Set yourself a clear goal when you start learning. This way you can learn better. By setting a goal, it is easier to maintain your concentration. This works especially well if you work towards an end goal through smaller goals. This way, you can see how far you are with learning, which helps keep you motivated. Ensure clear and achievable goals. Suppose you need to learn 200 words for English. Then set the goal to learn 25 words each day and do this for 8 days (x 25 = 200). This ensures that you do your best to achieve the goal and therefore often do more than, for example, '30 minutes of vocabulary learning'.
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