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There Is A Magic Silver Bullet
“We don’t know one-millionth of one percent about anything.” ~ Thomas A. Edison AJATT, this website, is a bit like the Matrix. There’s been more than one, it’s just that you only know this one. The...
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Support Ticket System Backlog
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series The Great Support Ticket System Backlog of 2013Hey gang, This is just a quick note to let you know a little something. The support ticket (suptic) system is...
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Stop Trying To Do Things Well: Getting Over Zero
The biggest hurdle is not quality but quantity 1. Specifically the quantity known as 0. It’s not doing things badly that’s the problem, it’s not doing them at all. So stop trying do things well. Stop...
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Service Announcement: AJATT Library (Re-)Integration with AJATT Plus
Hey there, Tiger. The recent backend upgrade over at AJATT Plus has made it possible to provide lifetime access to data over there as well. So…as of today (actually, as of January 27), the AJATT...
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SRS and Self-Determination
Agent J asks: “On the contrary can’t this whole “delete delete delete ambivalence ambivalence ambivalence” mentality be used as a band-aid fix to un-attraction to studying in general (and not lack of...
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How To Make The Monolingual Transition in Baby Steps
“Relevant quote” Opening joke. Rambling monologue. Pregnant pause. Excessive ellipsis marks… Segue. 1 But seriously. What’s up, man? So you know how I never give you enough concrete advice? Well, today...
View ArticleSRS: How NOT to Delete Cards
Those of you who read any AJATT at all will notice that I am a huge advocate of card deletion. I am a believer!…In the healing power of throwing away. It’s digital danshari (断捨離＝だんしゃり) for the SRS...
View ArticleCloze Deletion Mode Groups in Surusu
There are several cloze deletion modes (=clozemodes) in Surusu; they can be grouped into (currently) three categories. Selective Selective modes stochastically select a subset of words or snippets (of...
View ArticleSupport Ticket System: Code Veronica
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series The Great Support Ticket System Backlog of 2013Resident Evil FTW! “But it’s called Biohazard in Japan, Khatz!” Leave me alone! Anyway, this is a little update to...
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Start Dirty: Why A Clean Slate Is Bad For You and What To Do About It
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen So, I’m a bit of recovering perfectionist. I’ve walked that...
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[SilverSpoon] Join Neutrino Now (Spaces Permitting)
Thank you for your interest in the SilverSpoon/Neutrino program. Neutrino is now temporarily opening up for new enrollment into the program. However, right of entry is restricted to people on the VIP...
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12 Free Lazy Kanji Example Cards
So, I find that example can really help clarify a point in a way that explanation cannot. The explanation, principles and rationale for Lazy Kanji remain the same; these are just elucidating examples....
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How to Stop Worrying and Accept that Learning a Language is Unfair — Going...
Language skill is a lot like antiques, fine wine and company stock in that rewards (=y-axis = gains) accrue disproportionately on the right-hand side, long into the game (= time = x-axis). “New...
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What Dave Chappelle and Stalkers Can Teach You About Learning Languages
You’re thinking this is going to be one of those creepier posts about “stalking” Japanese people. Not so. It’s far worse than that. A good friend of mine, let’s call her Amy, has a stalker. Pretty girl...
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How To Score Reps In Surusu, 2013 Edition
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series How To Score Reps In Surusu 0 = total blank 1 = wrong 2 = mostly wrong 3 = mostly right 4 = right 5 = slam dunk WARP = Out-of-this-world ballin’ . WARP is...
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How to Make Big SRS Changes Smoothly: The Darwinian Game
You know what? I’ll just come out and say it: I like Darwin as much as anyone from where I’m from can like a Victorian Era English gentleman — economically. I’m not proud. He’s a man; I’m a man; I like...
View ArticleMCDs: But What If I Don’t Understand the Meaning of the Whole?
Hexe sayeth: You can cloze the kanji readings and individual word meanings, but how do you come to understand the meaning of the sentence? Can’t you learn the meaning and reading of every word and...
View ArticleIf Anime Is Bad For Your Japanese, Then Nursery Rhymes Are Bad For Your English
This entry is part 13 of 14 in the series Secrets of SpeakingIf anime is bad for you, then so are nursery rhymes. What is a “tuffett” anyway? When was the last time you even saw a live sheep, let alone...
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