Motivation

# Route 8 — 动机 · 习惯 · 节奏

**Goal:** how learners persist + realistic time-to-level — actionable by the stateful tutor
(streaks, cadence, re-engagement).

**Find:** how people stuck with `{skill}`; realistic hours-to-each-stage; plateau / burnout coping.

**Where (high → low):**
- "how I stuck with / finished learning X" retrospectives
- realistic timeline discussions ("how long to get competent at X")
- habit / accountability methods practitioners used

**Output → `references/research/08-motivation.md`:** realistic time-to-stage at N hrs/week;
persistence tactics; re-engagement hooks.

**Feeds:** pacing in the curriculum; the tutor's streak / cadence logic + how it re-engages a
lapsed learner.