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    Thread: Learning kanji while high
Post: Learning kanji while high

Thanks for your post. I'm sure a lot of people share a similar caution to mine towards psychedelics for the kinds of reasons you mention. By the same token I wouldn't completely reject the idea of try...
Animosophy Off topic 34 9,012 2014-10-10, 7:41 am
    Thread: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment
Post: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment

My old posts are so embarrassing to read. Damn it.
Animosophy The Japanese language 27 14,011 2014-09-23, 8:15 pm
    Thread: I'm somewhere over 3000 words in core2k/6k
Post: I'm somewhere over 3000 words in core2k/6k

Could try what I do. I've gone back and forth with the core 2k/6k deck, trying to figure out how best to work through it. Right now I'm about 2000 words in and everything is recognition based except t...
Animosophy General discussion 12 2,797 2014-06-04, 9:37 pm
    Thread: If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself
Post: If you could go back in time, what would you tell ...

Is it really that bad? Anyone here teach/taught English or work as a translator in Japan? I'm sure it's not always bad for foreigners working in Japan. Will do some research.
Animosophy General discussion 53 11,157 2014-06-02, 8:43 pm
    Thread: gaijiN5; a game to teach Japanese by immersion, Mnemonics, SRS & more
Post: gaijiN5; a game to teach Japanese by immersion, Mn...

I've long thought of a game in which language acquisition was the primary objective. Thought it'd be cool to implement voice recognition as part of this imaginary game, with progressively harder objec...
Animosophy Learning resources 12 3,415 2014-04-04, 10:49 am
    Thread: Volunteer work in Japan
Post: Volunteer work in Japan

I plan on working here over the summer https://www.workaway.info/151984335999-en.html A friend of mine went to the same place for a couple of months last summer and really enjoyed it. Said he'd put a...
Animosophy General discussion 2 809 2014-01-06, 10:47 am
    Thread: How do you motivate yourself?
Post: How do you motivate yourself?

If you look at my old posts, I probably come off as an extremely intrinsically motivated self-learner. I started uni in late september and have done absolutely zero studying since. I can't put into wo...
Animosophy General discussion 21 3,718 2013-12-16, 6:48 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

This is a pretty awesome set of milestones I can work with, thanks a lot drdunlap. I've only been studying since February, so it's been 9 months, and this last month was Freshers' month... my alcohol ...
Animosophy General discussion 104 37,098 2013-10-24, 6:13 am
    Thread: Tool to extract unknown vocab from text?
Post: Tool to extract unknown vocab from text?

If nothing else use cb's text analysis tool: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?p...#pid168481 Then go to http://www.tracemyip.org/tools/remove-du...ds-in-text , c&p known words in front of t...
Animosophy Learning resources 4 2,678 2013-09-19, 7:39 pm
    Thread: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment
Post: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment

Ah, I've always called it "resultative", and I think you're right. This isn't going well for me, lol. I'm afraid of going into a subject that I'm unqualified to discuss but I hope this offers some cl...
Animosophy The Japanese language 27 14,011 2013-09-18, 7:27 pm
    Thread: How should an intermediate learner start listening practice?
Post: How should an intermediate learner start listening...

ryanjmack Wrote:Interesting. How do you take the audio from your core deck and add it to your ipod? You can find the audio sentences on buonaparte's website, http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?ti...
Animosophy The Japanese language 55 13,878 2013-09-18, 6:51 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

I too would appreciate if you took a JLPT exam. In fact, you'd be providing us with great insight if you take the N4 exam (not N2, N4) and show us your listening results. It would be helpful for membe...
Animosophy General discussion 856 195,467 2013-09-18, 6:42 pm
    Thread: How should an intermediate learner start listening practice?
Post: How should an intermediate learner start listening...

You are wayy ahead of me, but I think I know a good way to improve listening comprehension based on my experience so far. I find that when I visualise myself in the situation of a speaker (either bei...
Animosophy The Japanese language 55 13,878 2013-09-18, 5:36 pm
    Thread: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment
Post: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment

Oh I see :( now I feel like I've lost something special, haha. Thanks for pointing it out :) I'll have to read through my notes again to figure out what it was that is unique about Japanese grammar, ...
Animosophy The Japanese language 27 14,011 2013-09-18, 4:39 pm
    Thread: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment
Post: Transitive/Intransitive pairs "A-ha!" moment

I had an episode of fascination with Japanese verb transitivity a couple months ago, and there's a quite a lot of juicy info out there. Here's a couple of big ones: Transitive and Intransitive Constr...
Animosophy The Japanese language 27 14,011 2013-09-18, 3:48 pm
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

Passing N2 listening basically means recognising 6,000 words + grammar equivallent to the first 2 Dictionaries of Japanese Grammar, amiright? That would be quite hard, like learn-70-new-words-a-day ha...
Animosophy General discussion 856 195,467 2013-09-16, 11:33 am
    Thread: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?
Post: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?

