>>92992229This actually worked very well for me. It basically presented learning another language like a video game with levels and scores an such. It also give me a very clear idea of how much progress I was making, with the progression tree gradually growing being a great visual indicator, and the percentage score on the side slowly increasing.
I decided apply this idea of visual progression to my troubles with drawing every day. Got myself one of those wall calendars with the whole year laid out in plain site. Hung over my computer since I use it a lot every day. It was important to have this somewhere I couldn't ignore it, so that I couldn't forget it either. Also a red marker nearby all the time.
Every day that I drew for at least 20 minutes, I would mark on the calendar with a red dot. It seemed insignificant at first, especially since I'd started it in the middle of the week in the middle of the month. However, getting that first full row of 7 felt rather satisfying. I kept at it through that month and into the next. Even if what I drew sucked, the point is that I drew that day.
An entire month gradually getting covered in those red marks seemed like it was going to take so long. Drawing that day to get to the end of another week seemed so much easier and would take less time to reach to get then the end of a month, so that's what I focused on.
Obviously the idea is to not break the chain of red dots. Whatever I do, don't break the chain. But it'll eventually happen, whether it's sooner or later. If/when the chain does break, it just means I'm going to start a new chain.
Eventually I managed to see an entire month on my calendar filled from top to bottom. Felt like a milestone for me. It seemed like it was simultaneous a lot of work and much easier than I realized. A whole month of doing something instead of doing nothing.
