Comments on: Boiling Water http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don’t Have High Standards, Have Wide Standards | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-174282 Don’t Have High Standards, Have Wide Standards | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:21:56 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-174282 [...] fast runner. You don’t need to rush to be excellent, you just need to move, you just need to continue. Wide [...] [...] fast runner. You don’t need to rush to be excellent, you just need to move, you just need to continue. Wide [...]

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]]> By: Jon http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-163742 Jon Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:29:48 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-163742 i think master gichin funakoshi used the same metaphor for learning karate i think master gichin funakoshi used the same metaphor for learning karate

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]]> By: 星空 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-60293 星空 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:24:56 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-60293 絵は空のに雲は泡のような形があるから関係あるわよ。 お湯が沸く　天に飛び出す　汽になって。 スゲエ、私！　考えないで俳句を書いたんだよ！やった～＾＿＾　 （幸せ） いい写真だなぁ。 絵は空のに雲は泡のような形があるから関係あるわよ。
お湯が沸く　天に飛び出す　汽になって。

スゲエ、私！　考えないで俳句を書いたんだよ！やった～＾＿＾　
（幸せ）
いい写真だなぁ。

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]]> By: Critical Frequency: A Brand New Way of Looking At Language Exposure | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-58239 Critical Frequency: A Brand New Way of Looking At Language Exposure | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:40:50 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-58239 [...] suck anyway, but somehow it works. I think what may be happening is that Cantonese and Mandarin are never allowed to “go cold” in my mind; they’re never allowed to fade; they always stay in working memory(?); [...] [...] suck anyway, but somehow it works. I think what may be happening is that Cantonese and Mandarin are never allowed to “go cold” in my mind; they’re never allowed to fade; they always stay in working memory(?); [...]

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]]> By: Showing up | WooChinese http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-57910 Showing up | WooChinese Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:42:54 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-57910 [...] have to show up for very long, or do very much, but you have to show up. You have to keep the water boiling. Showing up might not be the only step you have to take, but if you don’t take it, nothing [...] [...] have to show up for very long, or do very much, but you have to show up. You have to keep the water boiling. Showing up might not be the only step you have to take, but if you don’t take it, nothing [...]

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Surely One Could Learn Multiple Languages At Once? http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-29931 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Surely One Could Learn Multiple Languages At Once? Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:04:09 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-29931 [...] timescale, because it’s going to take as long as it’s freaking going to take, and if you stop, you lose. And once you’ve built your beautiful linguistic house, you don’t just let out a [...] [...] timescale, because it’s going to take as long as it’s freaking going to take, and if you stop, you lose. And once you’ve built your beautiful linguistic house, you don’t just let out a [...]

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Comfort Zone, Growth Zone, Panic Zone http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-26622 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Comfort Zone, Growth Zone, Panic Zone Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:20:04 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-26622 [...] reboiling and three-day monking. They do eventually put in enough time, but it’s dissipated over far [...] [...] reboiling and three-day monking. They do eventually put in enough time, but it’s dissipated over far [...]

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]]> By: RainbowPinku http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-24110 RainbowPinku Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:46:59 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-24110 Great website, I love to read your posts. I had Japanese private teacher for over 2 years, did selfstudy in Japanese for 1.5 years and then had to stop taking lessons when I moved abroad. (could not afford it) Now I want to continue my studies, and really I forgot a lot since the 1 year break, even tho I watch Japanese TV shows or anime daily, or listen to J-pop I try to stop taking beraks, and finding excuses. Everyone has at least 10-20 minutes a day before you go to sleep the read thrugh your kanji's or to learn a few new ones. I have a fulltime job and a part time job (7 days a week) so I can not study 18-24 hours a day like you do. :( I will still try, I started labeling all items in my room with their Japanese names, and I bought myself the laminated Kanjiposter advertised on your site, I will read your site daily yo get fresh motivation, and to feed the fire I need for boiling my water. Great website, I love to read your posts. I had Japanese private teacher for over 2 years, did selfstudy in Japanese for 1.5 years and then had to stop taking lessons when I moved abroad. (could not afford it) Now I want to continue my studies, and really I forgot a lot since the 1 year break, even tho I watch Japanese TV shows or anime daily, or listen to J-pop I try to stop taking beraks, and finding excuses. Everyone has at least 10-20 minutes a day before you go to sleep the read thrugh your kanji’s or to learn a few new ones. I have a fulltime job and a part time job (7 days a week) so I can not study 18-24 hours a day like you do. :( I will still try, I started labeling all items in my room with their Japanese names, and I bought myself the laminated Kanjiposter advertised on your site, I will read your site daily yo get fresh motivation, and to feed the fire I need for boiling my water.

