nihongonotame
Member
From: Africa
Registered: 2012-02-23
Posts: 38
Hi everyone this is a topic I often try to think about and would like to know some people's toughts to. Trough discovering Anki and RTK for exemple you were obliged to get into some new habits for exemple there might be people who don't write Kanji while reviewing RTK or those who can't handle reviewing everyday etc.
Well everyone seems to have different personnality attributes that help him or not toward changing to a new habit of learning.
For exemple now i'm at the stage where i'm realising that even If I can get a lot of Anki cards correctly it's sometimes relative to have a set of ENGLISH meaning that helps me trigger the japanese meaning.Or English Isn't my mother tongue nor my strongest language.
Discovering a new habit, trying it , improving it .Sometimes requires time and you may find out that it wasn't as good as you would think in the beginning.
So when you realise you have to change something into your learning.
What could be the general steps you could take.And how would fight the stress of turning to something new?
Thanks for reading this unclear thoughts.
"how would fight the stress of turning to something new?"
I wouldn't fight it. Drip by drip, let it fill your cup. No need for unnecessary anxiety. Enjoy the process and don't think too much about the end results, because you won't notice yourself adjusting to your new habit, because, as habitual things are, the unconscious process takes over to a certain extent and you find yourself doing things or getting used to things without thinking about it- or at least without thinking about it as much as you once had to.
nihongonotame wrote:
@uisukii: thanks for your reply.Yes I think you are right, drip by drip until you integrate it into your life or process of whatever.
I think also that having the conscious that you need to do something new helps to prepare yourself mentally to that new habit.
Setting a time limit to try it.Asking others about it may also helps.
Thanks again for your nice conclusion.
General time frames are good (setting a concrete goal can be more motivational than a distant, vague one) but please don't beat yourself up over it too much. You'd be surprised how easy it is to bypass the brain centers where all your anxiety and fear stem from by having a logical goal to work towards but adapting little by little; something each day. After a while you get used to something to the point where it is easier to simply continue doing whatever it is than stop.
As an anxious person myself (clinically so) I know what it's like to constantly "physche" myself out out changing habit. To be honest I think the easiest mental preparation for something is to find something enjoyable about the change. Japanese in particular is enjoyable for myself because I have always enjoyed Japanese media (and would enjoy it more without English getting in the way) and various cultural aspects. Reviewing the kanji, in particular, is like a game: I learn new kanji -or skills; a new moveset- and get to hone them using Anki: leveling up my Japanese everyday, lol.
The more you do it the easier it becomes, mentally. Wait till you start seeing Japanese print on food or bottles you've seen in the past only to suddenly have kanji sticking out here and there and instantly making a connection: "I know that character! I can write that character!". That's real. A mental connection between what you're doing in your new habit and the real world. Passive positive mental re-enforcement.
^_^
