Comments on: Showing Up http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up 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: Ken Seeroi http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-183655 Ken Seeroi Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:33:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-183655 It matters less what you're doing than that you keep doing it. Like I was in Shinjuku last weekend, talking to this dude from Pakistan.  His Japanese was really good, so I asked him, like I always do when I meet someone who's good at Japanese, How'd you do it?  His answer?  Working in an izakaya six days a week.  Showing up and having to speak Japanese.  He basically put himself into an environment where he had no choice but to use Japanese. It matters less what you’re doing than that you keep doing it.
Like I was in Shinjuku last weekend, talking to this dude from Pakistan.  His Japanese was really good, so I asked him, like I always do when I meet someone who’s good at Japanese, How’d you do it?  His answer?  Working in an izakaya six days a week.  Showing up and having to speak Japanese.  He basically put himself into an environment where he had no choice but to use Japanese.

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]]> By: They Call Meh Chuck Norris http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-180964 They Call Meh Chuck Norris Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:11:04 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-180964 You basically just have to wing it. Take actual books in your L2, and then translate them. Over time you will have so many sentences that the words themselves are just going to fill in the blanks. Then you can just look for phrases or specific words. You basically just have to wing it. Take actual books in your L2, and then translate them. Over time you will have so many sentences that the words themselves are just going to fill in the blanks. Then you can just look for phrases or specific words.

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]]> By: Esme http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-146415 Esme Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:04:38 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-146415 Wohooo.!!! I feel pumped let's go learn some KANJI, YEA! lol, you're the first person khatzumoto who has ever come outright with the "genes or environment" debate and gone "well DUH it's environment" haha. Oh, btw, can anyone point me in the direction of some good sentence books to start with? Or ways of finding out what people are saying in dramas and anime so I can translate them?? Thank you! Wohooo.!!! I feel pumped let’s go learn some KANJI, YEA! lol, you’re the first person khatzumoto who has ever come outright with the “genes or environment” debate and gone “well DUH it’s environment” haha. Oh, btw, can anyone point me in the direction of some good sentence books to start with? Or ways of finding out what people are saying in dramas and anime so I can translate them?? Thank you!

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]]> By: Bad Goal, Good Goal | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-142805 Bad Goal, Good Goal | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:09:11 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-142805 [...] ■Showing Up [...] [...] ■Showing Up [...]

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]]> By: Screw the schedule – Days 40-78 | The Spoon that Feeds http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-128806 Screw the schedule – Days 40-78 | The Spoon that Feeds Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:06:44 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-128806 [...] answer to this is simply that Silverspoon gives me the ability to show up.  Also, SS is emailing me Japanese shizzle to look at every day at least 3 times a day.  In my 15 [...] [...] answer to this is simply that Silverspoon gives me the ability to show up.  Also, SS is emailing me Japanese shizzle to look at every day at least 3 times a day.  In my 15 [...]

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]]> By: It’s Not Time, It’s Choice | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-118629 It’s Not Time, It’s Choice | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:31:02 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-118629 [...] ■Showing Up [...] [...] ■Showing Up [...]

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]]> By: GJ http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-112538 GJ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:56:36 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-112538 Believe in the you that believes in yourself. Believe in the you that believes in yourself.

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]]> By: ahndoruuu http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-97735 ahndoruuu Sat, 14 May 2011 05:19:15 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-97735 "100% OF WINNING IS SHOWING UP" shouldn't that be the other way around? >.> “100% OF WINNING IS SHOWING UP”

shouldn’t that be the other way around? >.>

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]]> By: That’s Not Your Job | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-63948 That’s Not Your Job | AJATT | All Japanese All The Time Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:36:39 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-63948 [...] ■Showing Up [...] [...] ■Showing Up [...]

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]]> By: Bucolic Wisdom, Or Stop Slagging Seeds, Silly City Slickers! | All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-49411 Bucolic Wisdom, Or Stop Slagging Seeds, Silly City Slickers! | All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:22:15 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-49411 [...] win, you do need to show up. But that’s about all you need to do. You show up; nature does the [...] [...] win, you do need to show up. But that’s about all you need to do. You show up; nature does the [...]

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]]> By: S1:Part 2: Impossible Dreams, Unreasonable Deadlines « Celestial Celsius http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-49177 S1:Part 2: Impossible Dreams, Unreasonable Deadlines « Celestial Celsius Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:28:35 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-49177 [...] That’s all you really need to do. Just keep following the dream. Keep showing up. [...] [...] That’s all you really need to do. Just keep following the dream. Keep showing up. [...]

