This entry is part 3 of 16 in the series Intermediate AngstThus spake Hangul Fangirl (@HangulFangirl): “ How do you get past the feeling that you’re not progressing and end up forgetting to keep going? Self-study is hard for...
Accepting permanent suckage is not humility. That’s resignation. Sucking is a temporary condition. Contact is the cure. #immersion
Classes suck. But could they be made to suck less? Even, *gasp* worthwhile? A reader named Kurojohn asked me that, and I got carried away with the response, so for the purposes of easier discussion, here it is as an article. First, the question: Khatzumoto, I know that language classes are not highly regarded by you, and understandably because...
The best case scenario is that your skills will become invisible to you. In. vis. ible. You don’t even realize that the “mere” act of walking is a skill you developed through practice and that if you fell out of practice starting today (by falling into, say, a coma), just 6 months of not walking would force you to...
“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, carry water.” When I...
Grinding: Focus On What You CAN Do
This entry is part 5 of 16 in the series Intermediate AngstOften enough, a comment puts it much better than I ever put it. This was one such situation. Handsome AJATTeer Pingfa brings us back to basics, urging us to focus on what we can do, on what we can control, on our point(s) of maximum power and traction....
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