Learning a New Language Helps You Build Self-Discipline

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2. Learning a New Language Helps You Build Self-Discipline

Learning a new language is like running a marathon. You can't just decide one day to run a marathon, and immediately make it happen. The same goes for languages. Both tasks require intensive training, usually over long periods of time. To succeed, you must learn the value of patience, of perseverance, of knowing when to speed up, and slow down. If you find success, you will do so because you developed the discipline necessary to push beyond your comfort zone, and keep pushing, again and again. The only marathon runners who cross the finish line are the ones who have built the resolve to never, ever give up on their goal. If you want to truly learn a language, you'll have to do the same.

3. Languages Help You Understand The World

Growing up, we're told a lot of things about the world and the people in it. American people act one way, Germans act another, French people act a third way, and then Japanese people act entirely differently from the rest. The truth is, most of these are just stereotypes. But if you didn't know Americans, Germans, French, or Japanese people, how would you be able to separate fact from fiction? You wouldn't, really. In that case, you'd probably just believe what you were told.

If you were a language learner, however, your experience would be very different. You'd be able to learn English, German, French, and Japanese, and be able to form your own nuanced opinions about these people and their cultures, all from within the context of their own language.

This actually happened to me, back when I lived in France. I had been told for decades that French people were rude, snobbish, and unpleasant to foreigners, especially English speakers. Every time I spoke English to a French person, those suspicions were confirmed. The people I spoke to were cold, and standoffish. If I spoke French to a French person, however, my experience was wildly different. Suddenly, the French were warm, welcoming and good-humored. Speaking French, I made many French friends, and shared lots of great memories with them.

In this way, a foreign language can often act like a key; one that opens a door or pathway that would otherwise be entirely unavailable to you. Used properly, these "keys" can unlock incredible experiences and ideas that will greatly enrich your life!

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