What counts as studying? I've been thinking about what of the time I spend counts as "studying". I think I will be tough on myself and only count those hours that specifically learn a new language item (vocabulary, grammar, sentence writing) or are directly practicing those skills (recording myself speaking, videos in my second language, all Korean conversations). I also count the hour I spend with my tutor and the hour I spend in class. I don't count the hour I spend after my tutor session writing up the notes of what we just learned. It is part of what I need to do, but not really "studying". I don't count reading polyglot articles about learning a language. I don't count all the random chats I have that are half English, half Korean, with people who have become my friends. I don't count all my blog posts or the time I waste drawing in MS Paint to make flashcards. I don't count writing post cards to friends in Korea. I don't count time I spend reading books about Korean, unless it is directly tied to my current Korean Digital Academy coursework or my tutoring session. There is a ton to learn about Korean and the Korean language and linguistics and grammar ... I can lose myself for hours researching something that has nothing to do with what I am studying right now. And I don't count posting like this one :) Ah, the wrestling between what I "should" be doing and what I want to play with while learning a language. I should be studying just what is in front of me, this week's vocabulary, this week's grammar, and master those. Well, off to studying again!