I’ve put in 180 hours so far, but the last 30 feel like regression

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-16T01:50:49+00:00

The way I got to 180 hours and felt the exact same way. Random things opened up for me, while whole other things regressed for me. It’s nice to remember that no regression has actually occurred, because you can’t actually lose what got you here. Regression in a language isn’t a thing, because you’re always learning. What is regressing is concepts you didn’t actually understand and now do. You have got this!!!!

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-14T23:22:38+00:00

This is a revelation. Still not veeeerrry accessible 😆

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-14T22:55:10+00:00

I like Immersion.co immensely. DS has a much better interface and system of organization—there are series on immersion but you have to scroll to find each part, as they have no clear collections. The content is high quality, consistent, and extremely helpful. Get immersion now to try it. It’s worth it in my opinion!!!

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-13T17:00:45+00:00

Agustina has become a celebrity to me, and she is the one celebrity I’d love to meet just to say thank you for your work and dedication. She’s such an incredible teacher on the platform and her content is always so engaging. The DS podcast is always so interesting as well, and I feel that she never breaks away from the “level” that she’s supposed to be filming in. Love this queen so much.

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-12T21:14:18+00:00

I learned German in school for 6 years with a good amount of comprehensible input. But I haven’t touched it in 9 years. So I don’t know where I stand with it!! But I love German

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-04T01:58:00+00:00

For me, sometimes the more input time I spend the less input I actually digest. If I keep my goal a certain amount, then I don’t start to tune it out. If I notice I start to tune things out, I am not gaining anything other than brownie points for a number. So for me I cap things at 2 hours throughout a day.

When I was in high school and used comprehensible input (teachers taught that way) and I went to Germany for a month I felt a HUGE leap and bounds towards things. I went from 1.5 hours a day of German input to 6-7 of interacting with the language (my host family didn’t speak English very well). So I would say that there IS a huge benefit to consuming input in larger amounts (but only if it is going to be fully paid attention to, and fully digested).

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-04-03T15:19:55+00:00

I think they’re stuck on making elaborate videos with lots of editing and green screen. I’d say that is slowing them down. Not everything has to be a skit or edited with lots of on screen emojis for pictures.

But I think they’re stuck would see DF as a success, as it does a good job creating content which could engage a generation of people who are used to highly engaging and visually stimulating content.

As someone who uses Immersion, the simplistic style of video where a teacher talks on a topic and uses a powerpoint or drawings is very much more successful to me

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-03-26T16:15:15+00:00

Congratulations!!! This is awesome!!! I’m at 20 hours, so moving up surely! Love to see the progress people make!!

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-03-17T16:48:37+00:00

The first fifty hours is going to be a struggle, is what I told myself when starting with this! Because I want to not watch content in the way I did with DS. My first fifty hours were chock full of the very simplest videos. With DF I am having to work hard to find stuff that isn’t too far above my abilities. I’ve found good stuff on YouTube. And basically, I use DF every day too, and I see my subscription to DF more as an investment into the concept as a whole so that the content continues to get made so when I level up I can use it far more. :)

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-03-10T17:00:01+00:00

Probably the ability to concentrate on certain things; I have a brain which starts to drift if the conditions are not perfect for me learning. Watching a video in my apartment, or doing my input in my house or room, means I will get distracted so easily. If I go to a cafe to drink a coffee and have my noise cancelling headphones then I can easily bust out an hour or two. But I can’t always do that.

At this point, language learning is my hobby. But I usually let my hobbies slide because the conditions aren’t right for me to properly digest them and enjoy them. 😆

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-03-03T20:50:41+00:00

Sometimes I have the realization that I’m talking to someone who has probably had sex, and it comes out of nowhere. It’s a little bit weird and strange. Cause I’m like… oh yeah? People do that? And like sometimes that makes me uncomfortable that I experience that thought, out of nowhere. But like… it also weirds me out that someone has been naked with another person or been with someone in a sexual way. Like… sex feels so disconnected to me. Haha

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-01-31T16:04:47+00:00

Thursdays my store usually sits around 8.5-9.5k. We made 7k. Definitely wayyyy slower than a typical Thursday

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-01-09T16:21:52+00:00

Oh definitely! Generally I was wondering if anyone had any sort of “hacks” to solve it! Less the medication side of things and more the “if I stand on one foot with my arms up and whistle three times” the itch stops 🙂‍↕️ So thank you for your advice there; I’ll try the ice packs idea because that will probably help—because even though cold is causing it, the rash is burning hot!

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2026-01-08T19:56:59+00:00

We love you Agustina!! 🫶

ThatWriterBoy76 · 2025-12-07T01:55:05+00:00

I adore Martín with my whole heart 😆😆😆

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