This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Social ResistanceYou don’t go around forcing people to take money from you, do you? So why go around forcing people to take your advice? Your advice is worth its weight in gold, right? Time is money, right? So why are you spending both so lavishly…
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Whose Team Are You On?
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Social Resistance“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.” African Proverb “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?” ~ Hillel the Elder There you are. Immersing. Shadowing. Japanese books everywhere. Japanese sounds in your ear. And you’re…
Don’t Debate: Experiment
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Social Resistance“…the yeoman work in any science…is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest.” ~ Michio Kaku Every so often, perhaps twice a year or so, some kid comes up to language bloggers like me and Ramses and Benny and tries to…
Shadowing: No One Will Ever Love You Again
by khatzumoto
This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Social Resistance“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons…if vain or important, cannot learn at all.” Thomas Szasz…