Develop a daily habit of practicing written English

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ” - Jim Ryun

Although you are now learning much faster than you ever thought possible, it will still take some time to reach your desired level of written English. This is why it is so important to do two things. First, learn to enjoy the process of learning written English as we discussed earlier. Second, make skill training a daily habit. It won't take much time, but 10-30 minutes can always be found.

Once learning written English becomes a real habit, you never have to force yourself to use a keyboard simulator or watch a video explaining how to build sentences. You will do this automatically, and this automatism will not affect your efficiency in any way - you will progress and see your progress in the grades for the IELTS writing practice tests on UltraFluent.

Indeed, it is always difficult to bring a new habit into life, even one as exciting and fun as learning English quickly. One of the keys to learning English very quickly is to learn it with some intensity. In the rhythm of the marathon: no respite.

Many students study a little, quit, and return to their studies again. The approach is extremely ineffective - it takes a taxonomy to memorize and hone skills. The brain needs to know when to throw all its strength into remembering new and interesting things.

There is a very powerful method to help you get into the writing habit. Imagine a rocket that is about to take off and fly into space, and then go to the moon. The rocket requires an enormous amount of fuel in those first few seconds and minutes. It should fly 384,000 km to the moon. But 85% of its fuel is consumed in those first 2 km as it battles gravity and leaves Earth's orbit. Then, as the rocket moves farther and farther away, it needs less and less fuel to fly until it just flies automatically and easily all the way to the moon. By then, the rocket will have a lot of forward momentum for the longest segment of the path.

Now, introducing any new behavior into your life is like making a rocket take off. Your rocket fuel is willpower. And you will need a lot of it in those first 30 or 40 days of your daily practice of writing in English. Especially if you haven't studied English or any other language before.

The point is that you only have a small amount of rocket fuel - willpower - for each day. The best way to use this willpower is to force yourself to focus only on this new activity - learning English. Don't waste your daily willpower. Make learning English the focus of what you do this month. Then you will not need to waste your energy on something else and progress will go faster. Make your life as easy and simple as possible for this month. How about taking a break from your favorite TV show or using social media while you prepare for IELTS?

Complete tasks in the Ultrafluent English simulators every day for the first 30-40 days. Best of all - early in the morning, when the head is still fresh and not loaded with everyday problems. After the first one or two months, you will see that your rocket is now flying in space - it does not need to spend too much willpower to fly. But first you need to take off and get into space - here the consumption of willpower will be great. So get ready for some daily effort in these first few weeks.

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Create a daily exercise habit with UltraFluent simulators and other writing practice tools so you don't waste willpower forcing yourself to exercise.
It will be difficult at first, so it is important not to be overwhelmed in the first weeks - free yourself from affairs that also require volitional efforts.

Develop a daily habit of practicing written English

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