• LazycogOPMA
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    2 hours ago

    First week of daily intensive course is over and boy am I overwhelmed, but even more determined. The teacher is awesome and patient so it’s actually a lot of fun.

    Home chores do get ignored though… Going to a 3 hour course after work is bit much… But thankfully it’s not for long.

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    9 hours ago

    In the past couple weeks, I’ve switched Slay the Spire to my target language. Now even my most compulsively procrastinating time gives a little practice.

    It’s not the greatest for intensive study (no audio, after all), but it’s a great way to ease in.

    • I already know most of it just from pictures and having played a lot, so it’s fun even if I’m not being a great learner
    • Quite a few cards, items, or events show up just seldom enough that I do still need to read them
    • There are tons of words I don’t know, many of them at the top of the card showing a picture of the thing
    • Lots of repetition, so my brain gets the redundant exposure it needs

    And besides that specific instance, I’m getting more confident overall. To the point where I feel like I won’t be totally missing out on games if I try to play them in Japanese.

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      2 hours ago

      That sounds impressive! Give playing in japanese a try maybe? I’ve noticed I really enjoy being sometimes thrown into the deep end and not understanding everything. It motivates me to learn even more if I don’t understand but I want to :)

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      2 hours ago

      Highly recommend picking up a grammar book too! It will give you confidence when you can revise what you’ve learned and understand it better!

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        16 minutes ago

        Is there anything you could recommend? I do find myself parroting at times and googling it afterwards, definitely think I’d benefit from a deeper understanding.

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    14 hours ago

    Since the birth of my son, about seven weeks ago, I have had difficulties on finding the time and energy. I haven’t entirely stopped listening podcasts on my languages but meeting people to speak with and especially reading has suffered.

    It’s not a crisis really but this time doesn’t lend it self for language studies as good as the time before fatherhood.

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      2 hours ago

      Congratulations! I’ve heard that time flies with kids and that you should relish small moments with them as much as possible, so don’t worry about language - but don’t let it go either! That’s you-time hobby when you need it :)

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      9 hours ago

      Couldn’t have a much better excuse than that. Go easy on yourself, you’re right to focus your energy on giving him a strong start!

      Although while you’re taking care of him, you do have a captive audience for a bit of speaking practice, lol. I’m sure he won’t mind if you make mistakes.

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    18 hours ago

    I’ve slacked off so much, I feel guilty :( I hope this week I’ll get off my ass and continue learning, though

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      Hey! No slacking fxomt!

      Honestly it always sounds so overwhelming when you list the languages you are learning. You deserve time off ;)

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    21 hours ago

    Tried doing some language exchange on the ENG-JP VR Chat world earlier this week, and was faced with the stark reality that I need to drill grammar and basic conversational sentences more first. Day 453 of daily Anki vocab study.

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      2 hours ago

      Impressive streak though! Live conversations have tendency to smack us down, but don’t give up.

      VR-chat for practicing sounds exciting - have never tried since I don’t own VR set but that would be an awesome way to use them for other than gaming purposes.

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        You can also do it even if you only play on a PC, it doesn’t require a headset, but it’s a great way to feel like you’re actually talking to another human being.

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          I didn’t know you can join VR-chat without the headset. Damn, maybe I’ll give it a try after I’m finished with my daily intensive course. Thanks for the tip!

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      Viel Glück! That’s what I’m working on as well :)