How do you study? Simple. You are given the answers to a set of questions and you review those questions until you know the answers. The key is that you are given the answers.
And that’s the problem. True learning doesn’t come from being given the answers, it comes from discovering solutions, [...]
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Stop Studying Japanese!
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Posted 03 January 2008
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8Commentshttp://blog.feedmejapanese.com/2008/01/03/stop-studying-japanese/Stop+Studying+Japanese%212008-01-03+07%3A33%3A10Khalid
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Also tagged: head fake, inevitable process, study
Flashcards: The Bane of Human Existence
How do you take something that’s fun to learn and make it soul crushingly boring? Make flashcards.
I’ve made flashcards by hand with my hideous handwriting (the technical term is “chicken scratch”). I’ve bought thousands of Kanji flashcards. Good cardstock, cheap cardstock. Curved corners and decks of paper cuts waiting to happen. [...]
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Posted 08 December 2007
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discovery § studying
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6Commentshttp://blog.feedmejapanese.com/2007/12/08/flashcards-the-bane-of-human-existence/Flashcards%3A+The+Bane+of+Human+Existence2007-12-08+22%3A17%3A04Khalid
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Also tagged: flashcards, japanese, learning, play, studying