Believe it or not, cortisol spikes was exactly what I was concerned with yesterday and today. But I'm not normal. I was just thinking of how to balance my accelerated pacing with over-stressing myself as I try to cram too much. It's not the in-person that has me stressed, I think it's the theory and practice since there's so much to absorb and hard to reduce its complexity into smaller chunks.
Maybe I can use the timed method to force my focus for a duration and then cool-off after so I don't burn myself out like I have been.
Cortisol spikes that are super consistent will definitely cause stagnation. Part of language learning is physiological restructuring of your brain so you need to give it time to do that restructuring. When people are doing incredibly difficult tasks, as I would generally recommend, I tell them 45 minutes MAX due to the fatigue and subsequent frustration that comes without rest.
Fascinating. My brain doesn't like this. But that just means it's good practice in many ways. I habitually hyper-focus. 12 hours of coding plus a gallon of coffee is my productivity. Things like workouts and languages which are 30 minute sprints fall by the wayside. But I need to get control of it. If I solve this for myself, I can help other ADHD nerds like me better, too.
Believe it or not, cortisol spikes was exactly what I was concerned with yesterday and today. But I'm not normal. I was just thinking of how to balance my accelerated pacing with over-stressing myself as I try to cram too much. It's not the in-person that has me stressed, I think it's the theory and practice since there's so much to absorb and hard to reduce its complexity into smaller chunks.
Maybe I can use the timed method to force my focus for a duration and then cool-off after so I don't burn myself out like I have been.
Cheers.
Cortisol spikes that are super consistent will definitely cause stagnation. Part of language learning is physiological restructuring of your brain so you need to give it time to do that restructuring. When people are doing incredibly difficult tasks, as I would generally recommend, I tell them 45 minutes MAX due to the fatigue and subsequent frustration that comes without rest.
Let me know if it works for you!
Fascinating. My brain doesn't like this. But that just means it's good practice in many ways. I habitually hyper-focus. 12 hours of coding plus a gallon of coffee is my productivity. Things like workouts and languages which are 30 minute sprints fall by the wayside. But I need to get control of it. If I solve this for myself, I can help other ADHD nerds like me better, too.
I'll report back in a week or two.