Comments on: Little and Often http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often 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/little-and-often#comment-174279 Don’t Have High Standards, Have Wide Standards | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:15:53 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-174279 [...] Less heroics. More consistency. More sustainability. You need a pace you can actually keep. That means, yes, don’t have high standards. Instead, have wide standards. [...] [...] Less heroics. More consistency. More sustainability. You need a pace you can actually keep. That means, yes, don’t have high standards. Instead, have wide standards. [...]

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]]> By: Birthlines, Part 3: If You Want To Win, Stop Trying To Finish | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-135896 Birthlines, Part 3: If You Want To Win, Stop Trying To Finish | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:09:56 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-135896 [...] Start early. Start now. Start little. Start often. You’ll [...] [...] Start early. Start now. Start little. Start often. You’ll [...]

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]]> By: Bad Goal, Good Goal | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-123461 Bad Goal, Good Goal | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:34:49 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-123461 [...] be the best. Be good. Don’t be good. Be prolific. Don’t be prolific. Be present. Show up. Share and [...] [...] be the best. Be good. Don’t be good. Be prolific. Don’t be prolific. Be present. Show up. Share and [...]

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]]> By: Making SRS more effective (= more immersion) | たぬき日本語 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-87021 Making SRS more effective (= more immersion) | たぬき日本語 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:04:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-87021 [...] like this: “*any native speaker*, what does xyz mean in Japanese?” See also the this link to the AJATT page for further details and [...] [...] like this: “*any native speaker*, what does xyz mean in Japanese?” See also the this link to the AJATT page for further details and [...]

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]]> By: Critical Frequency and Soviet Special Forces Strength Training | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-62418 Critical Frequency and Soviet Special Forces Strength Training | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:00:32 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-62418 [...] to make yourself stronger — you should just ‘practice’ doing pullups as often as possible, always stopping before [...] [...] to make yourself stronger — you should just ‘practice’ doing pullups as often as possible, always stopping before [...]

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]]> By: Book Review / The Talent Code | Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-61692 Book Review / The Talent Code | Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:31:56 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-61692 [...] most, and most urgently, are the ones where the installers will go. Skill circuits that are fired often will receive more broadband…our genes…let our…actions…determine what skills [...] [...] most, and most urgently, are the ones where the installers will go. Skill circuits that are fired often will receive more broadband…our genes…let our…actions…determine what skills [...]

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]]> By: The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 3.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-56827 The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 3.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:01:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-56827 [...] Path: Start often. Do little, often. Start more times than you stop. All while keeping the other [...] [...] Path: Start often. Do little, often. Start more times than you stop. All while keeping the other [...]

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]]> By: Your Way Doesn’t Have To Be “Right”, It Just Has To Work: Language Acquisition and Cybernetics | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-56617 Your Way Doesn’t Have To Be “Right”, It Just Has To Work: Language Acquisition and Cybernetics | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:28:38 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-56617 [...] to me to be saying: you don’t get good at a language, you get used to it — it’s a habit; it’s a relationship. It’s as if the language were a person. You don’t learn to [...] [...] to me to be saying: you don’t get good at a language, you get used to it — it’s a habit; it’s a relationship. It’s as if the language were a person. You don’t learn to [...]

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]]> By: The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 2.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-56058 The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 2.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:19:01 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-56058 [...] Path: Little and often. Start more times than you stop. Start more often than you stop. All while keeping the other [...] [...] Path: Little and often. Start more times than you stop. Start more often than you stop. All while keeping the other [...]

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]]> By: The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 1.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-55869 The Three Laws of Language-Learning | Version 1.0 | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:00:28 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-55869 [...] Little and often. Start more times than you stop. Start more often than you stop. [...] [...] Little and often. Start more times than you stop. Start more often than you stop. [...]

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]]> By: Don’t Be A Hero | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-55628 Don’t Be A Hero | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Sat, 18 Sep 2010 23:52:59 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-55628 [...] the greatest surgeon of all, heal the hecklers. The fact is that anyone who plays with Japanese often enough will eventually get used to it. That’s just…that’s just simple arithmetic; [...] [...] the greatest surgeon of all, heal the hecklers. The fact is that anyone who plays with Japanese often enough will eventually get used to it. That’s just…that’s just simple arithmetic; [...]

