{"id":3715,"date":"2023-10-23T09:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annika-zang.com\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:10:40","slug":"what-it-takes-to-get-really-really-good-at-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annika-zang.com\/en\/what-it-takes-to-get-really-really-good-at-something\/","title":{"rendered":"What It Takes To Get Really, Really Good At Something"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3715\" class=\"elementor elementor-3715\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0673c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0673c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05d8ba8\" data-id=\"05d8ba8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23bd4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c23bd4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?w=1230&amp;ssl=1 1230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/How-to-get-really-really-good-at-something.png?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4744254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4744254\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db52871\" data-id=\"db52871\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e54f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e54f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What It Takes To Get Really, Really Good at Any Skill<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ecb56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ecb56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summary: <i><span lang=\"EN-GB\">One of the most satisfying things in the world is mastering a skill to a level where you quickly get into a state of ease: a state where engaging with that skill feels like floating, where you forget everything around you. To reach that stage, it&#8217;s not enough to hone a skill at a deep level: You also have to cross fields and widen your expertise. Here\u2019s what you can do to reach that stage in language learning.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac391b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aac391b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Magic of Being at Ease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9e40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9e40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you heard of the Kiffness, a guy on the internet who&#8217;s making music out of memes? Check this out:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ada4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d6ada4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=lwLLFbC1H0c&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b54bb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b54bb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He\u2019s hilarious, but there\u2019s something else that mesmerized me:<\/p><p><em>This guy epitomizes how it must feel to be at ease with music<\/em>. He sees a meme and can instantly connect it with some melodies, rhythms and snippets lingering around in his head.<\/p><p>He must be a natural talent, right?<\/p><p>Well, I don\u2019t think so. Maybe to some extent, but if we look at all his skills, we see it has probably taken him years to:<\/p><ul><li>learn different instruments and techniques<\/li><li>build an enormous repertoire of different melodies, beats, rhythms, moods and styles.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>It seems that he\u2019s put together a whole library of material in his mind that&#8217;s ready to be mixed and matched into a piece of music. And building such a library probably takes years.<\/p><p><strong>But do you see how worth it is to reach that stage?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">For The Kiffness, making music is not just an activity that takes place in a certain room at a scheduled time, it&#8217;s not over when he leaves a place or finishes a session \u2013 it has trickled into other parts of his life, where something as tiny and insignificant as a meme turns into a catalyst for a piece of music.<\/span><\/p><p>See, when we\u2019re really good at something, the inhibition to engage with that thing is low, and that&#8217;s where creativity sets in. How amazing is it to draw inspiration from your surroundings and transmute some vague ideas, feelings or fragments into something clear and specific?<\/p><p>For example:<\/p><ul><li>Experienced writers, musicians or other artists are often more receptive to the little things in their daily life: A snippet of a conversation turns into a story, a beam of light into a painting, a rhythm into a song \u2013 whatever it is, they\u2019re constantly attentive to pieces of inspiration for something bigger.<\/li><li>The same goes for language learning: For me, language learning has become so pleasurable that an upcoming trip to Turkey inspired me to learn some Turkish. For others, watching Narcos is an inspiration to learn some Colombian Spanish. And if you&#8217;re like me, something as small as hearing people chattering on the street in a foreign language can spark your interest in at least dabbling a little in that language.<\/li><\/ul><p>But you might wonder: Doesn\u2019t it take years to become proficient at something and will I ever be able to reach this?<\/p><p>You\u2019re right, it takes a while, but hear me out \u2013 it\u2019s not just about becoming proficient at something. It\u2019s also about engaging with different skills at different stages and in different fields, because as you do that, you accumulate what I call: <i>micro and macro skills<\/i>. And these skills will eventually lead you into a state of ease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345a8dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"345a8dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Kopie-von-UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder.png?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1da195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1da195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Micro and Macro Skills<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882fc9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"882fc9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, what do I mean by micro and macro skills?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f8295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f8295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Micro Skills<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26799af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26799af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See, every skill \u2013 be it an instrument, a language, or something like web design \u2013 can be broken down into sub-skills.