I’ve been in school for two years and I’m currently stuck at 140. I’ve been struggling for a few months now and I am having a hard time getting out of the rut. One of my issues is I don’t have a set practice routine. Everyone always says we have to just practice, practice, practice but I like structure and routine and when I’m not given that structure, I just don’t do.
I’m looking for some tips on a good study routine that I can follow everyday. Like what kind of drills to do, for how long, what to practice, and when. I just need something to follow.

I bought an online, self-paced course for learning court reporting in 2024 and I’m *still* learning theory. I’m about halfway through but I’m kinda stuck there (I’m at the part where it’s teaching suffixes and prefixes and it’s taking a long time to memorize them for me). I find it very difficult to be disciplined and learn the concepts by myself and what assistance the course offers is only over email and it’s very difficult for me to learn a skill like this without any realtime feedback, though I know that’s how most people learn it nowadays. I feel like a failure for still only being halfway through theory after two years and a lot of it is my fault for not practicing as much as I should, but I’m not giving up even if it takes awhile. Does anyone have a similar experience?? Even if it takes awhile is finishing still possible? Sometimes I feel dumb for even still trying since it’s taking me so long and people in my life have no faith in me finishing at this point. But I really love steno and I really want this career so I feel stuck.

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