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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? IceCream Wrote:^^??? if you actually read my posts, you would realise that that's exactly what i've been saying. I'm not sure if you're trolling or You say it's necessary to enjoy your studies, and I ... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-24, 10:06 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? IceCream Wrote:Have you ever actually tried learning a language for a significant period of time? Spanish C1, Swahili B2, Thai B2, Japanese B1, Mandarin B1, French B1, Russian A2, more or less. IceCr... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-24, 9:00 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? IceCream Wrote:no, it's not what i was / am saying Hopefully you'll stop telling people there's something wrong with their plan if they don't "enjoy the journey", but I doubt that will happen. sesshom... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-24, 7:51 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? IceCream Wrote:i wasn't saying that language learning has to be easy or fun. I'm sorry, but I read your whole post, and I think this is exactly what you're saying. IceCream Wrote:i was refferring to ... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-24, 6:03 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? nadiatims Wrote:I tend to feel that if something remains difficult for an extended period of time I just want to point out that when people talk about the difficulty of a language, they are usually ta... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-24, 4:25 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? IceCream Wrote:i disagree. You shouldn't view Japanese as a goal to be reached at all. If you can't appreciate the process of learning, it's going to be very difficult. Yes, we definitely disagree on ... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-23, 11:03 pm | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? dtcamero Wrote:and I dont do any of that except number 12. (still don't see what's bad about it... as an item it kind of sits out from the others) 12) may be the worst one of all. Without a normal nig... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-23, 9:41 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? If you're following AJATT, please ask yourself the following questions: 1) Are you setting alarms and such to do the most common daily tasks (brushing your teeth, etc)? 2) Do you avoid real people? Wh... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-23, 5:51 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Taking a quick glance, I don't see it It? If you're looking for studies showing exercise alone is better than other treatments, they exist. All I posted were some of the thousand... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-21, 11:46 pm | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Of course exercise is also effective, although I find the OP's description of medically effective aerobic exercise to be suspicious. While I'm aware there are studies showing tha... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-21, 9:41 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese learning mental blocks and attitudes Post: Japanese learning mental blocks and attitudes jettyke Wrote:leosmith Wrote:lack of time, of course . Which is caused by...? Lack of time management? Which is caused by...? Lack of time? :D :D :D huh? nice use of emotions, btw |
leosmith | General discussion | 22 | 3,741 | 2011-11-21, 9:20 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? wccrawford Wrote:You really are going to have to back that up as I've never seen anything that says this before your post. dizmox Wrote:AJATT made me feel like I'm in the wrong country/society. :( I g... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-21, 9:11 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese learning mental blocks and attitudes Post: Japanese learning mental blocks and attitudes lack of time, of course |
leosmith | General discussion | 22 | 3,741 | 2011-11-21, 6:37 am | ||
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Thread: AJATT fosters depression? Post: AJATT fosters depression? Depression sucks. The best way to fight it is to exercise regularly. I suspect 30 minutes a day of cardiovascular exercise will "heal" most people. And by that I mean exercise that will make you breat... |
leosmith | Off topic | 88 | 16,708 | 2011-11-21, 6:33 am | ||
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Thread: Is it really worth....? Post: Is it really worth....? quark Wrote:However, I won't apologize for having an issue with human trafficking and sex slavery. Again, what does this have to do with my post? Please pass judgement on someone else. |
leosmith | Off topic | 55 | 6,973 | 2011-11-21, 6:10 am | ||
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Thread: Is it really worth....? Post: Is it really worth....? quark Wrote:Many of the prostitutes in Thailand are under age, or sold into slavery. Therefore, saying that you can feel better by depriving another person of their basic human rights is crappy. That ... |
leosmith | Off topic | 55 | 6,973 | 2011-11-21, 2:42 am | ||
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Thread: Is it really worth....? Post: Is it really worth....? quark Wrote:making yourself feel better by exploiting others is kind of a lousy way to go through life. How does this relate to my post? aphasiac Wrote:Move to Taiwan and you can get it all for free :... |
leosmith | Off topic | 55 | 6,973 | 2011-11-20, 11:52 pm | ||
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Thread: Is it really worth....? Post: Is it really worth....? Raschaverak Wrote:I'm on medication for depression, now, and at the time of the opening of the post, I was feeling a bit down... Exercise is the most stable solution. But for the time being...go immed... |
leosmith | Off topic | 55 | 6,973 | 2011-11-20, 1:52 am | ||
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Thread: What is the best background music for studying Post: What is the best background music for studying definitely silence |
leosmith | Off topic | 40 | 11,117 | 2011-11-20, 1:45 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels Thanks for your comparisons folks. I'm a big believer in n+1, but it's really hard to get the perfect level. So I do my best, but often need to look up lots of words. Which sucks, but it does give fas... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-19, 3:17 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels nadiatims Wrote:I remember trying ling-q several years ago for japanese, and I've used it a couple of times recently for Chinese but I just can't get into it. I have a lot of respect for Steve Kauffma... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-19, 1:27 am | ||
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Thread: Studing Japanese and Chinese simultaniously? Post: Studing Japanese and Chinese simultaniously? daniel11 Wrote:A while ago I did Pimsleur Japanese but shortly after neglected it beside Mandarin. Now I'm reconsidering the whole studying method and decided to do script first No offense, but after ... |
leosmith | Chinese and Hanzi | 25 | 10,672 | 2011-11-19, 1:13 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels IceCream Wrote:well, i don't know if you can really compare them like that, since they don't do the same job. I've never used LingQ though No offense, but I'm pretty sure you don't know what LingQ doe... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-19, 12:38 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels pm215 Wrote:I've read this, and when I got to the title story (about half way through the book) I found it just deeply depressing and it took me months before I got round to finishing the rest of it..... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-18, 2:07 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels Overall, do you think it's better or worse that LinQ? |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-18, 2:04 am | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels IceCream Wrote:@leosmith: there is a medium option between those two for Japanese though... that's reading books on the computer along with Rikaichan. As I stated, I gave 2 of the infinite number of o... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-17, 11:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Short Japanese novels Post: Short Japanese novels Fillanzea Wrote:First, the ability to read kanji is not the same as the ability to read Japanese. I think that one of the best ways to improve general reading ability is to read a lot of stuff quickly... |
leosmith | General discussion | 77 | 31,465 | 2011-11-17, 7:08 am | ||
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Thread: Learning 2 languages at once Post: Learning 2 languages at once oregum Wrote:It's definitely possible. However in my experience there are two concerns: (1) Time: How much you have and how much you are willing to devote. (2) Enthusiasm: How long until you get bored... |
leosmith | General discussion | 17 | 2,486 | 2011-11-16, 11:20 pm | ||
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Thread: Learning 2 languages at once Post: Learning 2 languages at once ta12121 Wrote:I didn't mean you can't learn it per say but learning to fluency in 3 year time frame (sorry about the number but I remember that it usual takes 3-5 years to get to a complete level of f... |
leosmith | General discussion | 17 | 2,486 | 2011-11-16, 11:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Learning 2 languages at once Post: Learning 2 languages at once ta12121 Wrote:I don't really think it's possible to learn two at the same time This is obviously false. I'm learning 5. To the OP, I recommend you spend some time at the How to Learn Any Language fo... |
leosmith | General discussion | 17 | 2,486 | 2011-11-16, 10:14 pm | ||
