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1 ≫ 0

January 28, 2012
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“All failure comes from trying too hard.” / NAKATANI Akihiro 1 is bigger than 0. Obvious, I know. Common sense, I know. But common sense isn’t common. Common sense is the least common of the senses, as other people have pointed out. 1 is bigger than 0. How often we forget this simple fact. You know how it is....

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After the Binge Must Come the Purge

January 14, 2012
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After the Binge Must Come the Purge

Rest follows every race. Purge follows every binge. Binge on kanji now, and you might end up having to take a break from them for the rest of your life. And all for what? For a 0 duecount on Anki? Is that what your life has come to? Suffering in order to game some stats? What gets measured gets...

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The SRS Victory Formula (SRS Formula Victoria? :P )

November 2, 2011
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Pick low-hanging fruit Eat it Grow stronger Climb higher Pick higher low-hanging fruit Return to (2) Let it be too easy. Let life be easy.

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The AJATT 7-Step Victory Formula

October 28, 2011
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0. Have no good intentions whatsoever. Just pick a good direction. No intentions. 1. Start off on the wrong foot. 2. Set your quitting time ahead of time (timeboxing) 3. Do a bad job. Quick. Dirty. Ugly. 4. Do only half the job (or less), using only what tools are immediately available. 5. Stop and switch games at quitting...

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Khatz, If You’re Fluent, Why Do You Still SRS?

October 14, 2011
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“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...

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Practice Time, Game Time

September 7, 2011
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Broadly speaking, there are two modes in the sport that is language. Practice time Game time. I’m not just pointing this out in order to create filler content here. I’m not doing this for my health. I’m making this distinction because far too many people get practice time and game time confused. They come to practice with the haughty,...

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