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]]> By: How Often to Study » Study Shack http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-31053 How Often to Study » Study Shack Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:09:14 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-31053 [...] over at AJATT tells the story of how he found “little and often.” It is the concept of doing something in small chunks consistently, rather than a several hour [...] [...] over at AJATT tells the story of how he found “little and often.” It is the concept of doing something in small chunks consistently, rather than a several hour [...]

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]]> By: Introduction » Study Shack http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-31052 Introduction » Study Shack Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:08:52 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-31052 [...] at AJATT shares a story of how he learned about the concept Little and Often. It provided foundation for his Japanese-language learning techniques, and also gives solid ground [...] [...] at AJATT shares a story of how he learned about the concept Little and Often. It provided foundation for his Japanese-language learning techniques, and also gives solid ground [...]

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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/little-and-often#comment-26620 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 14:00:33 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-26620 [...] are no guarantees in terms of quantity and speed, but “little and often” is more than good enough in most situations. As I always say: no project ever dies of [...] [...] are no guarantees in terms of quantity and speed, but “little and often” is more than good enough in most situations. As I always say: no project ever dies of [...]

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]]> By: Josh http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-24245 Josh Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:37:06 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-24245 Im a high schooler who just likes japanese. Dont really care why or how, i just do. Using this method has been the most fun ive ever had learning a language. Sure, its going to be a long journey but " a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step". As my school is a music nazi during lectures(2 hours of no music) and then I keep forgetting to turn on my music right after class to keep myself immersed. This post is a great post, even though fall you still can get up and keep going. Im probably going to forget to do my SRS reps(Projects galore.) But hey, its not like japanese is going anywhere right? Im a high schooler who just likes japanese. Dont really care why or how, i just do. Using this method has been the most fun ive ever had learning a language. Sure, its going to be a long journey but ” a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. As my school is a music nazi during lectures(2 hours of no music) and then I keep forgetting to turn on my music right after class to keep myself immersed. This post is a great post, even though fall you still can get up and keep going. Im probably going to forget to do my SRS reps(Projects galore.) But hey, its not like japanese is going anywhere right?

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]]> By: Michael http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-17207 Michael Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:13:13 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-17207 Hello, In another article, you say not to use the Japanese audio programs with a lot of English, but all I've found so far are programs with a lot of English..... What really good audio resources do you recommend to use that have little or no English? Thanks Hello,
In another article, you say not to use the Japanese audio programs with a lot of English, but all I’ve found so far are programs with a lot of English….. What really good audio resources do you recommend to use that have little or no English?

Thanks

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]]> By: MisterNES http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-17024 MisterNES Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:57:42 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-17024 Let's face it, it's all a matter of working smarter, not harder. It really all reminds me of an dispute I just had last night, in which one particular woman had been boasting how she wnet through years of pain to learn Japanese. And then when I mentioned Khatz's methods, she was in total disagreement. She felt that one had to study HARD and often. In other words, do things that are "painful but worth it." She also scoffed at input over output. Sad, really. On a different note, I also often find that even though I'm living in Japan, I still find myself in the midst of exposure to English. Seems like every Japanese perosn I meet wants to practice their English for free. I really need to start charging. Let’s face it, it’s all a matter of working smarter, not harder.

It really all reminds me of an dispute I just had last night, in which one particular woman had been boasting how she wnet through years of pain to learn Japanese. And then when I mentioned Khatz’s methods, she was in total disagreement. She felt that one had to study HARD and often. In other words, do things that are “painful but worth it.” She also scoffed at input over output. Sad, really.

On a different note, I also often find that even though I’m living in Japan, I still find myself in the midst of exposure to English. Seems like every Japanese perosn I meet wants to practice their English for free. I really need to start charging.

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]]> By: Tommy Newbhall http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-16975 Tommy Newbhall Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:37:55 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-16975 thanks for fixing the link. My god, Its like my life. but on the internet. thanks for fixing the link. My god, Its like my life. but on the internet.

