How I track my study time as a language learner

[@natoliver]

This has been an absolute game changer! I can track my time allocation and spot areas I can neglecting (writing and speaking). It also shows how the time does add up if you’re consistent with it. Here’s to everyone’s language journey ✌🏼

[@danielamarinero2304]

Heyyyy, thank you so much for uploading this video!! I literally just watched your first video and ended up wondering how do you record your study time! 🥺💞💞

[@tbenavente]

Haha, happy I was able to answer you question so fast 😅

[@ohyescharlie2454]

Great video. I just time myself with a stopwatch/ timer and then put my time in on polylogger. Theres less details like active/passive listening. But it is very quick and easy. Also nice to see people with the same or other languages and what they do to learn.

[@michellelanguages]

Hello! Thank you so much for this video, for someone who basically lives with her head up in the clouds, this video is a gold mine!!

[@tbenavente]

Glad it was helpful! Also, happy to see you here (I've been following you on Twitter for some time now) 💜

[@JoseBasilio]

Excellent video. I had been wondering how polyglots keep track of their study time and this automation option makes it super easy. Thank you.

[@tbenavente]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexbboswell]

This is such an awesome system, I started using Shortcuts a little while back to automatically play my working out playlist when I start the workouts app. But this setup is gonna have me nerding out hard (in a good way!) thank you!

[@cuy4z]

Ugh such a good system! I'm going for five languages this year and I can already see this will be the tool I'll be leaning onto ❣

[@Josseprada]

Could you make a video explaining how to use Toggl Track? Because I downloaded it, but it seems really confusing to me 😅

[@ducklingscap897]

This is amazing! I did. manage to use toggle for a while but I always opened and closed the app manually. This makes life so much easier!

[@sagaronyoutube]

This is the first iOS shortcuts application I've found. Looking forward to the toggl tutorial especially how to organize the schema for multiple languages

[@kudratkaurr]

Hi! Thanks for the video :) I was playing around with the idea already to start using toggl track but had been putting off setting it up since I wasn't too sure how I wanted to go about it. Loved the tips, and am already starting to set it up for my language learning goals this year!

[@tbenavente]

Glad it helped! Best of luck with your language goals in 2023!

[@gabiib__]

omg I love your video so much that I watched it yesterday and today I came back to do the shortcuts! much love from a brazilian learning italian and korean :)

[@tbenavente]

Glad you liked it!! And yay, we have two target languages in common :)

[@valeria_ragonese]

Wow, this is genius! Thank you so much! I always lose track of my tracking 😅🤣 I'll definitely look into a suitable version for my Android phone.

[@skamiikaze]

I gave up on trying to track with technology (well, besides a clock and timer). I found that using just a notebook and tallying up everything at the end of the week is what works for me. Granted, I am only studying one lang at the moment so that makes it easier.

[@tbenavente]

Glad that you found what works for you!

[@skamiikaze]

@@tbenavente dziękuję :-) przy okazji, życzę powodzenia w nauce polskiego. moim zdaniem jest jednym z najpiękniejszych języków. nie wiem dlaczego więcej ludzi nie uczy się polskiego.

[@redapplevegan5104]

Great video, thank you! ❤ and I am very impressed that you are studying polish (my native language😊) I think it is one of the most difficult language ever 😂 Super film, powodzenia w nauce języka polskiego!

[@tbenavente]

Dziękuję!

[@akramobada]

@@tbenavente I can't wait to get your reply on instagram

[@GrowthUncut]

Hi Tanya, this system is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing, this will help me so much! :)

[@tbenavente]

Glad it was helpful!

[@archienoyce2453]

thank you so so so much! this is such a helpful video I am so grateful! you're such a lifesaver with this

[@tbenavente]

Glad it was helpful!

[@russian__angel]

hi, tanya! i used to watch you in russian but after watching this video i just have to say that your pronunciation is so good! i love it!! it’s especially amazing for me because i’ve been struggling with my own recently (i’m trying to follow BrE received pronunciation currently). i almost lost hope to sound decent as a russian native speaker but you gave me hope that my hard work is still likely to pay off because if you can do it why can’t i, right?:) thank you for inspiration❤

[@tuliosantos1918]

Thank you so much. This video is very helpful.

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

I get the point: you've created several projects for the same language, split it to different skills (Active Listening, Active Study, Reading, Writing, Speaking) and set all the same color. Could please tell me the meaning of Active Study, what does Active Study include? How do you separate skills, like reading and listening the same time?

