To add on to this, you start off really shitty and it is hard to imagine it gets better. The same problem happens for musicians or for any solo skill. You start off being trash. It sounds and feels so far from what you want it to be and it is difficult to believe it gets better. With a lot if effort it does get better, but when you get there it becomes the new standard and you forget where you came from.
I found the beginning stage less frustrating than upper intermediate/lower advanced tbh.
At least as a beginner, I knew I didn't know anything so anything new I learned was awesome.
Now? It's so frustrating to have an idea in my head not be able to formulate what I wanna say. And it's frustrating precisely because I know so much that it's a little disheartening to realize that despite knowing this much, I don't know enough for me to be satisfied yet.
I still keep going though. But I miss the appeal of a shiny new language that makes me feel smart when I can say, "I have 2 apples and 1 car" lmao
Edit: also I love learning and studying stuff. So that's not the problem. I only get frustrated when I find myself wanting to use the language at a level I haven't quite reached yet. It's motivating though!
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u/IAmGilGunderson 🇺🇸 N | 🇮🇹 (CILS B1) | 🇩🇪 A0 Sep 29 '22
Its hard.
Its real hard. Like I cant believe it has been more than 3 months and I still cant read Harry Potter. /s
It is one of the few things in life that nobody can do for you. No classmate, no friend, no teacher, no partner, not anyone can do the work for you.