Halfway through the first month of the year, and that means halfway through my first 30 day challenge. It was a deliberately easy one - not having to go too far out of my way to make it happen, and something I have done before and know I can do. But even with that, resuming my Duolingo streak has meant remembering to do it each day for the fifteen days so far.

The team behind the app make it incredibly easy once you get invested though. There are all sorts of motivating factors, not just the baseline streak you’re aiming for but lots of other goals - a monthly challenge, a weekly set of lessons to work through if you’re a Plus member, a daily goal, and then the streak has it’s own milestones. First was at day 7, then day 14, and as you can see from the picture, the next is that 30 day milestone that aligns so nicely with my own challenge.

There are lots of ways and means of learning languages out there, plenty of apps that will help you along the way, but I really think Duolingo is the best. I’m determined to keep this streak going.