You start strong. You tell yourself, "This time it's going to be different. I'm going to study every day. Thirty minutes, no excuses."

And for a while, you actually do it. You show up. You put in the time. You feel proud.

But then life happens. Work gets busy. You get sick. You're just... tired. And suddenly, that routine you built? It falls apart.

You miss one day. Then two. Then a week. And you start thinking, I'm so inconsistent. I just don't have the discipline. What's wrong with me?

In this episode, we're talking about how to build a language routine that doesn't rely on willpower. Why motivation always fails. And how to design a practice that adapts to your life instead of demanding that your life adapt to it.

You'll learn why sustainable routines are built on systems, not discipline. How to use habit stacking to layer language learning into what you're already doing. What "minimum viable practice" means and why it's the key to consistency. How to create a flexible menu of options that adapts to your energy levels. And why redefining success as connection — not perfection — changes everything.

You don't need more discipline. You don't need more motivation. You need a routine that bends without breaking. A routine that makes space for your actual life.

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