Today, I'm going to continue talking about how to manage your time to learn English.

Next, you are going to practice fluency with a mini-story.

Mia is determined to learn English, and she starts to motivate herself by taking something.

But before we start, please visit my website, speakenglishpodcast.com slash podcast to get the transcript of this episode. It's completely free.

Okay, let's start. Number one, treat yourself. What better way to motivate yourself than to treat yourself. Yes, you deserve it.

Well, only when you achieve the goal, of course. Maybe after getting to five hours of listening in a week, you can afford something special,

like watching a movie, going out to eat at your favorite restaurant, etc.

The treat doesn't have to be something fancy or expensive. It can be of minor importance, but it helps to stay motivated.

By the way, I recommend that you don't do it the other way around. First, the treat to motivate motivate yourself and then the study. I've tried the other

way around. So no donuts before you start. Number two, create a routine. As human beings, we like routines.

That is, we like to do the same things repeatedly,

because what the brain does is automate many of our behaviors.

Suppose you make yourself a cup of coffee every day.

You can take the opportunity to put on your headphones

and listen to a few minutes of an English lesson.

Soon, you will associate making coffee with listening to English.

It sounds silly, but it works. They say that to establish a routine, you need about 21 days.

That's about three weeks, although the exact number of you need about 21 days.

That's about three weeks.

Although the exact number of days is not important,

we can't draw the following conclusion.

To create a routine, you need little time. So you can't consider creating a specific routine

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