should I do when I lose my motivation?

In Today's Episode:

  • Motivation to learn makes or breaks your learning project
  • Sunk cost fallacy - the more time you've put into something the harder it is to let go
  • Languages need to be a living breathing part of your life, or it's hard to keep them up

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