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]]> By: AJATT Plus » 出場論 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-47901 AJATT Plus » 出場論 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:19:15 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-47901 [...] ★Showing Up ★LARDに就いて [...] [...] ★Showing Up ★LARDに就いて [...]

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]]> By: Jack Kerouac on managing your study time http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-28166 Jack Kerouac on managing your study time Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:54:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-28166 [...] at in reaching my goals, and while I still recommend that, I’m increasingly turning toward process-focused goals, like Kerouac’s goal of simply writing for a certain amount of time each [...] [...] at in reaching my goals, and while I still recommend that, I’m increasingly turning toward process-focused goals, like Kerouac’s goal of simply writing for a certain amount of time each [...]

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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/showing-up#comment-26627 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 15:06:47 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-26627 [...] appearance/situational/environmental goals rather than action/completion goals. Rather than setting a goal to do the right thing, set a goal [...] [...] appearance/situational/environmental goals rather than action/completion goals. Rather than setting a goal to do the right thing, set a goal [...]

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]]> By: All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Motivation For Cynical People http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-21361 All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency. » Motivation For Cynical People Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:43:51 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-21361 [...] and watching. Once you do set up and maintain the right environment, all that’s left is to show up…to [...] [...] and watching. Once you do set up and maintain the right environment, all that’s left is to show up…to [...]

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]]> By: Rebecca http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-21203 Rebecca Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:31:31 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-21203 ps:if you like, you can go to my blog and know something about me but the languege is chinese and a little english and japanese.I can speak and read Cantonese as well. the address:http://user.qzone.qq.com/245389812 ps:if you like, you can go to my blog and know something about me but the languege is chinese and a little english and japanese.I can speak and read Cantonese as well.
the address:user.qzone.qq.com/245389812

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]]> By: Rebecca http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-21202 Rebecca Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:27:19 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-21202 Maybe you don't remember me now.But all thanks that you had sent the email to me last year .And now i has left my job to study japanese all the time in one small personal school.There are 10 japanese (日本人)teachers to teach us.Of course after half year to learn japanese all the day and night, and now i can easily understand the japanese dramas and animes all thanks to the listening japanese all the time that earphone in my ear.Maybe the best way to learn a foreign lauguege is that listen ,listen and listen .I totally agree with you.Becaust i have the fully interest in japanese i will learn is further.Tks. Maybe you don’t remember me now.But all thanks that you had sent the email to me last year .And now i has left my job to study japanese all the time in one small personal school.There are 10 japanese (日本人)teachers to teach us.Of course after half year to learn japanese all the day and night, and now i can easily understand the japanese dramas and animes all thanks to the listening japanese all the time that earphone in my ear.Maybe the best way to learn a foreign lauguege is that listen ,listen and listen .I totally agree with you.Becaust i have the fully interest in japanese i will learn is further.Tks.

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]]> By: Alex Kelley http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-21015 Alex Kelley Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:21:45 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-21015 I'm glad I found your site Khatz. AJATT has smacked me in the face with its simple yet obvious truth. There is no magic bullet for anything worth doing; why should acquiring another language be any different. Patience, persistence, and commitment to a goal while you try to enjoy all the steps along the way. Great insights. FYI, I just changed my Facebook settings to español. Now there's one less way to distract myself from my goal. I’m glad I found your site Khatz. AJATT has smacked me in the face with its simple yet obvious truth. There is no magic bullet for anything worth doing; why should acquiring another language be any different. Patience, persistence, and commitment to a goal while you try to enjoy all the steps along the way. Great insights.

FYI, I just changed my Facebook settings to español. Now there’s one less way to distract myself from my goal.

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]]> By: Gui MN http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-20093 Gui MN Sat, 16 May 2009 03:54:05 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-20093 I really like the part about the babies. hehehe Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Khatzumoto. They are very motivational. I really like the part about the babies. hehehe

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Khatzumoto. They are very motivational.

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]]> By: Att göra « 捕まえて http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up#comment-18241 Att göra « 捕まえて Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/showing-up-3#comment-18241 [...] lust att gräva fram en massa filosofer nu.) Haha … jag vet inte ens varför jag skrev det här (jo, det vet jag visst). Men jag ska nog inte ursäkta mig, trots att det alltid känns så jävla pretentiöst när jag [...] [...] lust att gräva fram en massa filosofer nu.) Haha … jag vet inte ens varför jag skrev det här (jo, det vet jag visst). Men jag ska nog inte ursäkta mig, trots att det alltid känns så jävla pretentiöst när jag [...]

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