Restarting Irish Study After a Break: How to Get Back on Track
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Six months away. I've forgotten everything.
The break
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A 15-minute check: reading survived, speaking faded.
The check
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Ten minutes daily this week. Then a bit more.
The restart
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Week three: back to my old pace!
Payoff
- Don't start from zero. Listening and reading usually hold up; speaking and writing fade faster. Skills fade at different speeds.
- Check, don't guess. A fifteen-minute skills check shows which skill needs the most attention. Look at the result, then plan.
- Habit first. Ten to fifteen minutes a day for a week, then build up over two or three weeks. Small restarts feel doable.
The Irish Gaelic Self-Study Progress Tracker at https://kimnet8.gumroad.com/l/kanmzp keeps your old log, so your past data becomes a map and your new baseline is a real number. Most of what you built is still there, and the log helps you prove it.