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]]> By: Tommy Newbhall http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-16965 Tommy Newbhall Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-16965 This is just a question about the twitter feed. I clicked on the link http://tinyurl.com/b5mcm and it took me to http://www.adforcn.com/index.htm which seems to be a website about an advertising company... umm... am i missing something? Tommy This is just a question about the twitter feed. I clicked on the link tinyurl.com/b5mcm and it took me to www.adforcn.com/index.htm which seems to be a website about an advertising company… umm… am i missing something?
Tommy

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]]> By: Amelia http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/little-and-often#comment-16964 Amelia Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:00:31 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/?p=373#comment-16964 Great post, as usual. I have to say I'm with Graham on this site--wonderful motivation tool. I've ended up using it the same way the narrator in "The Moonstone" uses "Robinson Crusoe"--whenever he had a problem in his life and needed advice, he flipped it open to a random sentence, and always found it apt (kind of like the 易經). I always find a solution for my language learning problems here, either in the posts or the comments. By the way--and a propos of nothing--there's been an interesting discussion in China lately about reverting characters back to traditional, which brought Heisig to mind. The guy was a complete genius and China's still entirely unaware of it--and probably always will be. From the article on this on Danwei.org, quoting the director of the Ministry of Education: We will soon issue two standards, one for character components and another for irreducible characters. In the past, character components have been known by different names. The 纟 component, for example, is called 绞丝 in some regions but 扭丝 in others [both mean "twisted silk"]. The 亻 component is sometimes called the "standing person" (立人) and sometimes the "single person" (单人). These need to be standardized. Sometimes, the basic meaning of a character is entirely disregarded so that students can more easily remember it. For example, some teachers will describe the word 饿 ("hungry") like this: they'll say, look, "hungry" is easy to remember. See the 饣 radical ("eat") on the side? "I" (我) want to "eat" (饣)! But if you continue along those lines and encounter a similar character with a bug radical (蛾 "moth"), do "I" want to become a "bug"? Does a "single person" and "me" (俄 "momentarily") mean that "I" want "somebody"? Does a "woman" and "me" (娥 "beautiful") mean. . . ! We can easily see that there is a lot more work to be done on the cultural and informational aspects of Chinese characters. http://www.danwei.org/scholarship_and_education/simplified_traditional_charact.php Great post, as usual. I have to say I’m with Graham on this site–wonderful motivation tool. I’ve ended up using it the same way the narrator in “The Moonstone” uses “Robinson Crusoe”–whenever he had a problem in his life and needed advice, he flipped it open to a random sentence, and always found it apt (kind of like the 易經). I always find a solution for my language learning problems here, either in the posts or the comments.

By the way–and a propos of nothing–there’s been an interesting discussion in China lately about reverting characters back to traditional, which brought Heisig to mind. The guy was a complete genius and China’s still entirely unaware of it–and probably always will be. From the article on this on Danwei.org, quoting the director of the Ministry of Education:

We will soon issue two standards, one for character components and another for irreducible characters. In the past, character components have been known by different names. The 纟 component, for example, is called 绞丝 in some regions but 扭丝 in others [both mean "twisted silk"]. The 亻 component is sometimes called the “standing person” (立人) and sometimes the “single person” (单人). These need to be standardized. Sometimes, the basic meaning of a character is entirely disregarded so that students can more easily remember it. For example, some teachers will describe the word 饿 (“hungry”) like this: they’ll say, look, “hungry” is easy to remember. See the 饣 radical (“eat”) on the side? “I” (我) want to “eat” (饣)! But if you continue along those lines and encounter a similar character with a bug radical (蛾 “moth”), do “I” want to become a “bug”? Does a “single person” and “me” (俄 “momentarily”) mean that “I” want “somebody”? Does a “woman” and “me” (娥 “beautiful”) mean. . . ! We can easily see that there is a lot more work to be done on the cultural and informational aspects of Chinese characters.

www.danwei.org/scholarship_and_education/simplified_traditional_charact.php

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