Why does "I'll start Monday" feel so much more believable than "I'll start Wednesday"?
The same goal feels easier to start on the 1st of the month than on the 14th - and the calendar is the only thing that changed.
Dates that mark a new beginning - a Monday, the first of a month, a birthday, New Year - act as temporal landmarks. They open a fresh mental chapter that files your past slip-ups under the old you, so the new you starts clean and feels more motivated to chase a goal. The push comes from the date, not from any real change in your discipline.
You blow your savings plan all month, then on the 1st you swear you'll budget seriously - the reset feels real even though nothing about your bank account changed overnight.
Schedule the start of any habit on a date that feels like a fresh page, and you borrow a free burst of motivation from the calendar.
Instead of waiting to 'feel ready', pin a new habit to the next Monday or 1st of the month and let the landmark do the motivating for you.
Fresh start = a new date wipes the old slate, so the new you steps up clean.
Learn the idea and practice English at the same time.