I have been learning English myself for the past few years.
And by learning, I mean I've been mostly using English for my entertainment and I didn't really put much effort in it.
In short, my English is good just enough to read and understand the articles in different subjects (I go on Reddit very often so you might understand what I mean).
But it's NOT good enough for me to call myself fluent in English.
I didn't care one bit about the synonyms of some words, how to expand my vocabulary and bother to make my own routine.
I simply thought just by using English in my daily life is more than enough to be better at it.
But just a few weeks ago, I've realized that my English hasn't improved at all.
I kept using the same words/phrases over and over again up.
My listening skill is only at an average level .For example, I can UNDERSTAND all the Key & Peele skits but I can't hear ALL THE WORDS in it.
(You may think that's good enough but it's been like this for years so it's definitely not a good sign).
Therefore, I decided to start taking English seriously again.
I want to force myself out of my comfort zone and ACTIVELY expand my knowledge.
It's not like I want to abandon the "Just let it get absorbed naturally" style, I just want something more than that.
Just like in fitness, you must have a good routine to train efficiently and maximize your gain without overtraining yourself.
I'd like to have a routine like that but for language learning.
To summarize, what I want to ask you is: How did YOU create your own routine?
I know that it's better for me to make one for myself.
But I think knowing how your routine look like can help me get some basic ideas first. Thank you
September 2016
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