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    Thread: One Tiny Idea That Could Make a Significant Difference
Post: One Tiny Idea That Could Make a Significant Differ...

You're right. Anything you already know something about is easier to learn. Take it from me, I'm a teacher, I've studied these things. ;)
Koos83 General discussion 4 1,993 2012-05-11, 2:15 pm
    Thread: Books recommendation
Post: Books recommendation

Japanese in Mangaland (be sure to get the workbooks as well). Also I got this book that trains reading practice for the JLPT N5, which is quite good. Here's a link to it: http://www.thejapanshop.co...
Koos83 General discussion 2 1,187 2012-05-11, 2:07 pm
    Thread: Who has more reviews?
Post: Who has more reviews?

Frames: 2042 Total Reviews: 48,027 That's just for this site. I have vocabulary reviews in Anki: Frames: 1036 Total reviews: 18,915 I'm pretty close to taking the trophy, right? :P
Koos83 General discussion 15 2,612 2012-05-11, 2:03 pm
    Thread: Kanji mosaics
Post: Kanji mosaics

Wow, I'm really impressed by both your work! O_O It's super amazingly awesome, that's all I can say. :P
Koos83 General discussion 18 7,610 2012-03-17, 1:29 pm
    Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out
Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work...

I agree with you in that anyone who gets the chance should take it. Even if you come back 'defeated', you will still have experienced something major and you've probably learnt a lot about yourself,...
Koos83 General discussion 18 5,161 2011-08-17, 6:08 pm
    Thread: Just finished Lesson 19 / Part 2 and have some questions
Post: Just finished Lesson 19 / Part 2 and have some que...

About your other question, to do with the RTK2 and 3 books: I started RTK2 myself (never finished it) and though the words in there do refer to the kanji in RTK1, you don't necessarily need to use th...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 7 2,419 2011-08-17, 6:01 pm
    Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out
Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work...

erlog Wrote:thurd Wrote:Jarvik7 Wrote:That cracked article is awesome though. Too many people have expectations of foreign country X being a wonderland that will solve all of their problems. True but ...
Koos83 General discussion 18 5,161 2011-08-17, 5:42 pm
    Thread: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan
Post: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan

thurd Wrote:Soo I've finally reached Japan, been here almost a week now but deliberately didn't want to post in heat of the moment, partly because I was dead tired at first (jet lag + summer weather i...
Koos83 General discussion 57 11,917 2011-08-17, 5:40 pm
    Thread: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work Out
Post: 6 Reasons Your Plans to Move Abroad Might Not Work...

I read the article as well the other day (love Cracked) and I see where he is coming from; everybody has already pointed out all the positives so I'll point out only the negatives, but I think it's be...
Koos83 General discussion 18 5,161 2011-08-17, 5:16 pm
    Thread: What am I doing wrong?
Post: What am I doing wrong?

Just letting you know that 'butcher' is a primitive that will come up later. So be careful with replacing keywords for primitives (and regular kanji as well) as they might come up again later and you'...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 20 5,758 2011-03-04, 8:14 am
    Thread: About story's
Post: About story's

I did it the way Heisig did it in his book (I used paper flashcards and used them a few times in the beginning of the SRS): I wrote the story upside down on the keyword-side of the card. That way you ...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 5 1,408 2011-03-04, 8:11 am
    Thread: Afraid of mnemonics.
Post: Afraid of mnemonics.

This has been mentioned briefly by others before, but I think it's a very important thing that might take away your fear of mnemonics; the stories disappear over time. The more you come across the kan...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 17 5,253 2011-01-05, 4:30 am
    Thread: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.
Post: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.

You're basically doing what I'm doing. I don't know movies well enough to get stories from them. There aren't many movies I've seen more than once or that really stick in my head. :P So I also just co...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 159 71,146 2011-01-04, 7:17 am
    Thread: getting discouraged
Post: getting discouraged

Another tip; get better stories. You say you can only just remember some of the stories. So I think you need to remember your stories better. If Heisig's stories aren't cutting it for you, try some of...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 5 1,599 2011-01-04, 7:13 am
    Thread: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*
Post: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*

