Days you think "[Expletive here] it".

ファブリス Wrote:Every other day or so ! ^^ And I don't even study!

More to the point, learn to give yourself a real REST once in a while, at least a full day's break once a week. REFUSE to do anything Japanese related that day. If you find yourself guilty of not doing as much as you wanted/hoped on the "off" day, you will not be truly enjoying that "off" day.

So basically what I'm saying is having a real "off" day can motivate you to have better "on" days, because when you motivate yourself to work on the "on" days, you know that you are preparing yourself for a quality, guilt-free "off" day. Try it out!

I've been doing the same, by giving myself a day of rest from Japanese, and it actually helps. I go pretty heavy most of the time - there's always something Japanese on at my place, before work, after work, even listening to japanese music during work. My "active" participation in learning is probably 4+ hours a day, and passive the rest. Yet talking the occasional Friday off does wonders for when you return to study. The brain is not like a mechano set that you just screw together. It takes time for connections to form, and an important part of that is giving it rest - both sleep and changing activities. Don't feel guilty about it - it can actually be helpful.