I've never been a fan of streaks really. Most of them operate with the assumption that you never take a break. Sure, consistency is important, but consistency doesn't have to be doing something every single day with no room for breaks. I also find that a lot of people who obsess over their streak just think of hitting the minimum threshold necessary to keep the streak alive rather than doing activities that would actually help them make progress. Maybe this is exactly a symptom of what you mention in the video, where people feel like they "should" do something (to keep the streak alive), rather than they "want" to or "get" to (and as a bonus their streak continues for another day). Either way, I'm glad you seem to be figuring things out and hope that you can find enjoyment in LL again!
Hola Giovanni, creo que aprender idiomas ya es lo suficientemente dificil y solitario. Creo que lo me gusta de tus videos es ver como vas y bueno si es que te has dado cuenta porque es como tener a alguien aprendiendo contigo (aunque no estemos aprendiendo los mismos idiomas,etc) Un saludo y ojala todo mejore!
Hello Giovanni, I like your videos and I have something to say about your channel if you have the time to read. What you said about quantity over quality and not stressing over every meaning of every obscure word is interesting because I agree with it yet I have never heard it from any language learner before. Perhaps it is a good approach for intermediate to advanced learners. I have found that while reading English, even though I don't read to learn English itself, I often skim over complex words I don't know the meaning of yet still arrive at an understanding of the sentence or paragraph itself. i.e. if the general meaning is understood then the meaning of every word does not need to be known. Especially because if a word is too obscure to be understood in writing, then it most likely will never be used in speaking, which is the end goal. Plus, using obscure words in speaking is not recommended as the objective is to communicate, not confuse. However, I don't think that skipping over any words that are not understood is good advice for beginners as beginners will not be consuming content that should even contain "obscure" words, but should contain the most common words used in a language. As for the direction of your channel, I agree that you should try to make videos where you speak in Spanish or Mandarin, or perhaps review some interesting content you recently read or learnt about in your target language. It does not need to be weekly. While I agree that quantity over quality is better for consuming content for advanced speakers like you, I don't think this same philosophy should be applied to your videos. I think you should take your time to create your script (as you said you wanted to from now on), and maybe spend more time on your thumbnails as that would help your videos reach a wider audience. I think you have great potential as a content creator because your videos seem unique. Your videos have no edits at all and with a continuous commentary, the way you present is calm and casual yet somehow genuine and personal at the same time, which is a far cry from typical hyper-edited videos designed to abuse the algorithm. I think you should continue with that, instead of trying to bust the algorithm. Think 'the Sam Sulek of language learning'. You mentioned about "I want to" instead of "I should" which I agree wholeheartedly with, not just for Anki, but your videos too. I think you should "want to" engage with your audience in a personal way and produce meaningful, helpful, and insightful content for them, which would be beneficial for you as well, instead of feeling that you "should" have to cash in on the algorithms and attention spans. With time, you will eventually achieve traction.
weekly update videos sounds fun! and you are definitely not alone in these feelings, im glad you are slowly finding it fun again:)
I've never been a fan of streaks really. Most of them operate with the assumption that you never take a break. Sure, consistency is important, but consistency doesn't have to be doing something every single day with no room for breaks.
I also find that a lot of people who obsess over their streak just think of hitting the minimum threshold necessary to keep the streak alive rather than doing activities that would actually help them make progress. Maybe this is exactly a symptom of what you mention in the video, where people feel like they "should" do something (to keep the streak alive), rather than they "want" to or "get" to (and as a bonus their streak continues for another day).
Either way, I'm glad you seem to be figuring things out and hope that you can find enjoyment in LL again!
Love this channel
Hola Giovanni, creo que aprender idiomas ya es lo suficientemente dificil y solitario. Creo que lo me gusta de tus videos es ver como vas y bueno si es que te has dado cuenta porque es como tener a alguien aprendiendo contigo (aunque no estemos aprendiendo los mismos idiomas,etc)
Un saludo y ojala todo mejore!
Nice to see you again!
Hello Giovanni, I like your videos and I have something to say about your channel if you have the time to read.
What you said about quantity over quality and not stressing over every meaning of every obscure word is interesting because I agree with it yet I have never heard it from any language learner before. Perhaps it is a good approach for intermediate to advanced learners. I have found that while reading English, even though I don't read to learn English itself, I often skim over complex words I don't know the meaning of yet still arrive at an understanding of the sentence or paragraph itself. i.e. if the general meaning is understood then the meaning of every word does not need to be known. Especially because if a word is too obscure to be understood in writing, then it most likely will never be used in speaking, which is the end goal. Plus, using obscure words in speaking is not recommended as the objective is to communicate, not confuse.
However, I don't think that skipping over any words that are not understood is good advice for beginners as beginners will not be consuming content that should even contain "obscure" words, but should contain the most common words used in a language.
As for the direction of your channel, I agree that you should try to make videos where you speak in Spanish or Mandarin, or perhaps review some interesting content you recently read or learnt about in your target language. It does not need to be weekly. While I agree that quantity over quality is better for consuming content for advanced speakers like you, I don't think this same philosophy should be applied to your videos. I think you should take your time to create your script (as you said you wanted to from now on), and maybe spend more time on your thumbnails as that would help your videos reach a wider audience. I think you have great potential as a content creator because your videos seem unique. Your videos have no edits at all and with a continuous commentary, the way you present is calm and casual yet somehow genuine and personal at the same time, which is a far cry from typical hyper-edited videos designed to abuse the algorithm. I think you should continue with that, instead of trying to bust the algorithm. Think 'the Sam Sulek of language learning'.
You mentioned about "I want to" instead of "I should" which I agree wholeheartedly with, not just for Anki, but your videos too. I think you should "want to" engage with your audience in a personal way and produce meaningful, helpful, and insightful content for them, which would be beneficial for you as well, instead of feeling that you "should" have to cash in on the algorithms and attention spans. With time, you will eventually achieve traction.
Speak more!