#Should I one-up my german lesson goals or avoid doing so for the fear of burnout?

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snow stump
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Whenever I do a german lesson, like let's say 50 common german nouns, I tend to be able to memorize and retain that information very quickly.

Now my problem is that I feel the urge to expand my lesson to twicefolds. Do you think this would be a good choice or will i be burnt out from doing so quickly?

lofty hill
# snow stump Whenever I do a german lesson, like let's say 50 common german nouns, I tend to ...

If learning vocab is easy for you, by all means, cram to your heart's content. ;) In my experience, grammar's something else, though. I'd recommend doing additional exercise sheets for the same grammar topic, or supplementing your lessons with reading or listening rather than going through twice as many lessons. However, in the end, only you can know. As long as you're comfortable actually using the grammar involved, maybe whatever course you're following is simply to slow for you. :)

blissful atlas
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Yeah agreed. If you see that increasing the pace isn't impacting you negatively in motivation and in your ability to retain information, go for it. Though be prepared for the fact that you might not always be as motivated, in which case it's perfectly fine to slow down again.

snow stump
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thank you!!

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I'm not following any course, I made up a schedule for myself to follow and stick through (which im very unsure of)

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Are these any courses you guys would suggest?

lofty hill