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AJATT Twitter Tweets for Week Of 2010-09-26
by khatzumoto
Tip: shoot for #reading time rather than pagecount. But take the time in small slices and switch freely. #timeboxing # When you read very disjointedly (e.g. URP), page/bookcount start to lose meaning. Time becomes the best metric. #timeboxing # RTHK Podcast Station bit.ly/9Vu67e # RTHK Podcast Station bit.ly/9es40e #Chinese # 『そのような「改善＝小変」に対して、 「右のモノを左にしただけじゃないか」 「縦のモノを横にしただけじゃないか」とケチを付ける人が出て来ます。 しかし、この「○○しただけ」こそ改善そのものです。』 amzn.to/axq60R…
Reading and Respectability
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Social ResistanceIf you have to limit your reading to what is considered respectable, you might as well physically remove your brain and personally hand it to whoever’s making those respectability rules. Because that’s kind of what you’re doing already. And while you’re at it, have…
The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 2.0
by khatzumoto
The Prime Directive: Have fun. The Promise: I will not suck any more today than I did yesterday. I will not suck any more tomorrow than I do today. Every day, I will suck less. I will do this in a way that does not conflict with law # 1. The Path: Little and often. Start…
The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 1.0
by khatzumoto
The Prime Directive: Have fun. Suck less every day; never suck more today than you did yesterday; always decrease suckage, and do so in a way that does not conflict with Law #1. Little and often. Start more times than you stop. Start more often than you stop. If you take nothing else from this…
AJATT Twitter Tweets for Week Of 2010-09-19
by khatzumoto
"Don't waste my flava" ＝ 「俺の気力を徒に消耗させないで下さい」・・・ってフレーバー無いね、この訳（笑） # Want to know why you're not yet that good at your L2? Don't look at the calendar. Look for a stopwatch. # Want to know why you're not yet that good at your L2? Look at your bookshelves. # Don't leave your "comfort zone", stretch it out from…