I have always been inspired by Victoria's articles and in-depth study stats. She greatly influenced my decision to write on Substack, and her articles were the primary factor in my switch from my previous app to Toggl. Coincidentally, I've been focusing on improving my Google Sheets skills this month, so finding this post was perfect timing. With this template and newsletter for guidance, I now have everything I need to make progress in organizing and analyzing my language studies with fresh resolve and an organized approach. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing, it’s really cool to see the “behind the scenes” look at your tracking!
I know that you have talked about it in previous posts, but I would love to hear more about how you incorporate your study time in your day-to-day. When you have 2 hours of study in a day, what does that look like? Did you plan on studying or doing a language activity at a certain time of day? How do you incorporate study time during your work week? I struggle with consistent study during the week and would love your thoughts on what you do!
Back then, I was not working full time as I did a split shift and my schedule often changed but I think you may find it helpful. However, since I am now working full time, I think you've given me a great idea to make a dedicated post showing a typical week that answers all the questions you asked.
In short though, I often don't have time to do any studying during the morning/afternoon when I'm working. If I do some dedicated reading with my students then I may track it as "Reading" but that only usually amounts to a few minutes. Most of what I track is dedicated "study" outside of work.
Usually I don't have any strict plans. The only things that are planned are language lessons or group classes that happen on a certain day for a specific amount of time. The textbook work, reading or listening I do during my weeks are always unplanned.
The bulk of my study happens after work or during my commute if I choose to listen to a podcast or read a book. For example, if you've noticed the trend in my bar graphs, I tend to spend more time on the weekends because I'm not working. And on Mondays and Fridays I typically have lower study times because I spend my time after work finalizing my newsletters. Being consistent can be a challenge so you're not alone!
You shared some great questions that will help me when writing about and showing what a typical day/week looks like for me now. Thanks for the questions and post idea! Feel free to ask any more questions I can answer now and in that post when it comes out. 😊
You’re very welcome and thank you for the response, it’s really helpful and I appreciate that I’m not alone 😆 happy to have shared an idea, I bet other readers will be interested in this topic too!
I have always been inspired by Victoria's articles and in-depth study stats. She greatly influenced my decision to write on Substack, and her articles were the primary factor in my switch from my previous app to Toggl. Coincidentally, I've been focusing on improving my Google Sheets skills this month, so finding this post was perfect timing. With this template and newsletter for guidance, I now have everything I need to make progress in organizing and analyzing my language studies with fresh resolve and an organized approach. 😊
I can't wait to see how you use it and make it your own if you choose to share it. Thank you for the continuous support! 😊
I love a good spreadsheet!! This is so similar to my work dashboard it's scary 😁
Is it?? A lot of my spreadsheet work is trial and error so I always feel like I'm not doing it right. It's nice to know that yours is similar though!
This was super useful! Thanks for sharing 🤗 💜
I'm glad you found it useful! Thanks for reading 😊
Thank you so much for sharing, it’s really cool to see the “behind the scenes” look at your tracking!
I know that you have talked about it in previous posts, but I would love to hear more about how you incorporate your study time in your day-to-day. When you have 2 hours of study in a day, what does that look like? Did you plan on studying or doing a language activity at a certain time of day? How do you incorporate study time during your work week? I struggle with consistent study during the week and would love your thoughts on what you do!
This post (https://studynotepad.substack.com/p/week-10-language-study-log) was from almost exactly a year ago where I showed my Toggl weekly timeline so you could see exactly what I track and when.
Back then, I was not working full time as I did a split shift and my schedule often changed but I think you may find it helpful. However, since I am now working full time, I think you've given me a great idea to make a dedicated post showing a typical week that answers all the questions you asked.
In short though, I often don't have time to do any studying during the morning/afternoon when I'm working. If I do some dedicated reading with my students then I may track it as "Reading" but that only usually amounts to a few minutes. Most of what I track is dedicated "study" outside of work.
Usually I don't have any strict plans. The only things that are planned are language lessons or group classes that happen on a certain day for a specific amount of time. The textbook work, reading or listening I do during my weeks are always unplanned.
The bulk of my study happens after work or during my commute if I choose to listen to a podcast or read a book. For example, if you've noticed the trend in my bar graphs, I tend to spend more time on the weekends because I'm not working. And on Mondays and Fridays I typically have lower study times because I spend my time after work finalizing my newsletters. Being consistent can be a challenge so you're not alone!
You shared some great questions that will help me when writing about and showing what a typical day/week looks like for me now. Thanks for the questions and post idea! Feel free to ask any more questions I can answer now and in that post when it comes out. 😊
You’re very welcome and thank you for the response, it’s really helpful and I appreciate that I’m not alone 😆 happy to have shared an idea, I bet other readers will be interested in this topic too!