Hey Douglas, good points. I’m definitely going to have to make a post that digs into the “how” of making goals...this post was more of a “why”.
Learning a language isn’t a goal with an end, but it is measurable.
Michael Hyatt defines two types of goals: achievement goals and habit goals.
An achievement goal has a measurable end.
Get 10,000 followers on DEV.to in 12 months.
A habit goal has a measurable practice.
Spend 20 minutes per day practicing Spanish.
Learning a language doesn’t have a measurable end. But it does have a measurable practice.
And languages are a truly “if you don’t use it, you lose it” skill, so even if you feel you’ve become fluent in a language, you need to keep it up.
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Hey Douglas, good points. I’m definitely going to have to make a post that digs into the “how” of making goals...this post was more of a “why”.
Learning a language isn’t a goal with an end, but it is measurable.
Michael Hyatt defines two types of goals: achievement goals and habit goals.
An achievement goal has a measurable end.
A habit goal has a measurable practice.
Learning a language doesn’t have a measurable end. But it does have a measurable practice.
And languages are a truly “if you don’t use it, you lose it” skill, so even if you feel you’ve become fluent in a language, you need to keep it up.