Nagareboshi Wrote:Koos83 Wrote:Can I ask why you have the story on your card as well? The trick is to remember the kanji without reading the story all the time. When I meet you in the street randomly ...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 44 8,264 2010-12-12, 9:34 am
    Thread: Decameron
Post: Decameron

buonaparte Wrote:Heisig explains many things. He says 里 is a computer and 田 is brains. What I meant was: he actually explains what a 'decameron' is.
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 10 4,658 2010-12-12, 9:33 am
    Thread: RTK rough patches
Post: RTK rough patches

I agree with you about the 'prettiness'. I was in Japan last summer and some people wrote down stuff for me and I couldn't even recognise the kanji, until they wrote them really slowly and I could see...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 6 1,926 2010-12-12, 9:32 am
    Thread: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?
Post: How Many RTK Reviews do you have due each day?

It really differs for me. I haven't been done for quite a year, but in 1.5 month I will have. It feels like years. XD I don't press 'easy' a lot. I find the space between reviews is too big for me the...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 26 8,441 2010-12-12, 9:27 am
    Thread: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*
Post: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*

Nagareboshi Wrote:EratiK Wrote:No, no, no, I didn't say "change the KEYWORDS", I said "it's okay to change the way PRIMITIVES are called" (like marching and fiesta). Don't change the keywords! Sin...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 44 8,264 2010-12-04, 6:50 am
    Thread: I really don't know how to start
Post: I really don't know how to start

Don't worry, Jenkoi, when I first started using Anki (for other things than RTK) I was pretty lost too. It takes some messing about with it to really figure out how it works. So I still use this site ...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 12 2,679 2010-12-04, 6:45 am
    Thread: Really creeping me out
Post: Really creeping me out

I don't know if it's still possible to see the members list and how many kanji they've added on the RevTK site, but when I was studying RTK1 what I heard people do was pick someone from the members li...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 11 2,066 2010-12-04, 6:43 am
    Thread: Decameron
Post: Decameron

Heisig explains the meaning in the story for decameron as well, it's right there in the book 'a block of ten days'.
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 10 4,658 2010-12-04, 6:39 am
    Thread: RTK rough patches
Post: RTK rough patches

I had that too; so much trouble with some primitives, and such an easy time with others. I think it's normal. I know a lot of people had trouble with the 'arrow' and related primitives, as it's really...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 6 1,926 2010-12-04, 6:37 am
    Thread: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the usual amount
Post: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the...

Dustin_Calgary Wrote:Koos83 Wrote:3. No. The usual format is Q: Kanji, A: Keyword. I think you typoed here The usual format is Q: keyword A:Kanji This is to ensure you can write the kanji from memo...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 3 988 2010-11-12, 2:42 am
    Thread: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the usual amount
Post: need help about SRSing RtK 1 - card's format & the...

1. Whatever feels right for you. Different people have different amounts of time and energy. I suggest starting slow (10 a day or so) and if you find that you have more time and energy left every day,...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 3 988 2010-11-11, 11:53 am
    Thread: Is RTK right for me?
Post: Is RTK right for me?

KanjiDevourer Wrote:Of course I tried drawing the kanji, but my drawings always come out so disproportionate that I thought it better to take some calligraphy course if I'd ever want to write kanji wi...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 38 9,309 2010-11-11, 11:49 am
    Thread: How many new cards do you add each day?
Post: How many new cards do you add each day?

And also make sure you come up with good stories that will stick. Make sure you get a vivid mental image. Just writing the kanji down a few times won't do the trick.
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 25 5,008 2010-07-27, 3:23 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

rcloud Wrote:After getting the lukewarm "oh, nice job" from family and friends Yeah, what is up with that? You show them alllll the work and time you've put in, and are they impressed? No. >< Bu...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,660 2010-07-26, 8:36 am
    Thread: thread Kanji...
Post: thread Kanji...

Tzadeck Wrote:I chose 'anything having to do with Final Fantasy VII' (since there are so many damn FFVII threads online). Worked great for me, haha. Most of my stories are posted. Shit, I wish I'd k...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 6 1,530 2010-07-26, 8:30 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Try to finish well before the fall semester (if you can) so you can also get the bulk of the reviews done before then. If you can't finish it before the semester then try to do 5 or 10 a day, this hel...
Koos83 Remembering the Kanji 908 186,094 2010-07-22, 5:50 am