The Average Polyglot

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The Average Polyglot
On studying through doubt

On studying through doubt

Thursday's Thousandth Thought (TTT #21)

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An Origami fox I did a while back. Somehow felt this fitted here. No idea why though!

For the past few months, I’ve been studying on and off for the Test Of Proficiency In Korean (TOPIK). It started as a fun way to push my skills to the next level but has recently turned into a drag and, more importantly, a hard reality check.

I started with quite high confidence in my listening comprehension skills, average confidence in my reading comprehension skills, and absolutely no confidence in my writing skills.

And I’m now today at an average “there’s no way I can pull it off.”

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