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    Thread: Goals for 2013?
Post: Goals for 2013?

1. Maintain 4.0, get accepted to Berkeley (English) 2. Hikes: Wonderland Trail, Rae Lakes, Grand Canyon R2R2R, Lost Coast, Colorado Trail 3. Finish Core 6,000 4. Completely absorb basic grammar resou...
invidious Off topic 54 10,183 2013-01-01, 6:11 pm
    Thread: Progress lost, starting anew
Post: Progress lost, starting anew

Thanks for the words of encouragement :) I didn't stop, really. Just for a week. My anki got cleared from my phone (along with everything else) and it wasn't backed up. So I have to start from the gro...
invidious Remembering the Kanji 4 991 2012-11-20, 2:01 am
    Thread: Progress lost, starting anew
Post: Progress lost, starting anew

All of the data on my iPhone was lost, and I'm unable to sync back the progress I had (trust me, I've tried). I decided to use the RvTK website this time and burned through 1500 reviews today. My pro...
invidious Remembering the Kanji 4 991 2012-11-19, 6:46 pm
    Thread: What to do with 2 hours quiet study time
Post: What to do with 2 hours quiet study time

For the last few weeks, I've managed to wake up at 530AM every morning. I didn't ever think I'd be able to do it, but with the lure of my morning "gourmet" coffee and going to sleep by 1030 - it's def...
invidious Learning resources 1 619 2012-11-08, 5:18 pm
    Thread: Sentence mining for a grammar?
Post: Sentence mining for a grammar?

Thanks Eratik!! I can't download that at work, but hopefully the mediafire link still works. :x chamcham - I was browsing some old threads and saw your post on the 200 Expressions Anki deck. Did you...
invidious Learning resources 5 1,409 2012-11-01, 12:19 pm
    Thread: Sentence mining for a grammar?
Post: Sentence mining for a grammar?

chamcham - Thank you! That book looks perfect. :D I can type out the sentences fairly easily, but I wonder if there is a PDF version I can copy and paste from to make Anki flash cards?
invidious Learning resources 5 1,409 2012-11-01, 11:25 am
    Thread: Sentence mining for a grammar?
Post: Sentence mining for a grammar?

I have to learn all of the grammar from the first 6 chapters of Genki II so that I can test out of JPN 3. I know I can pull sentences from Tae Kim's guide on some of the points; I also just thought ...
invidious Learning resources 5 1,409 2012-11-01, 10:56 am
    Thread: Multitasking: Exercise and studying
Post: Multitasking: Exercise and studying

I'm not super interested in losing weight, getting "toned", building muscle, and so forth. I just want to be healthy; feel better, be more focused, and have more energy. I am changing my diet as well....
invidious Learning resources 17 4,500 2012-10-26, 5:03 pm
    Thread: Multitasking: Exercise and studying
Post: Multitasking: Exercise and studying

Yoga can be a form of meditation, but I tend to focus on strength building poses. I only use flexibility/relaxation poses as a rest between my power yoga poses. I stole this off a website, but I think...
invidious Learning resources 17 4,500 2012-10-25, 2:09 pm
    Thread: Multitasking: Exercise and studying
Post: Multitasking: Exercise and studying

It must be done. Working full time, going to school full time, and studying has left me with NO time to work out. So, I've been trying to figure out a way to study while working out. 2 for the price o...
invidious Learning resources 17 4,500 2012-10-25, 1:17 pm
    Thread: Death Note Subs2Srs??
Post: Death Note Subs2Srs??

Ah, okay. I guess I thought it was broken since there isn't any english translation on the card itself. I noticed it on the image though. Thanks!
invidious Learning resources 7 1,355 2012-10-24, 9:04 pm
    Thread: Death Note Subs2Srs??
Post: Death Note Subs2Srs??

How far did you get through it? I'm not able to open the second file. I tried with 3 different archive management programs, they all say its corrupt. :(
invidious Learning resources 7 1,355 2012-10-24, 6:27 pm
    Thread: Death Note Subs2Srs??
Post: Death Note Subs2Srs??

Thanks a ton! :D You might also be able to make it downloadable from a dropbox public folder.
invidious Learning resources 7 1,355 2012-10-24, 12:15 pm
    Thread: Death Note Subs2Srs??
Post: Death Note Subs2Srs??