[@tbenavente]

Just wanted to highlight again that my system is tailored to my learning style and priorities, so you don't have to copy it if doesn't make work for you! Many people just use reading, listening, writing, speaking and mixed as their categories, for example. For me, I differentiate between active study (actually studying vocab and grammar) and immersion (consuming media in the language - podcasts, tv shows, books, etc.). Immersion includes active and passive listening, as well as reading. I have separate projects for active listening (listening to audio or watching a video where I am able to understand most of what's being said) vs passive listening (when I don't understand what's being said, so I either rely on subtitles or just listen to train my ear and get used to the language). I don't have speaking as a separate category because it is not that important to me personally, while reading is super important, so I have a project for that. Finally, active study for me is when I am studying vocabulary or grammar with a textbook, app or a tutor, regardless of activity -- it could be reading, listening, writing or speaking. Hope this makes it a little clearer!

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

@@tbenavente Huge thanks for the detailed answer. I'm into your channel, cause I'm something of a language enthusiast myself (I speak 5 languages). Your channel is a pure gem :) Looking forward to seeing new videos.

[@imsteven3044]

Hi! Thank you so much for uploaded this video, I didn’t know “shortcuts”.

[@someonexx3286]

But how to set these "project" in the first place

[@IowaLanguages]

Genius! ❤ I think I’ll have to rewatch multiple times (I’m not that tech savvy)! How do you make the pie charts?

[@tbenavente]

TogglTrack makes them for you!

[@MegaPato64]

But how to set these "project" in the first place, muchas gracias por toda l información que nos provees !

[@NelsonStJames]

This is great. One question, how can you make Toggl run in the background when tracking? When I automate, the toggl program pops up and hides a portion of the screen on the ipad, and you don’t seem to be able to minimize it, or slide it over.

[@michelemaria4304]

Perfect vídeo about studying languages, thank you! But existing also for Android? Because my cellphone has this system. 😅

[@chij101]

Is it possible to start tracking time for particular KZbin channel or playlist? Not for the whole KZbin app? The same question is for Telegram, sites, etc. where I want to track time in the context of particular channels, chats, groups etc.

[@imsteven3044]

Does anyone know if this app(shortcuts, automate) exists in android?

[@InnerProp]

I want to know also, please

[@CarlosHenrique-fh9be]

I don't think so, mine don't have it

[@NelsonStJames]

Doesn’t seem to. I’ve tried to download apps like Automate, which might do it, but the program is very confusing to use, and not simple like the iPad, or iPhone at all.

[@7jazzyjazzy853]

Android has such automation (my Android 14 (One UI 6.0) has it) but it's not as advanced yet sadly :(

[@imsteven3044]

@@7jazzyjazzy853 oh that is great, how can I use that automation?

[@joreneelanguages]

This is SO COOL!

[@leelerh1117]

I have a question about the polygots automation, will you have to create an end automation for the app?

[@lisabeth_]

Awesoooome! Thank you

[@dameronbarron3989]

Maybe I missed this part in the video, but how do we set up the projects to be able to input them in the automation?

[@yannirepeynado]

You didn't miss it, I was setting the automations and ran into the same problem, I don't know how to create the project.

[@yannirepeynado]

I figured it out, you have to create the projects in the Toggl app first

[@dameronbarron3989]

@@yannirepeynado awesome! Thank you so much.

[@melosaurrn]

How do you get projects on there???

[@ohyescharlie2454]

i cant get this work on android but this is a great video!

[@leavesofautumn7508]

Every app I tried for android is way too complicated sadly

[@ahadya81]

This is a game changer!

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

I'm using Toggl Track. Can you plesse write the project titles? I added several language projects: English, Russian, German and Turkish. How should I organize my projects and notes?

[@annaskritnika7824]

How to track the same way how much I spend time on a particular website, not the app? By just tracking safari is not an option.

[@tbenavente]

I suggest you follow the same steps I did for Duolingo in this video (starts at 8:25), but instead of Duolingo, you choose Safari. Then set up the websites you use frequently as menu options, so every time you go on safari, your phone asks you which website you are going to be using

[@e-genieclimatique]

it is very interesting

[@mryllin2397]

Unfortunately Android users do not have the luxury of these automation applications. Cool idea but I didn't find any automation app for Android that served this purpose. I'm Apple's number 1 hater but I have to admit that this time Apple beat me. 🥺

[@7jazzyjazzy853]

Android has such automation (my Android 14 (One UI 6.0) has it) but it's not as advanced yet sadly :(

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

One question more, do you use the same account for different kind of activities? I've thought that maybe I should seperate languages and other activities, but it must be annoying to log out and log in all time.

[@tbenavente]

I only have one and, as you said, it would probably not be very convenient to switch accounts all the time. Plus, I'm not sure how I would set up automations if I had multiple accounts

[@ismailhacihasanov4781]

@@tbenavente Got it. Thanks.

[@делина-к1п]

будет ли такое же видео на русском?

[@tbenavente]

нет, но относительно недавно было видео про автоматизации на ios -- там почти все то же самое рассказываю

[@genevievefougerousse5180]

Copied your system exactly, thanks 😅

[@yannirepeynado]

How did you fill out the "projects" section?