{"title":"Why I Regret My Duolingo Streak","content":"## Fluent in 3 years?! What I Learned From a 1,033 Day Duolingo Streak\nA guest post on [Fluent in 3 Months](https://www.fluentin3months.com/)\n\nI learned Spanish, every day, for 1,033 days. That’s a long Duolingo streak. Yet I didn’t become fluent. How could that be?\n\nProductivity can be a trap.\n\nIt wasn’t until I took a step back and altered my approach that I started to make progress.\n\nTo learn more [check out my guest post about what I learned from the experience on Fluent in 3 Months.](https://www.fluentin3months.com/fluent-in-3-years/)\n\n### Your Actions for Today\n\n- [Read the guest post to learn why being efficient and committed won’t necessarily get you where you want to be](https://www.fluentin3months.com/fluent-in-3-years/)\n- [Let me know if there are things you’re working on where you need to rethink your approach](https://www.itcanbeeasilydone.com/contact/)","author":{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"5Euhw441xDnRGMqNIWQYer","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-22T05:53:19.361Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-22T05:53:19.361Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":6,"revision":1,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"author"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"display_name":"Will Haines"}},"tags":[{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"tag_13","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:49.524Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:49.524Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":1,"revision":1,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"tag"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"nicename":"guest-post","name":"guest post"}},{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"tag_24","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:48.947Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:48.947Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":1,"revision":1,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"tag"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"nicename":"language","name":"language"}},{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"tag_25","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:50.074Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:50.074Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":1,"revision":1,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"tag"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"nicename":"learning","name":"learning"}}],"categories":[{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"category_5","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:52.703Z","updatedAt":"2019-10-22T05:45:52.703Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":1,"revision":1,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"category"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"nicename":"mindset","name":"Mindset"}},{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"6x9viOriZN2uEq4s6dMZZt","type":"Entry","createdAt":"2019-10-31T03:43:55.443Z","updatedAt":"2019-11-10T20:25:22.448Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":11,"revision":2,"contentType":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"ContentType","id":"category"}},"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"nicename":"Tactics","name":"Tactics"}}],"wordpress_url":"why-i-regret-my-duolingo-streak","attachment":{"metadata":{"tags":[],"concepts":[]},"sys":{"space":{"sys":{"type":"Link","linkType":"Space","id":"argw24noostr"}},"id":"4aBcdof9eeP3w8e7rGMeNF","type":"Asset","createdAt":"2019-11-18T01:12:37.678Z","updatedAt":"2019-11-18T01:45:29.010Z","environment":{"sys":{"id":"master","type":"Link","linkType":"Environment"}},"publishedVersion":20,"revision":3,"locale":"en-US"},"fields":{"title":"Why I Regret My Duolingo Streak","description":"An owl in a tree","file":{"url":"//images.ctfassets.net/argw24noostr/4aBcdof9eeP3w8e7rGMeNF/45402c643bc5df89fe007e77ea63fc72/laterjay-photography-178453-unsplash-1200x385.jpg","details":{"size":101788,"image":{"width":1200,"height":385}},"fileName":"laterjay-photography-178453-unsplash-1200x385.jpg","contentType":"image/jpeg"}}},"created_at":"2019-03-11T00:00-05:00","meta_title":"Why I Regret My Duolingo Streak","meta_description":"A guest post about why dedicated practice won’t necessarily help you achieve your goals. Learn how to take a step back and become effective."}