<br \/><br \/>For instance:<\/p><ul><li>If you\u2019re a guitarist, you\u2019ll have to learn different chords<\/li><li>If you\u2019re a novelist, you need to learn about how to develop a great character<\/li><li>If you\u2019re a web designer, you\u2019ll have to learn how to design website headers<\/li><\/ul><p>These skills are very specific to the very skill you\u2019re learning, and they\u2019re very tangible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b8b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19b8b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Macro Skills<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93889cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93889cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Macro skills, on the other way, are a bit more vague.\u00a0<\/p><p>For instance:<\/p><ul><li>If you\u2019re a guitarist, you also get a good feeling of rhythm. This will later serve you in other aspects of music, for example if you\u2019re learning to play the piano.<\/li><li>If you\u2019re a novelist, you have to develop a feel for capturing your readers\u2019 attention, which will be useful you if you\u2019re writing, for example, for Social Media.<\/li><li>If you\u2019re a web designer, you have an eye for visuals: You know what makes a great composition, how to create harmony and contrast. You can use these skills for other visual areas as well.<\/li><\/ul><p>Macro skills are very intangible. You can\u2019t quantify a feeling of rhythm, an eye for visuals or a feel for the language. But you\u2019re building them as you engage with your skill, not matter at which stage you are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f013b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42f013b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LinkedIn-Facebook-Titelbilder-9.png?ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79014a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79014a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Micro and Macro Skills in Language Learning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea907e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea907e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, let&#8217;s take a look at how building micro and macro skills looked like in my language learning journey.<\/p><p>Language learning comes easy to me <em>now<\/em> \u2013 but it hasn\u2019t always been that way.<\/p><p>When I started learning French at the age of 13, I was struggling. <br \/>Then I took some Italian classes for like 2,5 years, but I still can\u2019t speak a sentence.<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Once, I started learning Russian and quit after some weeks.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">For a while, I took some Farsi classes, but I literally don\u2019t remember a<i> single <\/i>word.<\/span><\/p><p>Oh yes, and I even learned Chinese for a year. But let&#8217;s not even talk about this.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you know what? Dabbling in different languages didn&#8217;t mean I was failing. In retrospective, I realized that I was actually building micro and macro skills that later helped me become really good at other languages:<\/p><ul><li>French and Italian gave me some valuable micro skills for Spanish because the grammar and the vocabulary are very similar<\/li><li>Dabbling in Farsi and Russia gave me a glimpse into learning new scripts, which later was a great macro skill to learn Cyrillic for Serbian.<\/li><li>By self-studying Serbian, I learned how to organize myself and stay on track, which later served me for Turkish. A very useful macro skill for every future language!<\/li><li>Getting a feel for verb tenses in Romance languages made it easy for me to hack the Serbian aspect system, because some parts of it resemble certain tenses.<\/li><\/ul><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">What I&#8217;m saying is: It&#8217;s not only about the depth in which you hone a skill, but also about the width<\/b><b>. You get better as you cross fields and explore their intersection.<\/b><\/p><p>But of course, depth also plays a big role if you want to get really, really good at something. And to reach depth, I identified 4 stages you will go through in language learning &#8211; each of which has different requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c3be8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11c3be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 4 Stages of Reaching Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be6615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0be6615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LinkedIn-Facebook-Titelbilder-10.png?ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541ecfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"541ecfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 1: If You're a Complete Newbie, Just Get Into The Habit<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a583c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a583c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>See, if you\u2019re a beginner to something, things are hard. Things are not creative yet. Learning guitar chords is hard if you can\u2019t play a song yet. Learning new words without having a conversation is tedious.<\/p><p>In this stage, your job is not to be good yet. <strong>Your only job is to get into the habit of engaging with that skill for some time and build a very basic framework.<\/strong><\/p><p>Make the inhibition as low as possible. It can be very helpful to download a course that guides you through that stage, that gives you some input on a daily basis. Set aside 30 minutes a day for 30 days and see what it does to you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702be0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"702be0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 2: Get Personalized And Work Your Way From The Inside Out<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6596d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6596d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The intermediate stage can be overwhelming. Once beginner courses get too easy, it\u2019s tricky to find material that fits your needs.<\/p>\n<p>My recommendation here is to work from the inside out: Focus on the topics, the grammar, the skills that matter most to you and then work your way outwards.