Learning on our own doesn't have to be complex. Learning via school works primarily because of the fixed, predictable and regular schedule dedicated to learnin

Learning on our own doesn't have to be complex. Learning via school works primarily because of the fixed, predictable and regular schedule dedicated to learning. Learning French on my own for just 5-10 minutes daily has taught me a few things. The amount of time spent on a subject is less important than having a predictable schedule. Here's why this is important. We all read, hear about people who have read tons of books, who spend 5 hours learning daily and want to do the same. And this is really bad. A recipe for predictable failure. You won't expect to eat five plates of rice because some dude you respect does it would you? In the past, I would procrastinate when I hit a mental block, or a difficult lesson. Now, I simply repeat past exercises because sticking with the schedule is more important than learning something new. To keep things brief, the most important factor to learning on my own is having a reminder because as an adult, my days vanish in a myriad of unpredictable activities. Without this reminder, i'll hit my head in six months when I remember that I was trying to learn something.