Comments on: Just Do One: Lowering Your Standards and Using Patterns from Addictions to Achieve Success http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:35:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Language-Learning As Gun Violence: Frequency and Quantity http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-37683 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Language-Learning As Gun Violence: Frequency and Quantity Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:40:34 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-37683 [...] . Plus I just enjoy negative-sounding metaphors for positive activities — everything from drug abuse to cancer to, now, gun [...] [...] . Plus I just enjoy negative-sounding metaphors for positive activities — everything from drug abuse to cancer to, now, gun [...]

]]> By: Kym http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-20076 Kym Fri, 15 May 2009 09:05:53 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-20076 Yo Ive gotta say what you are getting at is very Zen. One breath, only one breath. This moment is the only moment that exists. Very cool. I will try to practice this mentality and stop beating myself up!^^ There is a saying in the Dhammapada by the Buddha where he says something like... If you spend all of your time in the winter thinking about summer, you will never enjoy winter (which is a huge waste)... Peace Yo Ive gotta say what you are getting at is very Zen. One breath, only one breath. This moment is the only moment that exists. Very cool. I will try to practice this mentality and stop beating myself up!^^
There is a saying in the Dhammapada by the Buddha where he says something like… If you spend all of your time in the winter thinking about summer, you will never enjoy winter (which is a huge waste)…
Peace

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Intermediate Goals, Mini-Dreams http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-16517 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Intermediate Goals, Mini-Dreams Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:54:28 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-16517 [...] frequently discussed using ultra-short-term goals on the level of hours, minutes and seconds. And long-term goals on the level of several months and [...] [...] frequently discussed using ultra-short-term goals on the level of hours, minutes and seconds. And long-term goals on the level of several months and [...]

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » What It Takes To Be Great 2: AJATT and Malcolm McDowell’s Outliers…wait… http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-14158 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » What It Takes To Be Great 2: AJATT and Malcolm McDowell’s Outliers…wait… Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:05:34 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-14158 [...] any daily progress was better than no progress. Anything was better than zero. And it was such a low standard (”just do something“) it was such a “come on, man, just try one — it grows [...] [...] any daily progress was better than no progress. Anything was better than zero. And it was such a low standard (”just do something“) it was such a “come on, man, just try one — it grows [...]

]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Link-O-Mania: Mostly Japanese Websites — Blogs, Think Tanks and Some Inspiration http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-11672 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Link-O-Mania: Mostly Japanese Websites — Blogs, Think Tanks and Some Inspiration Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:20:45 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-11672 [...] really progressing, filled with insight like this: “Maybe this is the key to productivity: just getting started.” Read the whole for deeper [...] [...] really progressing, filled with insight like this: “Maybe this is the key to productivity: just getting started.” Read the whole for deeper [...]

]]> By: quendidil http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7100 quendidil Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:51:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7100 Khatz, I found a few part time jobs that are going to allow me to practise Japanese. One is a sales job and the other is some other job where you talk to Japanese students to convince them to enrol in some course. What are some phrases that I would need for the sales job? Khatz, I found a few part time jobs that are going to allow me to practise Japanese. One is a sales job and the other is some other job where you talk to Japanese students to convince them to enrol in some course. What are some phrases that I would need for the sales job?

]]> By: Nivaldo http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7099 Nivaldo Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:29:28 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7099 In my opinion, only when something is good does it get plagiarized or copied in some way. So, in a way, it's good, it means that you're doing nice things and "being recognized" for that. On the other hand, it really shows lack of creativity. Maybe the author should go through Heisig's book more profoundly and start making nice images to improve his creativity. :D In my opinion, only when something is good does it get plagiarized or copied in some way. So, in a way, it’s good, it means that you’re doing nice things and “being recognized” for that. On the other hand, it really shows lack of creativity. Maybe the author should go through Heisig’s book more profoundly and start making nice images to improve his creativity. :D

]]> By: Sarah http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7098 Sarah Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:25:13 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7098 @ the plagiarized site: Wow...They copied you word for word it seems. You think they would be a little more creative ^^; @ the plagiarized site: Wow…They copied you word for word it seems. You think they would be a little more creative ^^;

]]> By: Sarah http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7097 Sarah Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:21:25 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7097 ^^ I'm having the same problem! I'm so bent on catching up that when I don't have the time, I just let it be until 300-500 start piling up and it seems impossible to finish it all, yet I do 100-200 more than I would usually do just that one day. Nice post. :3 It was encouraging :3 ^^ I’m having the same problem! I’m so bent on catching up that when I don’t have the time, I just let it be until 300-500 start piling up and it seems impossible to finish it all, yet I do 100-200 more than I would usually do just that one day. Nice post. :3 It was encouraging :3

]]> By: khatzumoto http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7095 khatzumoto Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:32:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7095 The relation is plagiarism. The relation is plagiarism.

