[grapeskin]

If you’re learning a language only for money, your studying efforts are probably going to burn out fast.

Most people I know who learned a second language on their own volition did it because they were interested in the country or some cultural element. Or, frankly, had a fetish for the people in that area—that’s an absolutely massive motivator that most people won’t openly state.

One language I learned was motivated simply because I liked the food there. I like traveling in that country, eating new stuff, and looking up recipes in that language to make those dishes authentically at home. Money would be nice. But I have zero plans to get a job speaking that language.