Comments on: Boiling Water http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 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 […]

]]> 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”

]]> 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.

]]> 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?

]]> 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 （＾－＾）

]]> 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!

]]> 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.

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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

]]> 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

]]> By: Wan Zafran http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3510 Wan Zafran Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:36:40 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3510 This is the part where I mention the concept of thermal equilibrium. Since your Japanese 'temperature' is higher than mine, I would most definitely appreciate a bit of 'heat transfer' as such. (Haha.) This is the part where I mention the concept of thermal equilibrium. Since your Japanese ‘temperature’ is higher than mine, I would most definitely appreciate a bit of ‘heat transfer’ as such. (Haha.)

]]> By: ジェームス http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3500 ジェームス Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:07 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3500 沸いてるよ 沸いてるよ

]]> By: James http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3490 James Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:54:35 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3490 damn.. this makes me even more depressed about cheaping out on my chinese study to cram for midterms today :( damn.. this makes me even more depressed about cheaping out on my chinese study to cram for midterms today :(

]]> By: Stephen http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3488 Stephen Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:28:45 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/boiling-water#comment-3488 This is a great metaphor as it instantly captures my previous failures at learning languages. Thanks for your inspiring words, they're a big help, and keep up the intensity! This is a great metaphor as it instantly captures my previous failures at learning languages. Thanks for your inspiring words, they’re a big help, and keep up the intensity!

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