After 30 days of language learning, I realized I was studying more than actually using the language

After returning to language learning after a long break, I recently completed my first 30 days back.

One thing surprised me:

I was studying consistently, but I wasn't actually using the language enough.

I had textbooks, grammar exercises, vocabulary lists and flashcards. All of them were useful. But I slowly realized that my biggest problem wasn't a lack of study time.

The real problem was that I wasn't reading enough, listening enough, writing enough or speaking enough.

For the next month, I'm keeping the textbook as my foundation, but I'm adding:

more listening,

more reading,

writing a few sentences every day,

speaking out loud, even if it's just to myself.

My goal is to spend less time "learning about the language" and more time actually using it.

Has anyone else had a similar realization?

What changed the most for your progress: textbooks, input (reading/listening), speaking practice, or something else?