]]> By: quendidil http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7094 quendidil Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:16:11 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7094 "I have to add caution on the other end of the spectrum. Remember that if learning Japanese becomes addictive, you may need to put some limits on it to keep it in control. For example, with Kanji, I reviewed more than 100 in a day and studied (missed or new cards) no more than 30 a day to force my workload to spread out. Reason I add caution is that many here probably have other things going on in their lives. It’s very easy to let other (important) things slide to get extra Japanese study." lol, totally get you. If you start doing more than 7 hours of reps a day, that's going to consume a significant part of your life outside japanese. That jjtfblog seems to outright copy large parts of the formatting and the text of this site. "Dude, I am/was a native speaker of Mandarin (through disuse I understand way more than I speak now, but when I finish Japanese or if I go to China, I’ll take care of that) and I had NO IDEA that Mandarin was a tonal language. I just thought that was how it sounded, that it was the only way to pronounce those words, that there is no other way." wtf!? He just changed Dholuo to Mandarin. I don't know about Dholuo but we are taught at least the 4声 in Chinese, there's no way a native speaker wouldn't know about those. “I have to add caution on the other end of the spectrum. Remember that if learning Japanese becomes addictive, you may need to put some limits on it to keep it in control. For example, with Kanji, I reviewed more than 100 in a day and studied (missed or new cards) no more than 30 a day to force my workload to spread out. Reason I add caution is that many here probably have other things going on in their lives. It’s very easy to let other (important) things slide to get extra Japanese study.”

lol, totally get you. If you start doing more than 7 hours of reps a day, that’s going to consume a significant part of your life outside japanese.

That jjtfblog seems to outright copy large parts of the formatting and the text of this site. “Dude, I am/was a native speaker of Mandarin (through disuse I understand way more than I speak now, but when I finish Japanese or if I go to China, I’ll take care of that) and I had NO IDEA that Mandarin was a tonal language. I just thought that was how it sounded, that it was the only way to pronounce those words, that there is no other way.”
wtf!? He just changed Dholuo to Mandarin. I don’t know about Dholuo but we are taught at least the 4声 in Chinese, there’s no way a native speaker wouldn’t know about those.

]]> By: Damien http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7093 Damien Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:04:27 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7093 Hi Khatz, I sent you an email, but it must have gotten lost somewhere. The Anki website you link to has moved to http://ichi2.net/anki. Would you mind updating the link? Also, I stumbled across http://jjtfblog.arenzi.net/blog/ today. What's the relation to your site? They look remarkably similar. Hi Khatz,

I sent you an email, but it must have gotten lost somewhere. The Anki website you link to has moved to http://ichi2.net/anki. Would you mind updating the link?

Also, I stumbled across http://jjtfblog.arenzi.net/blog/ today. What’s the relation to your site? They look remarkably similar.

]]> By: Charles A. http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7088 Charles A. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:53:10 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7088 I have to add caution on the other end of the spectrum. Remember that if learning Japanese becomes addictive, you may need to put some limits on it to keep it in control. For example, with Kanji, I reviewed more than 100 in a day and studied (missed or new cards) no more than 30 a day to force my workload to spread out. Reason I add caution is that many here probably have other things going on in their lives. It's very easy to let other (important) things slide to get extra Japanese study. Basically, learning Japanese is not a tightrope nor is it a freeway. More of a wooden suspension bridge you see in adventure movies. Take it one step at a time, keep walking, don't look down, don't look at the destination, just keep moving. God, what a horrible analogy. I have to add caution on the other end of the spectrum. Remember that if learning Japanese becomes addictive, you may need to put some limits on it to keep it in control. For example, with Kanji, I reviewed more than 100 in a day and studied (missed or new cards) no more than 30 a day to force my workload to spread out. Reason I add caution is that many here probably have other things going on in their lives. It’s very easy to let other (important) things slide to get extra Japanese study.

Basically, learning Japanese is not a tightrope nor is it a freeway. More of a wooden suspension bridge you see in adventure movies. Take it one step at a time, keep walking, don’t look down, don’t look at the destination, just keep moving. God, what a horrible analogy.

