You know, i learned a lot of math, and it was fun, and made sense, and yes, i put in some work but it was rewarded. I’ve taken formal classes in Hebrew, French, Latin, and ancient Greek, and despite tons of work i got almost nothing out of it.
I’m sort of vaguely trying to pick up some German from Duolingo. I visit Germany regularly, and there are Germans I’d like to talk with, and German is close enough to English that i feel i have a fighting chance. At least i can hear most of the sounds, and people understand my accent when i repeat the handful of words i know.
But it’s incredibly boring and tedious, and going very slowly.