I noticed that there was a deck floating around, but all of the links to download are broken. (ex: these rapid share links http://learnanylanguage.wikia.com/wiki/Sub2srs_decks) Does anyone have a dec...
invidious Learning resources 7 1,355 2012-10-24, 10:24 am
    Thread: Grouping Vocabulary by Kanji When Learning
Post: Grouping Vocabulary by Kanji When Learning

HououinKyouma - When you come across a new word, what do you put on the flash card? A sentence mined from jisho.org to put in context? The sentence you found it in? Japanese -> English or English ...
invidious The Japanese language 30 5,637 2012-10-22, 4:04 pm
    Thread: "Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck
Post: "Breaking into Japanese Literature" deck

I'm getting started on "Breaking into Japanese Literature" and am just trying to figure out the best process to go through it. http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-into-Japa...literature Here's what I'm t...
invidious Learning resources 4 1,735 2012-10-20, 5:32 pm
    Thread: What kind of textbook after the Genki series?
Post: What kind of textbook after the Genki series?

delta Wrote:Aijin Wrote:I don't know what you mean by it'd be horrible to end up at N5 after working through Genki. Genki just covers basic foundation material, it's not meant to take a student any fu...
invidious Learning resources 11 10,977 2012-10-04, 4:51 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan for PDFs? Anki questions / core2k6k question.
Post: Rikaichan for PDFs? Anki questions / core2k6k ques...

I much prefer the PDF version of Tae Kim's grammar guide: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/grammar_guide.pdf 1 - Any thoughts on something similar to Rikaichan that can work on PDF documents? 2 - Whe...
invidious Learning resources 1 1,155 2012-10-03, 5:40 pm
    Thread: Which book/guide to master particles?
Post: Which book/guide to master particles?

I felt like Tae Kim's guide would give me a good jumping off point for grammar in general, but that I'd probably need additional focus on particles specifically. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll...
invidious General discussion 12 3,627 2012-09-22, 5:54 pm
    Thread: Which book/guide to master particles?
Post: Which book/guide to master particles?

All About Particles? Is there any 1 book that will have me set on particle usage for the years to come? I've been studying for 2 months pretty rigorously. I'm at RTK #1400. Looking forward to gettin...
invidious General discussion 12 3,627 2012-09-22, 5:15 pm
    Thread: Living, Working and Traveling in Japan
Post: Living, Working and Traveling in Japan

Beautiful photos - very inspiring. A good reminder of why I study Japanese. Thank you :)
invidious General discussion 4 908 2012-09-17, 5:08 pm
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

Public service announcement: Just a reminder, in case anyone has forgotten, falling behind on RTK anki reviews SUCKS. Don't do it! Sacrifice sleep if you must, don't fall behind! 250 reviews today -...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-15, 12:12 pm
    Thread: Making my sentences sound more Japanese
Post: Making my sentences sound more Japanese

Talking to my Japanese GF, I've began realizing how often we say things in English that don't make literal sense at all. Also, there are a lot of words that have hidden connotations that a foreigner w...
invidious The Japanese language 46 7,584 2012-09-15, 11:51 am
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

Quufer Wrote:If you're trying to qualify for Boston, you're running out of time. To run in the 2013 race, you have to register by Sept. 21, which means that your qualifying race has to be before that...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-15, 11:34 am
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

Zgarbas Wrote:invidious Wrote:Zgarbas Wrote:Damn that's a crazy schedule. I think you're good :). Only possible recommendation would be to get an mp3-player or something and load it up with podcasts...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-12, 5:42 pm
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

s0apgun Wrote:I'd say lessen your focus on RTK. Do less cards a day or do RTK lite, its not as important as you think. Well, I'm on #1200 in RTK1 - I just want to finish it so I can start on KO2001, w...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-12, 2:55 pm
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

Zgarbas Wrote:Damn that's a crazy schedule. I think you're good :). Only possible recommendation would be to get an mp3-player or something and load it up with podcasts. That way the marathon traini...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-12, 2:54 pm
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

chamcham Wrote:Don't get your girlfriend involved. It'll likely put a strain on your relationship. When she's with you, the last thing she wants to be reminded of is work. I've been very careful about...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-12, 2:51 pm
    Thread: Studying time management
Post: Studying time management

Hello! I work full time, but I can get in about 3-4 hours of studying a day. I'm also going to school full time and have Honors Linguistics, Statistics and Honors Japanese 2. I skipped Japanese 1 aft...
invidious General discussion 20 3,516 2012-09-12, 1:11 pm
    Thread: Sentence translation - correct my horrendous Japanese :)
Post: Sentence translation - correct my horrendous Japan...

do you think you could explain the sentence a bit so that I understand it? and possibly write it in hiragana? I've only been studying for 3 weeks. :(
invidious Group study 5 1,487 2012-07-30, 4:19 pm