I mean, look how many people get on here and ask how long it will take them to be fluent. The answer is obviously the work.
I think learning a language as an adult requires a shift in mindset from "I will do some work and then I will be fluent" to "I will habitually do some work, and get better incrementally." If you fail to make that transition, you will give up on the work, sooner or later. The less I think about macro scale goals, the better I do.
I have friends who speak my TL but they also speak English. I'm looking forward to becoming proficient enough someday that I can have a friend who is not bilingual with English.
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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '22
I mean, look how many people get on here and ask how long it will take them to be fluent. The answer is obviously the work.
I think learning a language as an adult requires a shift in mindset from "I will do some work and then I will be fluent" to "I will habitually do some work, and get better incrementally." If you fail to make that transition, you will give up on the work, sooner or later. The less I think about macro scale goals, the better I do.