Saw this written on the whiteboard at my dojo, probably as a reaction to the instructors suffering too many post-class moaning students!
The Rule of ⅓’s
As an athlete you will:
- Feel good ⅓ of the time
- Feel ok ⅓ of the time
- Feel bad ⅓ of the time
And this is completely normal!
Just thought that this is applicable to my Japanese learning experience as well.
But some ⅓’s are a bit more ⅓ than the others.
This is a good opportunity to learn the relevant vocab!
三分の一 | Bunpro
Every time you see or hear this, you’ll think back to @jrmr50’s thread and you’ll never forget this.
yall are out here feeling good as often as 1/3 of the time??
nervous laughter
Just kidding, that’s a really great perspective on things tbh. Thanks for sharing!! I’ve been having a lot of ups and downs with my learning lately so I needed to hear this 
yeah kinda had a rocky week with my spoken japanese so this resonated. I wonder if it’s visible from the outside? I’ll have to ask, hey is it noticeably worse sometimes and better others… I think i once said to my old sensei and she said no, not really…