A post from Thomas Crawford about a Seth Godin idea called the "Dip" - definitely something for you to read if you're starting the adventure of learning a new language. The post also references Karl Kapp (whose recent book Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos features our product), who reinforces the same idea from a different direction - that of trial and error.
Take the two ideas together, and you end up with an empowering idea for anyone trying to learn - it's OK to get stuck in a rut, and varying and rethinking your studies, even if it means a loss of productivity (getting off track) might hold the key to getting you back on track.
This is a knowledge fractal you'll see show up across lots of disciplines - my Tae Kwon Do instructor talks about periods where you "plateau" in terms of your development, and no matter how much effort you put in, you don't seem to move forward. Times passes. Then you hit a magical breakthrough point, and you're off again.
Look back at Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions and you'll find the same idea of "punctuated equilibrium" or paradigm shifts.
Bottom line - Expect to have periods in your process of learning where you seem to be running in place, and when those times hit, get out of your routine and try something different. And give yourself a break. Part of the solution is time passing...
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