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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Psychology and massive Immersion
After experience a touch of overwhelm a day or so ago, I’ve had time to think about what happened, and I realized something very specific. THIS ISN’T EASY. When I say “easy” I don’t mean academically difficult. I am a … Continue reading
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Motivation Hurdle No. 1
The last few days I’ve hit a hurdle. My adult mind is asking me why I’m studying Japanese. It is telling me that the venture is pointless, that it is too hard, and that this system (AJATT or otherwise) are … Continue reading
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Cool Immersion Podcast
A big part of the AJATT (All Japanese All the time) system is immersion. So I’ve been listening to this podcast. I found it on Itunes. It’s called the S-J-P podcast (Study Japanese Podcast) and what I like is that … Continue reading
Powerhouse Heisig: Stacking Review Pages
Another observation I though that might be useful. I use an excercise book to write and practice my Anki/Mnemosyne on. I use Anki at home and Mnemosyne at work because you can run it from a USB drive (Japanese hate … Continue reading
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Powerhousing Heisig: Turtles with New York accents
This is just an observation i’ve made while I’m doing my Heisig. The method involves learning about pieces of the Kanji, called elements, and using them to compose stories about your Kanji. What I have found thus far are: The most abstract terms require … Continue reading
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Day 15, First Post
First a little about moi. I am a writer, designer and filmmaker. In my brief and not quite illustrious career, I have written for newspapers, worked at Comedy Central (briefly) and got a hybridized degree of some kind in film and … Continue reading
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