This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatHey. Remember that last rambling train wreck of a post [you think you can make fun of me better than me? huh? BRING IT!]? There was a comment made on it by Terry of this Yahoo Group that was just…
What It Takes To Be Great 2: AJATT and Malcolm McDowell’s Outliers…wait…
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatHowdy! Is not a word that I usually use. By now you’ve probably heard about this already, but just in case you haven’t, let’s talk about it here. Malcolm McDowell, who once tried to destroy the galaxy so that he…
Why Do People Who Have All the Time in the World Get Nothing Done?
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series What It Takes to Be GreatI’m not sure how directly this relates to AJATT. I mean, it relates. But I’m not sure that it relates to everyone doing AJATT. In fact, I know it doesn’t. But, it is an issue that affects me and that…
KhatzuMemo Update: The Big Cellphone Fix, et al.
by khatzumoto
And all the people rejoiced. Hot on the heels of the previous update is…this update. Major changes: Snazzier UI…not that snazzy, but… Abbreviated labelling for easier display on small screens Improved repetition scheduling — priorities rebalanced to ensure that items imported from large files are not left behind The Big Cellphone Fix. Those paying attention…
KhatzuMemo Update: Speed-Up, View Stats
by khatzumoto
It has been a long time. And it was ill-advised of me to leave you devoid of a dope beat to which to step. To which to step. Doing this to hip hop songs is funny to me… Anyway, KhatzuMemo has been updated! Including: Faster question/answer transition — less data and images displayed on the…
The Now Habit: Language Acquisition as a Long-Term Project
by khatzumoto
Throughout the time this blook has been running, there has been plenty of what might be called “personal developmenty” or “motivationy” content. And there’s good reason for that. People are failing to learn languages for two basic reasons. For one thing, their methods suck. But even more fundamentally, their entire state of mind (confidence/lack thereof)…