This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionAs a general rule, I have tended to eschew tactical learning advice in favor of the strategic. Tactics are (superficially) quicker and easier to deal with, and we all need to experience the joy of rubber meeting the road, the beauty of that friction,…
Why School Works (Even Though It Still Totally Sucks) and How You Can Make The Magic of School Work for You Without Actually Going There
by khatzumoto
F### school (lol). School doesn’t work. But it also kinda does work and it’s why people keep paying and going there even though it sucks Asperger’s. Here’s why. Recently (at the time of this writing), I broke a personal rule I made many years ago and attended not one but two seminars (a couple of…
Shout-Out To The Best News Site of All Time (Japanese Edition)
by khatzumoto
Shout-out to my favorite news site of all time (it shares the top spot with GNN, but GNN is in English, so, yeah). It’s almost all tech and no politics, so you’ll grow your brain with science and wonder rather than rot it with fear and acrimony. [GIGAZINE（ギガジン] Honorable mention to: Slashdot Japan — a…
Why You Don’t Actually Have A “Native” Language (Nobody Does. There’s No Such Thing.)
by khatzumoto
There is no such thing as a native language or a native dialect or accent. You don’t have one. I don’t have one. No one does. Let’s unpack this. The word “native” comes from the Old French natif, which comes from the Latin nātīvus, which itself comes from nātus (also Latin), the past participle of…
The History of the Gyaru:: Néojaponisme
by khatzumoto
[» The History of the Gyaru – Part Three:: Néojaponisme » Blog Archive] goo.gl/famd4D
Skills Resulting From Work Applied Consistently Over time Look Like Genius
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be Great “Skills resulting from work applied consistently over time look…like genius to others who haven’t done the work. Genius these days is universally taken as genetic genius. People will go through considerable contortions to believe this is responsible for things…