Chinese Reflections - January

I've been learning Chinese for a few years now using a combination of Duolingo and bothering my partner with questions. It has not been very structured, and as a result my progress has been fairly limited. I have a super basic grasp of some grammar and vocabulary almost exclusively in reading and listening. Speaking is a bit of a struggle and writing is basically nonexistent.

I hope by scheduling some time to write about my learning I force myself to reflect on what I learned and what I might want to change to speed up my learning.

One thing I'll be doing is taking some notes after Duolingo sessions; phrases I think are useful, challenging concepts, and other observations. With this I hope to get a better understanding of what I'm struggling with, get a better sense of how much I really want to learn Chinese, and take actions in my life accordingly.

I'm not expecting any of these monthly posts to be very good or interesting to other people, it's simply for me to practice writing and being more mindful of my learning.