Comments on: You Don’t Have a Biological Problem, You Have a Sociological Problem /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/ You don't know a language, you live it. You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:09:19 +0900 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.13 By: One Minute Review: Enjoy Yourself to Learn a Foreign Language | Samurai Mind Online /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-272454 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 14:39:06 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-272454 […] echoed this sentiment by explaining how learning a language is a lot easier when you modify your infrastructure: “So any issues an able-bodied, sound-minded adult is going to have with learning (getting […]

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By: Pingfa /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-271993 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:40:47 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-271993 “Even once you have the remote, you’re likely to cluster around a bunch of nearby (adjacent) channels — you’re far more likely to go up and down than to jump out 100 channels; not because you like the nearby channels better, but because they’re the easiest to get to.”
Heh, so very true. Why do the first two or three pages of channels on Sky happen to be the most popular? Because most people don’t care to look at the others. Most people would rather watch repeats over and over on the same channel before browsing the rest of the channels.

As for SRS reps, I eventually made this real easy for myself by not doing reps. I simply kept the tab open all day and would switch to it every few seconds, every minute or whenever I felt like it throughout the day. It was always there. If I was watching a movie and there was a silent scene with nothing happening, I’d have a quick browse through the SRS. If it was an unimportant scene there to simply stimulate the senses, I would do reps until it finished. If I was watching a talk show and they switched to a subject I am not interested in, SRS. If someone starts singing, SRS. When it goes to adverts, SRS. Or I may use these intervals to read a sentence or two from an article.
In short, I don’t dedicate specific time for any one specific thing, I don’t set out to do something, it is just always there. There’s always something to read, something to see, something to hear.

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By: Thomas Smith /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-271875 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:13:41 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-271875 This is so true.

After a long day at work, I like to slouch at my desk and immerse in audio/video. But I had real trouble doing my reps because that involved **shock, horror** sitting upright to use my touchpad and pen. Sometimes I’d neglect the decks for days.

Now, I’ve plugged in a mouse with the laser taped over, so it can just sit static over the “show answer” and “good” buttons in Anki. Click with the left hand, trace the answer on my thigh with the right, lazy as hell.

It’s kind of pathetic, but it’s also kind of cool because now I can comfortably do more reps, and add more cards in the morning in the confidence that I’ll have the energy to review them in the evening. So faster progress.

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By: Strawberry Vibe /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-271546 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:17:30 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-271546 I think one of my favourite things you had said was a tweet from a long time ago, which this article partially echoes: “If you’re lazy like me, don’t set a goal to do the right thing (e.g. brush teeth), just set a goal to be in the right place (brush in mouth)”

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By: 光男 /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-271492 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:15:37 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-271492 いつも勝元先生は真実とは言いますね。

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By: フレヂィー /you-dont-have-a-biological-problem-you-have-a-sociological-problem/#comment-271441 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:05:24 +0000 /?p=7858#comment-271441 Keep it close. Keep it handy. 了解!

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