292 - A practical guide to your ideal Mandarin self: Build motivation that lasts
From Hacking Chinese Podcast by Olle Linge
March 9, 2026 · 15 min · Season 1 · Episode 292
About this episode
This episode discusses how to design a sustainable motivation system for learning Mandarin.
Motivation is not a personality trait that you either have or lack. It is a system you can design. Picture your future Mandarin self, make study sustainable, and let steady action close the gap. #learnchinese #motivation #l2mss #dörnyei Link to article on Hacking Chinese: A practical guide to your ideal Mandarin self: Build motivation that lasts: https://www.hackingchinese.com/a-practical-guide-to-your-ideal-mandarin-self-build-motivation-that-lasts/ How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-learn-chinese-in-the-long-term-with-intrinsic-motivation Love and language: Challenges and opportunities in learning Chinese with a partner: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-i-learnt-chinese-part-1-why-i-started-learning-chinese How I learnt Chinese, part 1: Where it all started: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-i-learnt-chinese-part-1-why-i-started-learning-chinese/ More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found at https://www.hackingchinese.com Music: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)
People in this episode
Host: Olle Linge
Topics covered
- motivation
- language learning
- Mandarin
- sustainability
- intrinsic motivation
Keywords
- learn Chinese
- motivation
- Mandarin self
- language learning
- sustainable study
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