[eterpstra]

I've been having a good experience with duolingo so far. The lessons are short enough to not impose, and the difficulty curve is very low, so I don't dread getting everything wrong. I've been at it for two months, and have never missed more than one day at a time. I doubt I'll ever achieve fluency with the app alone, but I'd feel comfortable as a tourist.

This is somewhat surprising to me, as I've tried (and failed) to build a daily habit of journaling and mindful meditation, but they never stuck for more than a couple weeks, despite only being 10 minutes a day.

[bonniemuffin]

I was also thinking of Duolingo as a really successful example of this. My daily commitment is less than 5 minutes, but I often end up doing some extra once I get started.

Language learning is particularly good for the "little bit every day" method, because I find that I can only retain a little bit of new information in a single session (so there's no point in studying for an hour straight), but daily repetition really helps it sink into my long-term memory.