(2016-01-05, 9:59 pm)jettyke Wrote: Anyone knows which Japanese company he worked for?
Just curious.

(2016-01-06, 11:25 pm)Danchan Wrote: This just made adjusting to -reality- in Japan when I moved there - which is I find in many ways to be a quite grim reality - only harder, as I had spent so long immersed in the fabrications of mass media.

(2016-01-07, 12:29 am)Dudeist Wrote:

(2016-01-06, 11:25 pm)Danchan Wrote: This just made adjusting to -reality- in Japan when I moved there - which is I find in many ways to be a quite grim reality - only harder, as I had spent so long immersed in the fabrications of mass media.

I'd like to hear more on this.

Danchan Wrote:(...) the greater context of what having goals is even for can end up being covered over. Something like a more general, holistic integration of the components of being a f--king human being can't be captured with this narrow thinking.

Quote:But I have seen in my life that passion was always sort of double edged. On the one hand it could lead to creative endeavours, on the other hand it often had an aspect of escaping / dumbing down parts of me that needed healing.

(2016-01-06, 11:25 pm)Danchan Wrote: What made the AJATT approach so powerful is also what makes it so dangerous for a certain type of intense personality. It's the perfect example of a so-called double-edged sword. You sacrifice something to get something else. I succeeded in getting what I wished for (speaking Japanese, living in Japan), while at the same time not really understanding what the hell I had gotten myself into. I had become used to thinking of everything as being primarily a matter of linguistic skill, letting my more concrete everyday rationality become too weak to deal with the question of who the hell I was in this environment, and what I was supposed to even be doing. You arrive at the destination, and it kind of sucks. And given the sacrifices required to achieve this mediocre result, well... that was probably the worst feeling of depression in my life. Adjusting to a very different cultural environment requires a very strong grasp of self and purpose to keep you anchored through the period of adjustment, and I had just the opposite.

(2016-01-10, 7:17 pm)eightyd Wrote: hey dan, i really appreciate you sharing this. i remember your success stories from the ajatt forums from way back in the day. actually im currently working in japan as a fresh graduate at a somewhat typical japanese company. i guess im also kinda going through something similar so your post made a lot of sense to me. hope everything worked out for you

(2016-01-14, 1:57 am)kameden Wrote: I found this video, it perfectly sums up AJATT.

(2016-01-14, 1:57 am)Xkameden Wrote: I found this video, it perfectly sums up AJATT.

And also from this video, check this out:

http://www.kanjiclinic.com/readerresponse23.htm

ctrl f for Kats

kats rogo Wrote:...but I know I have some 2900 Kanji to learn before reaching my goal of 4279 characters...

kats rogo Wrote:I am currently learning kanji for both chinese and japanese using the combination of the heisig method [and] the http://www.zhongwen.com dictionary

Quote:How Did You Learn Kanji? Did you use RTK/Heisig?

Because I had the intention of learning Chinese as well, I did not learn kanji from “Remembering the Kanji” (RTK) with James Heisig. Instead, I took Heisig’s method and applied it to the 4280 odd characters in Rick Harbaugh’s “Chinese Characters: A Genealogy and Dictionary”. It breaks characters up into components. For learning kanji for Japanese, I highly recommend Heisig’s book.

Quote:You've been chosen because you've demonstrated an active, more-than-passing
interest in becoming fluent in Japanese.

This is Asako from the AJATT Team. You're gonna be hearing from Khatzumoto
in a sec, but first I'll give you some background so it all makes a bit
more sense.

You know, he wouldn't mind me saying this so I'm just gonna say it:
Khatzumoto is a weirdo. He has weird habits and keeps weird hours.
Sometimes, it's even difficult for us who work with him to get a lock on
him. We never quite know what he does or where he's doing it.

So, the other day, Khatz sends me one of his cryptic messages saying that
he wants to be slightly less reclusive: he wants to talk directly to
learners and help them with their problems.

More than half a decade ago, Khatzumoto did used to offer one-on-one
consulting. And one of his students back then wasn't even learning Japanese
-- instead, he used AJATT techniques to learn Hebrew (!), is now fluent in
the language and lives in Israel. In short, each consultee got a lot of
value from talking with and getting advice straight from the horse's mouth.

You could benefit from this, too. Because Khatzumoto is so wacky and his
time so limited, he wants to limit the number of private "padowans" in the
"inner circle" to only handful, about a dozen or so.

If you're interested in private language consulting with "Dr. Khatz" please
use the link at the end of this email

Using the link at the end of this email you can sign up for an ongoing,
one-on-one, private consulting package with Khatzumoto himself that suits
your needs. Some come with amazing freebies, so...totally worth a try.

And now, a word from Khatz himself:

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Kon-nichi-wa, motherlover! It's your friendly neighbourhood Khatz!
I don't know what smack you've heard about me, but good or bad, it's
probably true (lol).
I mean, it might be.
Whatever.

Anyway, yeah, like...you seem actively interested in becoming fluent in
Japanese and I'd love to help you out with that.

You have language-learning problems or ailments? I would like to diagnose
and heal them.
If you need to develop yourself a personally customized "program" (I don't
really like that word, but it's what came to mind first) of study, figure
out how to immerse, how to find and select materials, how to create SRS
cards, how to do reps and suchlike, then let's do it together!

Independent, self-directed, fun-directed language learning is something
I've been doing so long and (dare I say it) so well, that it doesn't seem
like a big deal to me; it's so easy it's almost meaningless. But that's
just a sign of how well I managed to solve a bunch of problems -- it
definitely doesn't mean those problems didn't exist.

Figuring out this language game can be hard and lonely. Getting someone's
help can make things easier. Much easier. People helped me back in the day.
Now I can help you.

Click on the link below to choose the one-on-one private consultation
package that suits you best. There should be, like, three tiers. Pick what
works for you.

[Dr. Khatz Inner Circle One-on-One Private Consulting | AJATT | All
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Quote:Kon-nichi-wa, motherlover! It's your friendly neighbourhood Khatz!
I don't know what smack you've heard about me, but good or bad, it's
probably true (lol).
I mean, it might be.
Whatever.