<br><br>I wrote a whole article about learning at an intermediate stage, which you can find<a href=\"https:\/\/www.annika-zang.com\/en\/5-ways-to-find-relevant-intermediate-language-input\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <b>here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00242fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00242fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 3: Hack the Bigger Picture and Deep-Dive Into Specialized Areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c179a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c179a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the intermediate stage is like setting free trails in a jungle, the advanced stage is more like sitting in your garden, looking at the flowers you&#8217;ve grown and watering them one by one.<\/p><p>You now have a lovely overview about your skills and your few deficiencies. And this stage is about targeting these deficiencies.<\/p><p>A fantastic method of doing this is by creating inventories:<\/p><p>Create a to-do-list, a Notion template, or whatever you feel comfortable with, and note down each aspect of the language you still need to work on. For Serbian, for example, my list looks roughly as follows:<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">G<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><b>eneral<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0Pronunciation\u00a0 &#8211;&gt; Shadowing exercises<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Cases<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Verbs used with dative case<\/li><li>Verbs used with instrumental case<\/li><li>irregular female nouns<\/li><li>&#8230;<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Economy<\/li><li>&#8230;<\/li><\/ul><p>Now you have a clear list of all the things to work through to reach proficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888509a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"888509a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stage 4: Get Inspired and Create<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220cdfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"220cdfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve reached stage 4: Congrats! You now feel so at ease with a skill that engaging with it comes easy.<\/p><p>In that stage in language learning, sitting down to study doesn&#8217;t feel like a burden &#8211; for me, it&#8217;s something that I can concentrate on so easily that it even calms my mind. Opening a notebook, writing down stuff in another language, learning how to put something in words in another way has something therapeutic to me.<br \/>And isn&#8217;t it beautiful to have a hobby that can spark your curiosity over and over again and put you in an inspired, calm, focused state of mind when you need to distract yourself from the rest of the world?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab5137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab5137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, my takeaway is this:<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">1) Skill building takes time, but it&#8217;s worth it.<br \/><br \/>2) Be aware of the stage you&#8217;re in and work in line with your level. If you&#8217;re a beginner, just get into the habit. If you&#8217;re an intermediate, work from the inside out. If you&#8217;re an advanced learner, deep-dive in different fields.<br \/><br \/>3) D<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">on\u2019t get frustrated if you can\u2019t put things together yet. If you feel like failing, have in mind that you are still building intangible macro skills and tangible micro skills that will later serve you. Things will fall into place eventually.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>4) Don&#8217;t just focus on one field.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Dabble in other languages, instruments, fields of art, cross fields and explore their intersection.<\/span><\/p><p>5) Enjoy the process and make your sessions as pleasurable as possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e77635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e77635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BY THE WAY!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7a06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7a06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Language Profile<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d92ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36d92ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A plan to define your goals and needs and a roadmap with the steps that will take you there<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7419dde\" data-id=\"7419dde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965cd5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"965cd5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LinkedIn-Facebook-Titelbilder-9.png?ssl=1\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcb303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afcb303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning Material and Smart Tasks<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871ab2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"871ab2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Weekly learning material<\/strong>\u00a0based on the group\u2019s interests and adapted to different levels. Designed for an immersive learning experience using the power of stories.<\/li><li><b>Writing and speaking challenges <\/b>matching the weekly texts and designed to address your vocabulary, grammar and conversation needs<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fa15fa\" data-id=\"5fa15fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36adaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36adaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?fit=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=1536%2C865&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.annika-zang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/UBERSETZUNGEN-SPRACHCCHING-Logo-Facebook-Titelbilder-13.png?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ec7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ec7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bonus Material<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a4617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4a4617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Bonus: Access to a 200-page grammar hub<\/li><li>A chat function to practice your everyday Spanish<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-799f59f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"799f59f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd008fa\" data-id=\"bd008fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68ef3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f68ef3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curios?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc0156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc0156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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