Quick Duolingo Hack

I’m on 70+ day streak on Duolingo ATM. French. I’m headed back to over 265 days. That’s my first streak. I’ll get back there. But, the hacks? What’s working for behavior change?

I’ve found that if I make it socal and/or tie it to something else I tend to succeed. So, I do a lesson before bed as part of that wind-down routine with each of the kids. It’s social and it’s part of a routine. Boom. However, I’ve been struggling to get the talking lessons in. I’m almost to a year of regular daily practice and I’m still on the very first talking lessons.

So, what’s the hack for the talking lessons? I’ve asked myself this for a couple weeks. It unlocked yesterday. I don’t want to just be talking into the wind or around the house weirdly. And, that’s the real trick… managing the weirdness of talking poorly in French to my phone. It’s just fear and identity. Same issues as other parts of life. Right? So, I’m doing talking lessons on walks. It’s looking good so far. Thumbs up.