Just a flight of thoughts... Recently I've watched a tons of video about motivation in learning foreign languages. And all of them advise to just use a lot of authentic materials such as movies, songs, newspapers, books etc. which you're fond of. It means that if you like FRIENDS than you should watch it in English without subtitles. And if you're a fan of Palanick then be kind to honor the master by reading his masterpieces in his language. It's so easy to follow this advice. But one day you realize you don't want to do it anymore. You can read a couple of articles on the Internet, watch a new blockbuster without translation and easily understand the song you like. Also you're capable to express your feelings and thoughts in conversations. Actually here is a thing. With conversations. When you speak with yourself in your mind - trying to play a small situations from real life, - you feel so confident and there are so much that you want and CAN say. But when it comes to real talking you s*ck((( It's a so called `language barrier`. When you're like a dog - understand everything, say nothing. And it pisses you off! Well, I distracted a bit. About loosing motivation to learn... When you realize that your level is enough for understanding the most of media-content and talking with people about almost everything, - YOU'RE STUCK then! What should people do to put themselves together and continue learning again? How to cope with this lack of motivation and go on? The answer is might be on the surface but each one of us should find it on his own. It's up to us! P.S. I don't know why I wrote it and what the purpose of it was) I think I'm stuck... Still I have so much to learn though! My next texts are gonna be more positive I believe. P.P.S. If you have something to say on the matter - welcome! I hope I'm not the only one with this mess in my head ;-) P.P.P.S. If you correct the mistakes I've made please explain why should it be that way and not the other. It'll help me to avoid the same mistakes in the future. Thank you in advance! BR, Kate.