Don’t believe in the method; believe in yourself. Methods are a dime a dozen. Methods are interchangeable. You’re irreplaceable. You are the core artifact in and of the system. The method must be cut to fit you. We do this with clothes all the time. We only pick clothes that fit. If they don’t fit…
Immersion: Go With The Best Bad Idea — Pick One and Run
by khatzumoto
So the other day, I was having my non-weekly weekly family Skype call. And apparently there’s this new movie out called “Argo” or something? I dunno…kids today with their Facebooks and their Twitters and their Game Boys and bell-bottoms; I don’t really know what’s going on any more. But anyway, the movie is about Ben…
12 Free MCD Examples
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series MCD RevolutionNever say I never did nothing for the peoples! To commemorate the beginning October… …Coz I’m all about commemorating October… …Myeah, not really… But just for the heck of it anyway, here are a dozen free, real-life (i.e. from or inspired by actual cards…
The Age Excuse: If Age Mattered Like You Think It Does…
by khatzumoto
Your peer group is not your age group. Your peers are Japanese toddlers, not gaijin forum trolls and not Japanese people your age. If you hadn’t been schooled, you’d know that your peer group is not your age group. Your age group is determined by your parents’ sex life — just like your nationality and…
The Gaijin TV Exclusion Paradox
by khatzumoto
Nikolai sayeth: My friends/coworkers even get mad at me at work too when I change the TV to a Japanese channel, and not stupid AFN (Armed Forces Network or something, basically USA channels wherever there is a base). I get this a lot, too and I’ve never understood it. The active hostility one often sees among gaijin…
The Nature Excuse: If Genes Really Mattered Like You Think They Do
by khatzumoto
You live in an artificial house, drive an artificial car, use an artificial cellphone… And yet, when it comes to learning languages, suddenly you’re a prisoner of Nature? Where were your genes when you were flying in an airplane, above the clouds, near the speed of sound? Where were your genes when you listened to…