IWTYAL 276: I’m losing my motivation to keep learning

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

Resources Mentioned:

• IWTYAL 256: The extraordinary power of haircuts in language learning
• New Books – visit the launch page to find out about the books and bonuses!

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.