Comments on: Practice Time, Game Time

By: Livonor

Livonor — Sat, 03 Aug 2013 12:42:10 +0000

It’s really hard to me to understand why so much resistence to simply start switching musics, I never liked english music, even back in the dark ages when I was just a 英学生

By: Samurai Self-Help: Games R Us | Samurai Mind Online

Samurai Self-Help: Games R Us | Samurai Mind Online — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:27:12 +0000

[…] Self-help literature is kind of like trying to subsist on a diet of pop tarts. However, one of the big lessons I’ve learned by following All Japanese All the Time (AJATT) is the importance of fun. I was trying to learn Japanese by doing electronic flashcards until my brain was numb. I st communicated with Khatz, the mad scientist creator of AJATT, who asked me whether I was having fun. I decuided I needed more pop tarts and delved into J… […]

By: Give Yourself the Edge: Interview with James W. Heisig | Samurai Mind Online

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:17:15 +0000

[…] cuts or opportunities for deliberate practice. Khatzumoto has some key questions in his article, “Practice Time, Game Time” that I think can apply to any field: What don’t I know well? What doesn’t work? What needs […]

By: Tag 305 : The Path to Fluency

Tag 305 : The Path to Fluency — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:39:22 +0000

[…] not jump from language to language like if it were some kind of game (don’t get me wrong, game time in your target language is good). I guess is a question of preference. Or maybe some people […]

By: Areckx

Areckx — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:05:59 +0000

There’s another AJATT post that explains what I meant by 10 minutes. Once you get the ball rolling, it’s easier to continue than it is to stop. So basically, don’t plan on studying/being immersed for 2+ hours, just plan on studying/being immersed for 10 minutes… even better, one minute.

By: Areckx

Areckx — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:55:54 +0000

What really helped me gain confidence was filming myself speaking Japanese and posting them on youtube.(click my name, I actually would like to hear feedback about my Japanese proficiency so feel free to leave a comment)

Just keep doing it even if it feels forced or unnatural. It helps your brain to start actually thinking in Japanese the more you use it. I just say whatever is on my mind at the time of filming, I don’t write down what I want to say. I think this is the best approach because it helps your become more natural rather than a performance.

By: C

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:05:29 +0000

Good rant. I agree entirely… though I’ve been allowing myself to get extremely sidetracked lately due to school and work demanding more and more from me. :/

I think it would really help to have some contacts on Skype or something who I could talk to in Japanese. I wouldn’t be able to communicate very well at first, but I’m sure I could learn quickly. I really need to, at any rate.

By: C

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:39:48 +0000

I’ll send you a list of good / great bands, but could you send me an email at burialatsea@me.com so I can reply to it when I have time? It’d be more convenient. Right now I’m busy with homework, unfortunately. 🙁

Two suggestions for now though: THE NOVEMBERS and LOSTAGE. If you don’t like those, I know of a variety of others, so you’re bound to find something you like.

By: Sheryaar

Sheryaar — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:20:20 +0000

AAAAahhhhh man I just checked out Ogre and they are so good
I ran into the same dilemma and I’ve literally been listening to the same 4 bands for 2 months and it’s driving me crazy… if you’ve got any more suggestions I will love you forever

By: Day 184 : The Fine Apps

Day 184 : The Fine Apps — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:53:15 +0000

[…] Watched 1 episode of “Stargate SG-1″.On the topic of open-mindedness, please check out this post from the ever illuminating Khatzumoto at ajatt.com.I want to try new things, I want to change my […]

By: Ryuudou

Ryuudou — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:41:29 +0000

Agreed. J-hiphop is amazing. Especially female rappers or groups with a female rapper… it’s so cute.

By: ドアホ

ドアホ — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:56:34 +0000

You can’t understand why people would downvote judgmental intolerance? Who do you think you are, judging someone you don’t even know? You wouldn’t have said that to someone in person, and if you stopped and thought about the kind of person you sound like for half a second, you wouldn’t say it on the internet either.

Let the dude have his music. It’s probably because of people like you that he likes it better in the first place.

By: 魔法少女☆かなたん

魔法少女☆かなたん — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:40:02 +0000

Without commenting on the rating system, different people do have different personalities and interests, and need to pursue their language acquisition in their own individual way.
Yeah, I totally went all 十人十色 here.

By: Miss Language Learning

Miss Language Learning — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:25:08 +0000

Laziness is good as long as you do a little something every day.

By: Miss Language Learning

Miss Language Learning — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:23:47 +0000

I still don’t understand why people would rate down someone who says “talk to people, don’t talk to your music or that kind of shit.”
Being a loner is bad when you are learning languages, period.

By: Miss Language Learning

Miss Language Learning — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:22:35 +0000

Skype is AS stressful as regular conversation, if not more stressful, because the other person is taking time out of their busy day to talk to you. Urgh.

By: Ian Long

Ian Long — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:49:28 +0000

Or you could look at like an RPG, with practice being random battles to level up/get new skills(game time), and the boss fights being serious win or die situations (show time).

Yes, I did play Final Fantasy too much as a kid.

By: ロジャー・スミス

ロジャー・スミス — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:42:35 +0000

ショータイム！

By: Chagami

Chagami — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:30:19 +0000

I think laziness is actually an advantage. Today, I’ve watched 8 episodes of anime, and I plan to watch more. Lazy, lazy me! However, this also means I’ve spent (roughly) three hours in immersion, so・・・

(Of course, I’ve spent much more time on immersion outside of anime today, but to make my example simple, there ya go.)

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:32:46 +0000

I don’t think it was stress. I really didn’t know any words yet for what I wanted to say!

I would have been fine if I could have used words I hear a lot on TV … like if I needed to arrest him for 麻薬.