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The AJATT 7-Step Victory Formula

0. Have no good intentions whatsoever. Just pick a good direction. No intentions. 1. Start off on the wrong foot. 2. Set your quitting time ahead of time (timeboxing) 3. Do a bad job. Quick. Dirty. Ugly. 4. Do only half the job (or less), using only what tools are immediately available. 5. Stop and…

Khatz, If You’re Fluent, Why Do You Still SRS?

“Dearest Khatzumoto, If you’re fluent, why do you still use SRS? I mean, it’s not like you use SRS for English words”. I get asked this question or some variation of it quite a lot, so I thought I’d answer it here. In twelve words: “Before enlightenment: chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment: chop wood,…

Is It Possible To Forget Completely?

Jake on September 25, 2011: “I’m curious to know though if you think it’s possible to become completely illiterate in a language by letting your frequency drop down to 0 for an extended period of time. Personally, I don’t think you can ever forget all of what you learned, but rather just become “rusty” or…