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]]> By: Elvagejo http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-23206 Elvagejo Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:51:40 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-23206 Heating water takes less energy than a phase change ( boiling ). A beter analogy ( sorry Lane, you went a little too far ) is pushing a car. Hard at first, but once it's moving you don't have to push very hard at all (ignore the having to run along side it). Stop long enough and friction drives it to a halt and you start all over again. You are free to use this for AJATT the book, movie, musical etc. Heating water takes less energy than a phase change ( boiling ).

A beter analogy ( sorry Lane, you went a little too far ) is pushing a car. Hard at first, but once it’s moving you don’t have to push very hard at all (ignore the having to run along side it). Stop long enough and friction drives it to a halt and you start all over again.

You are free to use this for AJATT the book, movie, musical etc.

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Little and Often http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-16879 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Little and Often Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:03:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-16879 [...] we want to be learning. That’s fine. The key is to get back on the horse as soon as possible. Don’t let the water go cold, get the fire back burning hot and bright again the moment the wind dies down. We may not be able [...] [...] we want to be learning. That’s fine. The key is to get back on the horse as soon as possible. Don’t let the water go cold, get the fire back burning hot and bright again the moment the wind dies down. We may not be able [...]

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Other People’s Perceptiveness (OPP): What It Takes To Be Great http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-11333 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Other People’s Perceptiveness (OPP): What It Takes To Be Great Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:11:27 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-11333 [...] links that comes up every once in a while, and just so resonates with the kind of things you read here, that it simply has to be brought to everyone’s attention. The deal is, CNN Money/Fortune [...] [...] links that comes up every once in a while, and just so resonates with the kind of things you read here, that it simply has to be brought to everyone’s attention. The deal is, CNN Money/Fortune [...]

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]]> By: jpavlakovich http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8875 jpavlakovich Tue, 20 May 2008 02:08:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8875 Careful, he never said his water was actually "boiling" Careful, he never said his water was actually “boiling”

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]]> By: Lane http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8865 Lane Mon, 19 May 2008 04:01:47 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8865 Okay. I forgot to mention... The reason stellar bodies might be a better comparison is that Wan mentioned that khatzumoto's "water" was boiling at a higher temperature. At STP and with regular water, that's not possible. You can, however, have variously massive black holes with respectively varying Schwarzschild Radii or domains of knowledge and experience... Just thought I'd not forget to mention my point... ; ) By the way, great site. I'm working on Heisig as we speak. Okay. I forgot to mention… The reason stellar bodies might be a better comparison is that Wan mentioned that khatzumoto’s “water” was boiling at a higher temperature. At STP and with regular water, that’s not possible. You can, however, have variously massive black holes with respectively varying Schwarzschild Radii or domains of knowledge and experience…

Just thought I’d not forget to mention my point… ; )

By the way, great site. I’m working on Heisig as we speak.

