How to Trick Yourself Into Doing Things (like Language Learning)

Yawn. 7am. Cold outside. No one wants to jump out of bed and face the world this way. But here I am, pulling on some exercise gear and getting ready for the gym. I do this at least once a week.

You know why?

Because it gets it out of the way before I find a good excuse. If the first thing I put on is a sports bra, then there aren't really many excuses to go and change my mind. Of course I have to commit and get everything ready as evening Kerstin, but she's ok with it because she doesn't rea...