How many resources do you use?

[luke]

Looking to get an idea how many resources you use on a daily basis when you're actively studying.

Do you arrange your study around "each day" or "each week"?

If your study is more closely related to "each week", can you say more about that?

I'll go first. My current daily is:
Anki (30 minutes or so).
Graded reader - one chapter per day. (El Quijote).
Gramatica de uso del español (1 or more pages)
Cien años de soledad - intensive read - about 10 minutes.
Assimil Using Spanish - 1 lesson
Podcasts 1 or 2 - about an hour while walking
Miscellaneous YouTube

I do some other things too, but the ones above are all on my current daily todo list.

Sometimes I think a shorter list would be better.

What about you?

Edit: allow people to change their vote.

[iguanamon]

Your poll doesn't encompass what I do. With Catalan, I read and listened first. I chatted and wrote with native-speakers. Then I did a course. Now, I read and listen again. Reading is a book and Twitter- plus the links to where I am sent. I consult grammar.

When I was actively learning Haitian Creole, I had the DLI HC Basic Course, a 30 lesson Pimsleur audio course, Twitter, the old testament of the Bible plus an accompanying 30 minute audio chapter study and transcript. I also watched (and listened to) the news in HC, listened to podcasts and music. I also spoke with a friend and wrote emails. I bought and read a good monolingual grammar book. I proceeded on to reading numerous novels and magazine articles.

It's hard to quantify, but the formula is fairly common and consistent amongst successful learners who manage to learn a language on their own- study a course or two; gradually expose yourself to native content; start reading and listening more and more; teach yourself. It gradually comes together in ways that grow confidence and abilities.

[luke]

Your poll doesn't encompass what I do.

Thanks iguanamon, for your clear answer.

I probably wasn't clear enough in the poll. I meant at the same time. Your answer is good and clear. You were multi-tracking and the tracks changed over time.

[fenchel]

For me it turned out pretty well to use one textbook or online course at one time as mean resource and complete it. Along the way I use Anki all the time (400 day streak, yeah), as it forces me to do my review daily and review the material from the main course. If there is time left in the day, there are (greaded) readers and Youtube videos.
So in total maybe 4 to 5 resources, when counting the Anki decks separately.

[BeaP]

I've chosen the answer that I'm aiming for: one textbook at a time and native materials. I've done too much searching and replanning in the past. If I manage to concentrate on one resource for a long time, I usually improve more quickly. If I get stuck on a level because of the resources' quantity, I just become frustrated, I don't learn anything in a better or more thorough way. I remember the majority of new information after the first time, and it's not worth it for me to force the rest, it's better to move on.

[Odair]

What counts as a resource?

[galaxyrocker]

I voted two, as I basically use two for each of my languages: Something listening and something reading. I'm reading one book in both, though my listening resource varies. But given that it's generally the same thing, and not consistent day in and day out, I just put one listening thing and didn't count, say, InnerFrench separate from the Arte documentaries.

[Le Baron]

I chose 1-3, though it's closer to 3 and spills into 4-5 at times. Baseline is 3.

Commonly for daily Spanish activity:

Spanish grammar book a few pages a day. Sometimes the same pages!
Reading books: more than one though because I read one in bed and also another in the mornings.
No Anki right now.
Vocabulary book.

Weekly:
A film or two.
YouTube: anything from interesting vocab/slang, to grammar points to just cooking recipes where the person is speaking Spanish.
Spanish Radio (I listen to a bit every day).

One thing I practically never bother with are 'apps'. I find them a trivial distraction more than anything. Providing not much for time spent.

[desafiar]

I chose 4 to 6 as I believe that covers what I use every day fairly consistently.

Anki
One or more dictionaries.
DeepL or Reverso.
Read a book either using the Kindle app, Apple Books app, or a PDF.
Listen to audio books or podcasts on my phone or laptop.
LanguageTool for grammar checking.
Spreadsheets because I can't help myself.
I'm now using Kwiziq as well, and it will likely be daily.

I guess that's more than 6. My routine is somewhat consistent. Until recently, grammar study wasn't daily, but more as needed or desired. With Kwiziq, I'll probably be using it daily even if only for a short while. I'm lucky in that I have plenty of time to devote to Spanish and can afford to add activities as I feel necessary. I listen to Spanish music and watch miscellaneous Youtube videos, as well as other activities almost daily, but I'm not counting those as resources.

[einzelne]

Sometimes I think a shorter list would be better.

Yep, even YouTube polyglots started to talk about the paradox of choice.