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]]> By: Lane http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8864 Lane Mon, 19 May 2008 03:56:58 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-8864 I think stellar bodies would be a better comparison. Or think Katamary Damacy if you like. Add mass. You eventually create a star and fusion begins (understanding?). But it becomes a self-sustaining process... uh... I didn't really think this through so bear with me. If your star is massive enough... then you'll fuse to iron or lead or something, blow off your lighter elements and implode into a black hole. This is where I was trying to start my analogy because as you add matter, your Schwarzschild Radius (domain of your knowledge?) grows. But, as information leaks out in the form of Hawking Radiation, your black hole is literally evaporating. The SRS will help you sort of 'recapture' that Hawking Radiation as it were... To the extent that letting your language black hole atrophy for too long will cause it to literally evaporate and disappear. On the other hand, continuously adding mass will expand your domain indefinitely. Hmm... How about it? I think stellar bodies would be a better comparison. Or think Katamary Damacy if you like. Add mass. You eventually create a star and fusion begins (understanding?). But it becomes a self-sustaining process… uh… I didn’t really think this through so bear with me. If your star is massive enough… then you’ll fuse to iron or lead or something, blow off your lighter elements and implode into a black hole. This is where I was trying to start my analogy because as you add matter, your Schwarzschild Radius (domain of your knowledge?) grows. But, as information leaks out in the form of Hawking Radiation, your black hole is literally evaporating. The SRS will help you sort of ‘recapture’ that Hawking Radiation as it were… To the extent that letting your language black hole atrophy for too long will cause it to literally evaporate and disappear. On the other hand, continuously adding mass will expand your domain indefinitely.

Hmm… How about it?

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]]> By: Hakushon Daimao http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3611 Hakushon Daimao Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:50:36 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3611 I just wanted to leave a comment and say how inspiring I've found your site to be. After almost 5 years in Japan I am still in the intermediate stage and that's been getting me down. I've started using your Khatzumemo everyday to help me remember how to *write* kanji not just read them. Plus, putting in all new vocab I come across. I'm at day 5 now and I'm detirmined to keep going. I'm sure that by my 5th anniversary next year I'll be at a much better place with my Japanese. Thank you （＾－＾） I just wanted to leave a comment and say how inspiring I’ve found your site to be. After almost 5 years in Japan I am still in the intermediate stage and that’s been getting me down. I’ve started using your Khatzumemo everyday to help me remember how to *write* kanji not just read them. Plus, putting in all new vocab I come across. I’m at day 5 now and I’m detirmined to keep going. I’m sure that by my 5th anniversary next year I’ll be at a much better place with my Japanese.
Thank you （＾－＾）

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]]> By: ruisu http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3562 ruisu Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:48:25 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3562 It's so true...I think a lot of great advice can be learned from those who were on the bad side of a situation. Coming from that side :p, I can assure you that you really do have to tend to the fire. Picture yourself on a desert island, with no matches...if the fire goes out, you'll have to spend all day rubber sticks together to get it going again. Or you can be vigilant and tend to it. I say this as someone who often winds up rubbing sticks all day. Trust me, you don't want be that person! It’s so true…I think a lot of great advice can be learned from those who were on the bad side of a situation. Coming from that side :p, I can assure you that you really do have to tend to the fire. Picture yourself on a desert island, with no matches…if the fire goes out, you’ll have to spend all day rubber sticks together to get it going again. Or you can be vigilant and tend to it.

I say this as someone who often winds up rubbing sticks all day. Trust me, you don’t want be that person!

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]]> By: Lionelltd http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3561 Lionelltd Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:53:21 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3561 Great stuff. Thanks for the inspiration. Great stuff. Thanks for the inspiration.

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]]> By: What A Forest Monk Can Teach You About Language Learning | babelhut.com http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3526 What A Forest Monk Can Teach You About Language Learning | babelhut.com Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:05:25 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3526 [...] Khatzumoto over at All Japanese All The Time wrote a great article comparing language learning to boiling water. Khatzumoto’s metaphor reminded me a lot of one used by my favorite Thai forest monk Ajahn [...] [...] Khatzumoto over at All Japanese All The Time wrote a great article comparing language learning to boiling water. Khatzumoto’s metaphor reminded me a lot of one used by my favorite Thai forest monk Ajahn [...]

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]]> By: quendidil http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3524 quendidil Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:31:50 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3524 Khatzumoto, it's me again, sorry in advance if I'm bugging you again but, could you tell me of how you managed your time in school? Do you find Steve Pavlina's "Do It Now" article similar to your own experience? (you seem to have read him) Thanks Khatzumoto, it’s me again, sorry in advance if I’m bugging you again
but, could you tell me of how you managed your time in school?
Do you find Steve Pavlina’s “Do It Now” article similar to your own experience? (you
seem to have read him)

Thanks

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]]> By: khatzumoto http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3513 khatzumoto Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:27:08 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3513 LoL LoL

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