Presentation matters. The changes in mechanics aren’t the reason I’d much rather play the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy III than the original, and WoW is much easier to play with a decent graphics card that renders boss effects clearly and gives the fight a smooth frame rate. You can upgrade the interface of your anki deck by adding media to make it a … Continue reading →
Everyone is always looking for ways to make Anki more exciting and more enjoyable. A tool is only good as how you use it. People do everything from adding images, video, audio, and more, but what about a more personal touch to it? Heading to Japan soon? Perfect. It’s time to create a “travel memories” Anki deck. You know when you wander around Japan and … Continue reading →
I know you all have really noble motives for learning Japanese. You want to study ancient Japanese literature, talk to your Japanese grandma, or have a Japanese tea party or whatever the heck you kids do these days. But we all know deep down everybody’s really learning Japanese so they can watch anime and Japanese dramas all day. Let’s be honest! The problem is, a … Continue reading →
The day I started my Japanese-learning journey, I set my first Japanese-learning goal. “I want to be fluent in Japanese by this time next year.” Don’t be too harsh, I was a naive kid. Well, it seemed like a pretty easy goal to achieve at the time. As you can probably imagine my great expectations didn’t last very long. It’s easy to laugh at now … Continue reading →
I had a problem. I was the best Japanese-studyer in the world. Every day I spent hours in front of the computer optimizing my Anki decks, adding and reviewing new words, scouring the archives of Japanese-learning blogs and gleaning the latest studying insights from Japanese-learning message boards. My favorite daily duty was making new Anki cards. I made the best Anki cards in the world. … Continue reading →
A tale of two methods: Anki and Immersion. The two pillars of the learning method promoted by this website, yet almost complete opposites. While Anki excels at improving one’s reading, listening immersion is the essential method to improve one’s listening. Where Anki provides one with a precise amount of daily studying that must be done without fail, immersion is almost structureless: watch something, add the audio … Continue reading →
Jalup Icons Hourglass Image Target Image From January 2015 and on,all photographers are credited with a link directly to their Flickr account. When you click on an image in a post, it will bring you directly to their page. This makes more sense than continuing a separate list here, as when people are inspired by a photo, the easiest way to get them straight to the … Continue reading →
Remember when you bought that new video game you had been wanting. You ripped open the shiny packaging, popped that puppy* into the game console, and set out on a brand-new magical journey. You logged hours upon hours within the first few weeks of play, building your character’s power levels up to impressive standings. Then suddenly something in life gets in the way and forces … Continue reading →