]]> By: Nivaldo http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7086 Nivaldo Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:40:13 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7086 Hey, Khatz! No real question, just wanted to apologize myself for my latest comments. I've been thinking about them and came to the conclusion that I was being childish, I mean, I was asking for help on a problem but man, who doesn't have a problem, I was really being childish almost crying. It's time to be a man. So, sorry for bothering you with things like "what would you do if blah blah blah...?". Apart from being childish I'm not giving myself enough credit. There is nothing (or almost nothing) easy in any journey especially this one. So, sorry and NO MORE BULLOCKS (got the meaning of "bullocks" from the context) from me now on. Hey, Khatz! No real question, just wanted to apologize myself for my latest comments. I’ve been thinking about them and came to the conclusion that I was being childish, I mean, I was asking for help on a problem but man, who doesn’t have a problem, I was really being childish almost crying. It’s time to be a man. So, sorry for bothering you with things like “what would you do if blah blah blah…?”. Apart from being childish I’m not giving myself enough credit. There is nothing (or almost nothing) easy in any journey especially this one. So, sorry and NO MORE BULLOCKS (got the meaning of “bullocks” from the context) from me now on.

]]> By: ハイジ http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7079 ハイジ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:57:10 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7079 Thank you for a great post!! I am exactly the person you are describing. It's either 100 reps or 0 and not much in between. Either 10, 15, 20 kanji a day but on days I think I don't have the time it's automatically 0. It's really something I have to work on and this post has given me even more encouragement to correct my bad habits =) Thank you! Thank you for a great post!! I am exactly the person you are describing. It’s either 100 reps or 0 and not much in between. Either 10, 15, 20 kanji a day but on days I think I don’t have the time it’s automatically 0. It’s really something I have to work on and this post has given me even more encouragement to correct my bad habits =) Thank you!

]]> By: quendidil http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7077 quendidil Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:40:20 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7077 Oh yeah, and Google can correct your grammatical errors either indirectly or directly. I was talking with a friend who had been studying Japanese too on MSN, and when she typed いいだと思う, I felt that it was wrong but I wasn't sure, so I just googled it and lo! Google corrected it :p. You can also search for two variants of a way to say something, the one with more hits is usually the correct one. (いいだと思う only turned up hits by 外人 bloggers) Oh yeah, and Google can correct your grammatical errors either indirectly or directly.
I was talking with a friend who had been studying Japanese too on MSN, and when she typed いいだと思う, I felt that it was wrong but I wasn’t sure, so I just googled it and lo! Google corrected it :p. You can also search for two variants of a way to say something, the one with more hits is usually the correct one. (いいだと思う only turned up hits by 外人 bloggers)

]]> By: quendidil http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7076 quendidil Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7076 @zodiac lol. Hello, fellow Singaporean! I believe Khatz once said that the Yahoo 和英 sentences were unnatural. Here's a tip: You can just Google whatever word you are looking up at the moment and take some sentences from there. @zodiac
lol. Hello, fellow Singaporean!
I believe Khatz once said that the Yahoo 和英 sentences were unnatural. Here’s a tip: You can just Google whatever word you are looking up at the moment and take some sentences from there.

]]> By: josh http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7074 josh Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:57:28 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7074 I thought that I found something about an SRS homebrew on the Nintendo DS. Do you know what it is? Thanks. I thought that I found something about an SRS homebrew on the Nintendo DS. Do you know what it is? Thanks.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7071 Tommy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:13:52 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7071 Hi Khazu, I am very interested in self-improvement and I have noticed that you spent a great deal of time on that yourself. I'm currently trying to build my personal library and would like to buy some self-help books. Seeing that you are experienced in that domain, what books would you recommend? You made a reference to Tony Robbins, are his books good? How about Brian Tracy? And other others as well? Anyhoo, I really admire you and I want to know what books you would recommend me to read. (Books for success, motivation, procrastination, self-esteem, etc.) Thanks :) Hi Khazu,

I am very interested in self-improvement and I have noticed that you spent a great deal of time on that yourself. I’m currently trying to build my personal library and would like to buy some self-help books. Seeing that you are experienced in that domain, what books would you recommend? You made a reference to Tony Robbins, are his books good? How about Brian Tracy? And other others as well?

Anyhoo, I really admire you and I want to know what books you would recommend me to read. (Books for success, motivation, procrastination, self-esteem, etc.)

Thanks :)

]]> By: Meshi http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success/comment-page-1#comment-7070 Meshi Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:17:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/just-do-one-lowering-your-standards-and-using-patterns-from-addictions-to-achieve-success#comment-7070 Right on Khatz. It was that attitude that got me through RTK1 and enjoying the ride. Actually when I tried to make a hard goal like "Study 40 per day" the only thing that was consistent is the lack of consistency :p. Right on Khatz.

It was that attitude that got me through RTK1 and enjoying the ride. Actually when I tried to make a hard goal like “Study 40 per day” the only thing that was consistent is the lack of consistency :p.

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