This Bay Trail processor sounds quite interesting. I think a Windows 8 tablet is something I'll be getting in any case now, with or without a laptop. Thanks again! You've been a great help.
Animosophy Learning resources 10 5,599 2013-09-15, 5:14 pm
    Thread: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?
Post: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?

Thanks very much for the info, Potbelly & rich! The ability to use yomichan, rikaisama and other software from cb is indispensible for me. Can a Windows 8 tablet handle the demands of, say, subs2...
Animosophy Learning resources 10 5,599 2013-09-15, 4:12 pm
    Thread: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?
Post: Windows 8 vs Android tablets for studying?

For those of you who own tablets, do you find them useful for studying?? I'm trying to decide between buying a budget laptop with an android tablet like the Nexus 7, or getting a Windows 8 tablet to ...
Animosophy Learning resources 10 5,599 2013-09-15, 9:09 am
    Thread: Vocab learning routine
Post: Vocab learning routine

I've been learning vocab like zees: [Image: http://media.tumblr.com/cbbf01a083fb38ca...qz4rgp.png] Front: image + sentence audio + clozed sentence text (picture) Grade/score by: understanding of th...
Animosophy The Japanese language 22 4,234 2013-09-13, 2:57 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

gaiaslastlaugh Wrote:IMO, the value gained from "meta-studying" - investigating methods, playing around with tools - tends to diminish fairly quickly, and is ultimately better spent being exposed to J...
Animosophy The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 3:43 pm
    Thread: Confused about studying.
Post: Confused about studying.

I do wonder sometimes if there are people out there who just study without much curiosity about the learning process and what skills/knowledge they ought to gain from whatever it is these hypothetical...
Animosophy The Japanese language 28 5,401 2013-09-08, 10:50 am
    Thread: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool
Post: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool

cb4960 Wrote:Animosophy Wrote:Hi cb4960, I really admire the resources you've shared here! Thanks for all of the hard work :) I'm wondering how possible it would be to implement a tool that can creat...
Animosophy Learning resources 125 56,114 2013-09-05, 6:36 pm
    Thread: Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything
Post: Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything

My god I've never felt so instigated to criticize someone in my life. If he was sharing his various pursuits simply to inspire others, I would applaud his efforts. Instead, he seems to participate in...
Animosophy General discussion 26 8,079 2013-09-05, 8:03 am
    Thread: Any text analysis tools that organise vocab in order of appearance?
Post: Any text analysis tools that organise vocab in ord...

PotbellyPig Wrote:Yomichan and Rikiasama on the PC directly connect to the PC copy of Anki and add them as each word is added. No additional work needed. I have 5000 words stored via Yomichan and no...
Animosophy Learning resources 3 1,113 2013-09-04, 3:06 pm
    Thread: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool
Post: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool

Hi cb4960, I really admire the resources you've shared here! Thanks for all of the hard work :) I'm wondering how possible it would be to implement a tool that can create word reports out of text fil...
Animosophy Learning resources 125 56,114 2013-09-04, 11:15 am
    Thread: Any text analysis tools that organise vocab in order of appearance?
Post: Any text analysis tools that organise vocab in ord...

I'm hoping there's something similar to cb's text analysis tool, that can create lists of vocab in order of appearance (obviously ignoring subsequent appearances of the same word). That way I can read...
Animosophy Learning resources 3 1,113 2013-09-04, 11:05 am
    Thread: Help to Learn Japanese during Vulcanus year
Post: Help to Learn Japanese during Vulcanus year

Gamera Wrote:My congratulations to this incredible community! Plan for the following 4 months: - 6 hours/day of Japanese Lessons at Naganuma School + 3 hours/day of reviewing - 3 hours/day to try an...
Animosophy The Japanese language 9 2,938 2013-08-26, 11:11 am
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

corry Wrote:A 1/20000 word you will see 50 times a year if you read 1 million words. Relative to the exposure that children get, 1 million words a year still doesn't come close to a good amount. Quot...
Animosophy General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-25, 6:01 pm
    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

vileru Wrote:@Animosophy I don't see how that contradicts what I said. Well, to say that people often misuse words implies that the gradual change of language originates from something more profound t...
Animosophy General discussion 85 21,622 2013-08-25, 5:28 pm